Woodworking Classes in Seattle

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As a developing artist, you need personalized, supportive evaluation to improve your techniques. This is your chance to bring your finished art and work-in-progress for respectful, careful feedback via group discussion and teacher-led demos. We'll pay special attention to your ability to convey the intricacy of your subject. Are your details complete?...

This class is designed to be the core introductory class that covers good studio practices while learning how to safely use all of the equipment and tools in the main woodworking studio. It will also be the primary prerequisite class for most of the more advanced woodworking classes. Based around several small projects designed by the instructor, you...

Our Primary focus in this class will be bowl turning. We will explore turning seasoned wood as well as freshly harvested wet wood. Learn to create open footed and round bottom bowls as well as semi closed 'pots'. Creating textured surfaces and creative finishes will be covered.

We have had many come to our shop to learn basic cabinetmaking skills under our mentored rentals program while building cabinets for their own home. This class is an excellent way to learn the basics in advance to set the stage for any level of DIY cabinet project.

Have you taken a beginning Woodworking class but still need help refining how to apply those skills to create the projects you have planned? This class is designed for those students who have hands-on experience but want guidance planning and realizing a project that may seem too ambitious to tackle alone. The class will meet and discuss projects individually...

Come get really comfortable in the woodshop as you learn hybrid woodworking techniques to construct a solid workbench for your home shop. Come ready to work hard and learn a ton, and leave the class with greater confidence in your woodworking abilities and the most important tool for any shop: the workbench. If you'd like to waive the supply fee and...

In these parent/caregiver workshops, children will learn about building with real tools.  We will teach our students to safely use hammers, nails, handsaws, wrenches, nuts, bolts, drills and a variety of construction materials to build creative projects.  This is old-fashioned, hands-on learning with contemporary creative (and environmental)...

Learn the craft of creating an elegant wooden spoon using intuitive methods. This course is designed to be approachable for both beginner and intermediate level students. It will cover how to select wood, design, and use a combination of hand & power tools for carving an heirloom quality kitchen spoon that you will cherish for years to come.

This beginning woodworking class is an excellent foundation for building your own furniture and other wood pieces under our mentored rental program, or to segue into a project based independent study under one of our subscription plans. Build a traditional single drawer end table with exposed decorative joinery Learn a comprehensive...

Build a Lift Top Coffee table of poplar wood Table top lifts to full dining table height Learn a comprehensive set of skills and knowledge for your own furniture projects At the end of the class you will have shop certification for unsupervised use of table saws, jointers, planers, miter saws, sanders, band saws, Domino machines, and many hand held...

In these parent/caregiver workshops, children will learn about building with real tools.  We will teach our students to safely use hammers, nails, handsaws, wrenches, nuts, bolts, drills and a variety of construction materials to build creative projects.  This is old-fashioned, hands-on learning with contemporary creative (and environmental)...

In these parent/caregiver workshops, children will learn about building with real tools.  We will teach our students to safely use hammers, nails, handsaws, wrenches, nuts, bolts, drills and a variety of construction materials to build creative projects.  This is old-fashioned, hands-on learning with contemporary creative (and environmental)...

In these parent/caregiver workshops, children will learn about building with real tools.  We will teach our students to safely use hammers, nails, handsaws, wrenches, nuts, bolts, drills and a variety of construction materials to build creative projects.  This is old-fashioned, hands-on learning with contemporary creative (and environmental)...