Beginning and Intermediate Fine Woodworking Classes — Port Townsend School of Woodworking
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Shop-Sawn Veneers and Inlays: Making Magic with Precious Materials (Sign up for waitlist)
May
26
to May 30

Shop-Sawn Veneers and Inlays: Making Magic with Precious Materials (Sign up for waitlist)

Sarah Watlington
5 Days, Open to All

 In this technique-based five-day class, artist and furniture maker Sarah Watlington will teach the art of shop-sawn veneering, parquetry, unconventional inlay, and how to utilize precious small pieces of wood– from exotic offcuts to tree branches– for maximum effect. 
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Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking: Women and LGBTQ+ Students
Jul
14
to Jul 18

Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking: Women and LGBTQ+ Students

Gina Bonneau
5 Days, For Beginners - Women and LGBTQ+ Students

This weeklong introductory course is intended to build confidence in your use of hand tools and get you excited to work with wood on your own. This class welcomes cis women, trans women and trans men, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, genderqueer, and any woman-identifying people.
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Build a Wall Cabinet with Sliding Doors
Jul
14
to Jul 18

Build a Wall Cabinet with Sliding Doors

Tim DeMuth
5 Days, Open to All

Join us for an exciting and rewarding five-day journey into the world of woodworking! Have you taken a beginning woodworking class but still need help refining how to apply those skills to complete projects? This class is for those students who already have some hands-on experience but want guidance and help realizing a project. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced woodworker looking to learn new skills, this course is ideal for anyone interested in tackling a woodworking project from a set of plans. 
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Carving Handheld Sculptural Objects
Oct
6
to Oct 10

Carving Handheld Sculptural Objects

Julian Watts
5 Days, Open to All

In this five-day class we will use both traditional and experimental carving techniques to create handheld sculptures that blur the line between functional objects and abstract works of art. By integrating the processes of spoon carving, expressive drawing, and power carving, students will leave the class not only with a robust carving skillset, but also an expanded view of what is possible at the intersection of traditional craft, art, and design.
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Beginning Machine Tool Woodworking: Women & LGBTQ+ Students (Sign up for wait-list)
Oct
14
to Oct 18

Beginning Machine Tool Woodworking: Women & LGBTQ+ Students (Sign up for wait-list)

Gina Bonneau and Lacey Carnahan
5 Days, For Beginners - Women & LGBTQ+ Students

The goal of this weeklong class is to learn and practice the safe and effective use of machine tools, and basic machine tool maintenance and adjustments. This class welcomes cis women, trans women and trans men, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, genderqueer and any woman-identifying people.
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Build a Cabinet: Reading and Modifying Plans for Successful Projects
Sep
16
to Sep 20

Build a Cabinet: Reading and Modifying Plans for Successful Projects

Tim DeMuth
5 Days, Open to All

Join us for an exciting and rewarding five-day journey into the world of woodworking! Have you taken a beginning woodworking class but still need help refining how to apply those skills to complete projects? This class is for those students who already have some hands-on experience but want guidance and help realizing a project. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced woodworker looking to learn new skills, this course is ideal for anyone interested in tackling a  woodworking project from a set of plans. 
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Design & Build a Stool or Side Table
Aug
19
to Aug 23

Design & Build a Stool or Side Table

Sabiha Mujtaba
5 Days, Open to All

Finding inspiration for furniture design can be creatively exciting when we interpret it from other art forms: music, poetry, painting, and even from symbols and glyphs. In this five-day class, students will learn to design and build a stool or side table from start to finish using inspiration from calligraphy.  Sabiha will take you from inspiration and design concepts through model making, planning, joinery, shaping, and carving to bring your idea to life. 
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Windsor Stool: Design and Build
Aug
5
to Aug 9

Windsor Stool: Design and Build

Annalise Rubida
5 Days, Open to All

In this five-day course, we will explore the fundamentals of Windsor chair construction and joinery by building a stool of your own design. Students will be guided through the basics of stool design considerations including strength, wood movement, and traditional/modern aesthetics.
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Carving Handheld Sculptural Objects (Sign up for waitlist)
Jul
22
to Jul 26

Carving Handheld Sculptural Objects (Sign up for waitlist)

Julian Watts
5 Days, Open to All

In this five-day class we will use both traditional and experimental carving techniques to create handheld sculptures that blur the line between functional objects and abstract works of art. By integrating the processes of spoon carving, expressive drawing, and power carving, students will leave the class not only with a robust carving skillset, but also an expanded view of what is possible at the intersection of traditional craft, art, and design.
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A Handmade Table (Sign up for waitlist)
Jul
15
to Jul 19

A Handmade Table (Sign up for waitlist)

Raphael Berrios
5 Days, Open to All

Build a table using pre-industrial artisan techniques in this five-day workshop. Get ready to break a sweat, learn to hand chop mortises, dimension stock with hand planes, and practice precision layout with minimal reference surfaces. This class is inspired by a class we ran with Joshua Klein in 2018. 
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Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking: Women and LGBTQ+ Students
Jun
10
to Jun 14

Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking: Women and LGBTQ+ Students

Gina Bonneau
5 Days, For Beginners - Women and LGBTQ+ Students

This weeklong introductory course is intended to build confidence in your use of hand tools, and get students excited to work with wood on their own. This class welcomes cis women, trans women and trans men, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, genderqueer and any woman-identifying people.
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Beginning Machine Tool Woodworking: Women, Trans, and Femme Only (Sign up for waitlist)
Oct
9
to Oct 13

Beginning Machine Tool Woodworking: Women, Trans, and Femme Only (Sign up for waitlist)

Gina Bonneau and Lacey Carnahan
5 Days, For Beginners, Women, Trans, and Femme Only

The goal of this weeklong class is to learn and practice the safe and effective use of machine tools, and basic machine tool maintenance and adjustments. This class welcomes cis women, trans women and trans men, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, genderqueer and any woman-identifying people.
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Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking: Women, Trans, and Femme Only (In progress)
Sep
11
to Sep 15

Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking: Women, Trans, and Femme Only (In progress)

Gina Bonneau
5 Days, For Beginners, Women, Trans, and Femme Only

This weeklong introductory course is intended to build confidence in your use of hand tools, and get students excited to work with wood on their own. This class welcomes cis women, trans women and trans men, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, genderqueer and any woman-identifying people.
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Sculpting Organic Forms: Bricklaying, Coopering & Power Carving for Beginners (In progress)
Jul
10
to Jul 14

Sculpting Organic Forms: Bricklaying, Coopering & Power Carving for Beginners (In progress)

Keunho Peter Park
5 Days, Open to All

This five-day course leads each student through building, shaping, and carving wood and creating their own personalized organic form, generally a vessel shape, with power/hand carving techniques and Peter’s unique glue-up methods.
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Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking: Women, Trans, and Femme Only (In progress)
Jun
12
to Jun 16

Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking: Women, Trans, and Femme Only (In progress)

Gina Bonneau
5 Days, For Beginners, Women, Trans, and Femme Only

This weeklong introductory course is intended to build confidence in your use of hand tools, and get students excited to work with wood on their own. This class welcomes cis women, trans women and trans men, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, genderqueer and any woman-identifying people.
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