Refine your woodworking skills while building a box. Use the table saw and router table to safely process rough materials and cut miter joints, practice using a variety of jigs to cut joinery, and learn the fundamentals of veneering.

Course Tuition: $530
Sliding scale: $340-740

Materials Fee: $50

You’ve seen them being made on Instagram and TikTok. You’ve drooled over them at your friends’ houses. Now is your chance to take home a beautiful and unique cutting board about which you can proudly say “I made it myself!”

Course Tuition: $330
Sliding scale: $220-470
Materials Fee: $40

Wood is a remarkable material. Did you know that spruce has a higher strength-to-weight ratio than steel, making it stronger per pound? And it grows on trees! Join us for this farm to tablesaw tutorial which offers an in-depth introduction to wood in all its forms, whether living in a forest, or providing joy as a piece of furniture or useful tool.

Course Tuition: $80
Sliding scale: $45-110

Virtual Tuition: $30

Materials Fee: $0

While folk art is typically self-taught, this is your chance to start your folk art journey with a bit of direction. In this class, students will be guided through the low-relief woodcarving process from start to finish. The process will include preparing the wood, transferring your design, carving with tools, and finishing techniques.

Course Tuition: $300
Sliding scale: $195-420

Materials Fee: $50

What good is a knife without a cutting board, and what good is a cutting board without a knife? In this class we build both! Join us for one day of cutting board construction, and a second day of forging an herb chopper with The British Blacksmith.

Course Tuition: $495
Sliding scale: $321.75-693

Materials Fee: $40

Master the basics of woodworking while building a beautiful bookcase in this 3-day course. Sharpen your measuring skills, gain confidence using the planer, miter saw, router, and table saw, and learn essential joinery techniques.

Course Tuition: $825
Sliding scale: $540-1155
Materials Fee: $90

Join us for the soul satisfying act of carving a spoon. This quintessential green woodworking project is quietly meditative, and produces a functional and beautiful end product.

Course Tuition: $300
Sliding scale: $195-420

Materials Fee: $30

Once cabinet carcasses are built, the aesthetic of your kitchen is determined by your doors and drawer fronts. In this class, we'll learn to build frame and panel doors and solid drawer fronts which can be used in cabinetry and furniture alike.

Course Tuition: $750
Sliding scale: $495-1050

Materials Fee: $0

Learn to apply thinly sliced wood veneer in decorative geometric patterns in this woodworking class. The techniques you learn building a checkerboard can also be used to glue up stable plywood panels with beautiful wood surfaces.

Course Tuition: $530
Sliding scale: $340-740

Materials Fee: $50

Are you detail-oriented (or interested in becoming so)? Kumiko is a delicate Japanese craft traditionally used to create shoji screens. In this course, you will refine your hand saw and chisel skills while creating a beautiful diagonal kumiko ornament.

Course Tuition: $300
Sliding scale: $195-420

Materials Fee: $55

Discover the secrets of dovetail joinery in this beginner-friendly workshop! In this class, you will put your hands on tools and cut some wood, aiming to loosen up your dovetail muscles. Although we won’t expect perfection in this workshop, you will certainly build confidence and unlock new woodworking skills in just two hours.

Course Tuition: $80
Sliding scale: $45-110

Material Fees:
$0

Do you want to renovate your kitchen? Building cabinets requires some specialized equipment, but if you are willing to put in time and effort, you can build a kitchen to your exact specifications. In this class we build cabinet and drawer boxes for the kitchen of our tiny house project.

Course Tuition: $1250
Sliding scale: $825-1750

Materials Fee: $0

At Hammerstone, we believe that dangerous tools should be respected, but not feared nor avoided. This one-day skills intensive will familiarize students with the safe use of the table saw through demonstration and ample hands-on experience.

Course Tuition: $300
Sliding scale: $195-420

Materials Fee:
$30

Watching a sunset from an Adirondack chair is even more satisfying when you’ve built the chair yourself. Learn to use tools safely and confidently while creating this classic and beautiful piece of outdoor furniture.

Course Tuition: $600
Sliding scale: $390-840

Materials Fee: $100

Are you detail-oriented (or interested in becoming so)? Kumiko is a delicate Japanese craft traditionally used to create shoji screens. In this course, you will refine your hand saw and chisel skills while creating a beautiful asa-no-ha panel.

Course Tuition: $530
Sliding scale: $340-740

Materials Fee: $90

Has your woodworking book collection gotten out of control? We have the solution: build a beautiful curvy shelf to hold your books while practicing your woodworking skills! These shelves can also nicely display your other small woodworking projects, or even a furry friend.

Course Tuition: $300
Sliding scale: $195-420

Materials Fee: $30

Take a seat—your feet deserve it! Give your feet a place to rest with an Adirondack ottoman you built yourself. Learn to use tools safely while crafting a sturdy and stylish piece, perfect as a standalone footrest or paired with an Adirondack chair.

Course Tuition: $300
Sliding scale: $195-420

Materials Fee: $50

Build your own low stool from scratch! On day one, we will guide you through joining wood with mortise and tenon techniques, finishing techniques and milk paint application. On day two, guest instructor Phil Syphrit will teach traditional patterns such as herringbone and basketweave using rattan. By the end you will have created a functional piece that’s truly one of a kind.

Course Tuition: $550
Sliding scale: $360-770
Materials Fee: $90