Workshops | SPRING SERIES
Sharing our craft with our community has been an integral part of our practice since inception - to foster a culture of craftsmanship. It is our hope to offer you a stimulating approach to learning, help grow your skills and creative potential, and help foster a passion for craft through intimate instruction. Our workshops are geared to allow both beginners and experienced makers succeed. We are proud to partner with Rainmaker Craft Initiative, a local non-profit, to help bring you workshops and classes right here in our shop and promote craft education.
Sign up for our Spring Series, beginning February 27 through April 26
This weekend primer will cover the basics of spindle turning on a wood lathe. Through a series of quick projects, a honey dipper, wine stopper, and rolling pin, (more if time,) students will learn the essential skills to begin turning. Students will learn about the lathe, turning tools, sharpening, chucking methods and basic techniques to manipulate a turning blank.
This workshop will prepare students with a foundational skill set for future projects, their own designs, or to continue turning in long format courses.
Materials will be provided. No experience necessary. Workshop is limited to four spots.
Tuition: $335
Materials Fee: $25
TOTAL: $360
DATE// April 24-26 / Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
TIME// Friday: 6-9pm / Saturday: 9-4pm / Sunday: 9-4pm
REQUIRED COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS
Learn to make a simple wooden bowl on a lathe in this weekend+ workshop. Safe use of the lathe will be emphasized as students learn about the lathe, tools, and basic bowl turning techniques. Students will turn - rough out, shape, sand, and finish - a bowl to take home and use. Students are provided with personal safety equipment, a dedicated lathe and use of tools during the workshop.
This weekend primer will cover the basics of turning a bowl on a wood lathe. Students will learn the essential skills required to turn bowls - allowing students to continue with the craft and build to more advanced techniques. Students will learn about the lathe, turning tools, sharpening, chucking methods and basic techniques to manipulate a workpiece.
Materials will be provided. No experience necessary. Workshop is limited to four students.
Tuition: $335
Materials Fee: $40
TOTAL: $375
DATE// February 27, 28 & March 1 / Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
TIME// Friday: 6-9pm / Saturday: 9-4pm / Sunday: 9-4pm
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In this workshop we will explore our favorite compliment of surface treatments and food safe finishes – ones that we use in our own work. While we use these mostly on bowls and utensils they can be applied to a wide variety of work. This workshop is all about experimenting with new techniques. Students will be introduced to shou sugi ban (charring wood surfaces,) ebonizing wood, creating carved textures, milk paint, and food safe finishes. This workshop will serve as a primer level look into these methods and students will make sample tiles to reference for their future works.
Materials will be provided. No experience necessary.
Tuition: $135
Materials: $15
TOTAL: $150
DATE// Saturday, April 4
TIME// 9-1pm
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Kumiko is a delicate Japanese woodworking technique that utilizes thin strips of wood to create intricate geometric patterns. This is accomplished without the use of nails or fasteners, but rather through interlocking joints and carefully executed angled pieces. You can find examples of Kumiko in shoji, furniture, boxes, door panels, etc.
Students will primarily use hand tools to create their patterned works of art. We will concentrate on the asa-no-ha pattern (hemp leaf pattern), a popular design, to communicate basic techniques and tool use. We will also create a frame to help showcase your work.
No experience is required. All materials will be provided. Workshop is limited to six spots.
Tuition: $335
Materials Fee: $35
TOTAL: $370
DATE// April 10, 11, & 12 / Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
TIME// Friday: 6-9pm / Saturday: 9-4pm / Sunday: 9-4pm
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Image: Asa no ha pattern: Tanihata Kumiko
In this weekend workshop students will learn to carve and stitch a horse hair brush. This is one of our favorite recent projects and has become a tool used both around our home and in the shop. This project packs a lot of opportunity for expression and exploring new techniques. We’ll focus on marrying power and hand tool use to shape our brushes as we learn best practices. This is a great way to expand your tool library with a delightfully functional and customized brush.
All materials will be provided and no experience is required. Workshop is limited to six spots.
Tuition: $275
Materials Fee: $40
TOTAL: $315
DATE// May 2 & 3 / Saturday & Sunday
TIME// 9-4pm
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Learn to make some beautiful spoons to take home and use! In this workshop students will learn to carve a spoon from kiln dried wood. Employing a hybrid approach, students will use a plethora of hand tools and limited power tools to craft their spoons.
Spoon carving is a great introduction to gain carving experience and pick up some basic woodworking skills all while requiring relatively few tools. This two day (and an evening) workshop will focus on safe carving techniques to give students the confidence to carve more spoons at home and create a foundation for carving other objects.
All materials will be provided and no experience is required. Workshop is limited to six students.
Instructor: Sterling Collins
Tuition: $335
Materials Fee: $25
TOTAL: $360
DATE// March 27-29 / Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
TIME// Friday: 6-9pm / Saturday: 9-4pm / Sunday: 9-4pm
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