Hand Tools
Hand Tool Courses
Philip Shelton
12-Week Intensive for Beginners
Approved for VA Funding, Scholarships Available
Through a series of progressively challenging projects, this intensive course puts you well on your way to becoming a fine woodworker. All tools provided.
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Dale Brotherton
6 Days, For Beginners
This six-day class will be a hands-on workshop focused primarily on the sharpening and setting up of traditional Japanese chisels and hand planes.
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Tom Henscheid
2 Days, Open to All
In this weekend class we will learn the basics of selecting and sourcing materials, how to prepare substrates, and various methods of applying veneers in a fast-paced, fun environment. Each student will make a small, square veneered tabletop, which can be later attached to a leg structure of your choosing.
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Gina Bonneau, Matthew Staughn-Morse
12-Week Intensive for Beginners
Approved for VA Funding, Scholarships Available
Through a series of progressively challenging projects, this intensive course puts you well on your way to becoming a fine woodworker. All tools provided.
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Brian Perry
5 Days, Open to All
In this five-day course, students will work with Port Gamble S’Klallam master carver Brian Perry to learn about this tradition and form while completing their own mask with hand carving tools.
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Faculty
5 Days, For Beginners
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.
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Tom Henscheid
Weekend, Open to All
This weekend class is designed to introduce you to the wonderful self-sufficient world of tool forging.
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Steve Habersetzer and Annalise Rubida
6 Days, Open to All
In this six-day course, we will guide you through building a traditional Windsor chair with a West Coast spin.
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John Edwards
Weekend, For Beginners
You’ll learn how to effectively tune and sharpen saws, and how to efficiently use western-style and Japanese-style handsaws.
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Elizabeth Weber
5 Days, Open to All
In this one-week course, students will spend time turning various bowl shapes, using turning tools and mini, benchtop lathes to achieve their desired shape.
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John Edwards
Weekend, For Beginners
This weekend course teaches you to sharpen, tune, and use hand planes.
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Mike Pekovich
5 Days, Some Skills Required
Learn to use a combination of hand tools and power tools to build a wall cabinet with a traditional Japanese kumiko panel.
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Tom Henscheid
Weekend Class, Open to All
In this two-day course, students will create their own path in spoon carving by learning various spoon carving designs and techniques that they can replicate and practice on their own.
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John Edwards
Weekend, For Beginners
In this two-day class, we'll introduce you to the techniques and steps to cut dovetails by hand using a handsaw and chisels.
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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.
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John Edwards
Weekend, For Beginners
In this weekend class, you’ll learn how to quickly and efficiently layout, cut and fit mortise and tenon joinery using only hand tools.
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Raphael Berrios
Weekend, For Beginners
In this weekend class, we’ll be focusing on how to sharpen chisels and plane blades and introduce you to techniques to sharpen a wide variety of hand tools.
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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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Kimberly Winkle
5 Days, Open to All
In this five-day course, you will learn the fundamentals of woodturning as well as finishes like milk paint and surface texture.
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Rob Millard-Mendez
5 Days, Open to All
In this five-day design and build course, you will learn to use hand tools and power tools to create a timeless, functional, and beautiful lamp that will illuminate and add visual interest to any interior space.
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John Edwards
5 Days, Some Skills Required
Build a wall cabinet with groove joints, dovetail joints, and mortise & tenon joints.
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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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Steve Habersetzer and Annalise Rubida
6 Days, Open to All
In this six-day course, we will guide you through building a traditional Windsor chair with a West Coast spin.
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Philip Sheton
12-Week Intensive for Beginners
Approved for VA Funding, Scholarships Available
Through a series of progressively challenging projects, this intensive course puts you well on your way to becoming a fine woodworker. All tools provided.
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Steve Habersetzer
Weekend Class, Some Skills Required
In this weekend class, you'll learn the traditional art of coopering and make a bucket.
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Emi Shinmura
5 Days, For Beginners
In this five-day course, you will learn the basics to set up a minimal set of Japanese tools and workbench to get started in Japanese woodworking.
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Emi Shinmura
5 Days, Some Skills Required
In this five-day course, you will learn how to layout, cut, and fit traditional joints using Japanese techniques.
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Tom Henscheid
Weekend, For Beginners
This weekend class is designed to introduce you to the wonderful self-sufficient world of tool forging.
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Tom Henscheid
Weekend Class, Open to All
In this two-day course, students will create their own path in spoon carving by learning various spoon carving designs and techniques that they can replicate and practice on their own.
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Dale Brotherton
6 Days, For Beginners
This six-day class will be a hands-on workshop focused primarily on the sharpening and setting up of traditional Japanese chisels and hand planes.
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