Woodworking Classes in NYC, New York

This workshop introduces students to modern woodworking through an immersive experience of crafting fine wooden furniture. It is designed for beginners who want to get a hands-on introduction to woodworking and take home a beautiful product. After a brief survey of principles and process, students will dive into their projects to make a small wood...

You will gain a broad understanding of how Japanese woodworking distinguishes itself from Western approaches during this two hour talk and demonstration. The session will include an overview of traditional hand tools used in a range of work scale, from making small objects to full size timber frame building.  This will be followed by a brief...

Throughout this workshop, students will build a solid foundation for their venture into fine woodworking. By the end of this workshop, students will have crafted a minimalist round side table with a cross base. Participants will learn how to mill rough lumber square, operate major equipment within the studio, and practice precision joinery and...

Learn introductory skills to make objects and wood furniture. Begin with info on joinery concepts and wood physics as well as planes, cabinets scrapers and spoke shaves.  You’ll learn how to safely operate woodworking machinery including the table saw, band saw, drill press, and miter saw. How to sharpen, and maintain hand tools is included....

Design and model your own piece of furniture. The key premise is learning through making and testing.  Working on full-size models and prototypes, develop a sense of human scale and proportion. Explore a variety of materials and techniques, gaining basic understanding of furniture construction and manufacturing. While developing individual projects,...

You asked, and we listened! Join Master Craftsman Glen Guarino for one-on-one instruction on our new industrial-sized lathe. Students will learn basic woodturning techniques, including safe speeds for various object sizes, mounting your work, making adjustments, choosing the right type of wood, how to keep lathe tools sharp, and much more. By the end...

Have experience woodworking, or are you a good self-learner? This workshop certifies you to access open studio for your own personal projects in just 1.5 hours!  The goal of this workshop is to educate prospective members how to safely use major equipment found in the studio. Participants will be assessed on their ability to use the equipment...

Have you taken a lathe class at Makeville? Are you excited to start on some personal projects but would really love to have an expert on hand for questions, tips and advice as you work? Here's how it works:  come ready to work mostly independently on your project  Alan will have your back for q&a, guidance on techniques and safety,...

Milling lumber “square” is the essential first step in any woodworking project as it ensures joints fit precisely. Over 3 weeks, students will learn how to select wood from the lumberyard, mill rough wood square, and gain confidence on major woodworking equipment, including the miter saw, jointer, thickness planer, table saw, band saw, disc sander,...

Learn how to use the most versatile tool in the shop. With a router you can do twenty different types of joinery, create beautiful edge profiles, and make flawless duplicates of furniture parts. But used incorrectly, routers can be at best unpleasant to use and at worst dangerous.  In this three-session intensive, you'll get hands-on training...

Using a saw on a pull stroke can be awkward at first. With a little practice and guidance it becomes second nature. In this half day class we will get acquainted and make friends with the Japaneses saws. A brief overview of saws will be followed by demonstration of cross and rip cutting. Optimum body positioning and angles of cut will be discussed....

After this introductory spoon carving class, the world of working wood safely – without toxic materials or loud messy machines – will be open to you. In this class, we’ll learn the techniques for carving spoons from green wood, using a hatchet, a straight knife and a hook tool. This work is some of the most exciting green woodworking happening...

This seven-session workshop builds on skills learned during SXW 680 or SXW 686. Students learn additional foundation skills to build wood furniture and related objects incorporating wood physics and joinery concepts. Traditional hand tools including block planes, cabinet scrapers, and spokeshaves are introduced as well as how to safely operate woodworking...

Take advantage of this special '4 in 1' summer workshop ideal for expanding woodworking skills or for novices looking for a new craft. Begin by learning the artful processes of steam bending solid wood for functional and sculptural pieces, including lumber prep, building forms, and bending jigsaw drying racks.  Bringing your own unfinished pieces...

Designed for novice to intermediate students, this class focuses on the tools and techniques of relief woodcarving using chisels, gouges and mallet.  Beginners will get a good foundation in traditional woodcarving and intermediate students will be able to build on their skills.  Through demonstrations, exercises and individual hands-on...