Woodworking
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: $795
Sliding scale: $510-1110
Materials Fee: $90
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
For your books, for your kitchen, for your cats! Floating shelves are all the rage. In this class we teach you how to build a beautiful shelf, and also how to hang it with your own shop-made shelf supports.
Course Tuition: $530
Sliding scale: $340-740
Materials Fee: $50
Imagine an ever useful household item, the simple serving tray, but, this one was handmade by YOU! Process rough materials using tools like the planer, table saw, and router to create a functional and fashionable wooden serving tray.
Course Tuition: $530
Sliding scale: $340-740
Materials Fee: $50
This is a two session evening course.
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: $300
Sliding scale: $195-420
Materials Fee: $30
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
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
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
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 don’t expect perfection in this one-day class, you will certainly build confidence and unlock new woodworking skills.
Course Tuition: $300
Sliding scale: $195-420
Materials Fee: $15
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
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
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
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
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