The shaving horse is the ideal workbench for traditional woodworking such as making tool handles walking sticks rustic furniture carving spoons and more.
Woodworking school workbench. We will start from the absolute basics from tool sharpening to setup to use. This week i m teaching a class on building a traditional french workbench at the marc adams school of woodworking. A hands on woodworking school in manchester connecticut offering classes in furniture making woodcarving woodturning furniture finishing and related crafts and artistic pursuits. Marc adams school of woodworking.
The wood school 53 sears lane burlington vt 05401 contact. Connecticut valley school of woodworking based on the idea of learning by doing we provide a wide range of hands on woodworking classes for men and women of. 5504 east 500 north franklin indiana 46131 7993. More recently we ve added free online videos and dvd courses along with kits so that students can continue to develop their skills at home.
Written by workbench owner margaret larson the book features plenty of how to s and 18 fun projects. But a good bench will make many operations easier. The point is that a good bench won t make you a better woodworker and a not quite a bench won t doom you to failure. The vermont woodworking school 148 main street cambridge vt 05444 phone.
This foot operated clamp holds stock securely when shaping with the drawknife and spokeshave. 300 00 deposit balance due 30 days before class the secret to fine woodworking can be found in the pursuit of the fundamentals. It s great to have you here. We ll cover material theory.
Fundamentals of fine woodworking 7 13 20 7 18 20 1 095 00 includes all materials. Each workbench or lathe will be separated with a clear plastic barrier welding curtain that provides even more protection from bench to bench or lathe to lathe. Pass your love of woodworking on to your kids with wood shop a woodworking project book for kids ages 6 12. Yestermorrow design build school 189 vt route 100 warren vt 05674 phone.
9am to 3pm est contact. The hardest part about teaching a class on building a workbench isn t the teaching part at all. It s finding good material that makes the class a pleasure instead of a battle against the material. Since then thousands of students have benefited from our classes.
In this school i ll be teaching you how to make stunning projects ranging from a simple dovetailed box to a beautiful curved front table and beyond.