Woodworking Essentials

April 14-18

May 5-9

Tuition : $1,200

Woodworking Essentials is our introductory class and is geared towards all skill levels. It’s also our pre-requisite class for all of our advanced project classes. Here, you’ll build this Federal style night stand with a dovetailed drawer. This course is filled with the essentials to get you started in making fine furniture. Some of the skills you’ll learn include …

• How to sharpen and use planes and chisels

• Accurate layout

• Dovetail drawer construction

• Fitting a drawer precisely to an opening

• Mortise and tenon construction

• Dimensioning rough cut lumber to finished sizes

• Understanding wood movement

To save you the trouble of finding your own lumber and to ensure that you have the best experience in class, I provide all of the lumber for classes. You have the choice between walnut and cherry. The additional cost for lumber is …

• Walnut or Cherry … $300

  
  

TO REGISTER FOR A CLASS …

Click here and fill out the form on the Contact page. Once I receive your registration, I’ll then send you an e-mail confirming your registration and information on paying for your class. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Spice Box (Tombstone Door)

June 1-7

Tuition : $1,600

Pre-requisite: Woodworking Essentials

Take your woodworking skills to the next level with this classic Pennsylvania Spice Box class. This project features a door with 2 tombstone panels and fluted column, ogee bracket feet and a six drawer interior. Some of the skills you’ll learn include …

• Dovetail case construction

• Pegged mortise and tenon joinery

• Mitered sticking on the door frame

• Fitting a drawer precisely to an opening

• Mitering and applying moldings

• Ogee bracket feet

• Constructing a divided interior with birds mouth joint

To save you the trouble of finding your own lumber and to ensure that you have the best experience in class, I provide all of the lumber for classes. You have the choice between walnut and cherry. The additional cost for lumber is …

• Walnut … $400

• Cherry … $375

• Curly Maple (can be challenging to work) … $450

TO REGISTER FOR A CLASS …

Click here and fill out the form on the Contact page. Once I receive your registration, I’ll then send you an e-mail confirming your registration and information on paying for your class. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Spice Box (Plain Door)

June 1-7

Tuition : $1,600

Pre-requisite: Woodworking Essentials

Take your woodworking skills to the next level with this classic Pennsylvania Spice Box class. This project features a door with a simple flat panel, flat bracket feet and a six drawer interior. Some of the skills you’ll learn include …

• Dovetail case construction

• Pegged mortise and tenon joinery

• Fitting a drawer precisely to an opening

• Mitering and applying moldings

• Flat bracket feet

• Constructing a divided interior with birds mouth joint

To save you the trouble of finding your own lumber and to ensure that you have the best experience in class, I provide all of the lumber for classes. You have the choice between walnut and cherry. The additional cost for lumber is …

• Walnut … $400

• Curly maple (can be challenging to work) … $450

• Cherry … $375

TO REGISTER FOR A CLASS …

Click here and fill out the form on the Contact page. Once I receive your registration, I’ll then send you an e-mail confirming your registration and information on paying for your class. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Blanket Chest

July 7-12

Tuition : $1,500

Pre-requisite: Woodworking Essentials

The Blanket Chest is the perfect next step after taking our Woodworking Essentials class. Here you’ll continue to build your hand tool skills while learning case construction. This year, we are featuring a new design … a more contemporary appeal with beveled moldings and splayed feet. Upon registering for this class, you’ll have the choice of 4 different projects … The Contemporary Blanket Chest, Pennsylvania Blanket Chest, North Carolia Blanket Chest, and the Keepsake Box/Miniature Blanket Chest. Some of the skills that you’ll learn are …

• Making and applying feet

• Dovetail Case construction

• Bread Board Ends

• Lipped dovetail drawer

• Mitering and applying moldings

• Installing locks and hinges

To save you the trouble of finding your own lumber and to ensure that you have the best experience in class, I provide all of the lumber for classes. You have the choice between walnut, curly maple, and cherry. The additional cost for lumber is …

• Walnut …

  • $600 for the Blanket Chest

  • $400 for the Keepsake Box

• Cherry …

  • $500 for the Blanket Chest

  • $350 for the Keepsake Box

TO REGISTER FOR A CLASS …

Click here and fill out the form on the Contact page. Once I receive your registration, I’ll then send you an e-mail confirming your registration and information on paying for your class. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Desk

August 3-9

Tuition : $1,700

Pre-requisite: Woodworking Essentials

Desks are one of my favorite pieces of furniture that I build … I use them everyday. These desks feature lots of details including a divided interior with pigeon holes, small drawers, and carved drawer fronts. Some of the skills you’ll learn include …

• Slant front desk case construction

• Carving

• Divided Interior

• Lipped dovetailed drawers

• Mitering and applying moldings

• Installing locks and hinges

To save you the trouble of finding your own lumber and to ensure that you have the best experience in class, I provide all of the lumber for classes. You have the choice between walnut, curly maple, and cherry. The additional cost for lumber is …

• Country Desk …

  • Walnut or Curly Maple … $1,000

  • Cherry … $850

• Desk on Frame …

  • Walnut or Curly Maple … $700

  • Cherry … $575

TO REGISTER FOR A CLASS …

Click here and fill out the form on the Contact page. Once I receive your registration, I’ll then send you an e-mail confirming your registration and information on paying for your class. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

New Class!! Chest on Stand

March 24-29

Tuition : $1,500

Pre-requisite: Woodworking Essentials

I’m excited to be offering this new class for 2025!! This is a project that I’m currently working on … photos of the finished piece coming soon! This Chest on stand was traditionally known as a Cellaret. Bourbon was stored in the chest, a tray pulls out to mix/serve drinks, and there is a lower drawer for storage. Today, this piece can have a multitude of uses, including a storage chest (blanket chest on stand), small writing table, and even a tool chest. The chest features a dovetailed box with a hinged lid. The lid is constructed with breadboard ends to keep the board flat while allowing for wood movement. There will be several different options for the interior (depending on your intended use). The Cellaret version will have dividers for bottles, the “blanket chest” version will simply be open on the inside, and the tool chest version will have 2 levels of sliding trays to organize all of your handtools. The sliding trays can also be taken out and put on your bench as you work to gain easy access to your tools. The stand itself has a dovetailed drawer and a pull out tray constructed with breadboard ends like the lid.

To save you the trouble of finding your own lumber and to ensure that you have the best experience in class, I provide all of the lumber for classes. You have the choice between walnut, curly maple, and cherry. The additional cost for lumber is …

• Walnut or Cherry … $600

TO REGISTER FOR A CLASS …

Click here and fill out the form on the Contact page. Once I receive your registration, I’ll then send you an e-mail confirming your registration and information on paying for your class. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Lowboys … Massachusetts and Philadelphia

September 14-20

Tuition : $1,500

Pre-requisite: Woodworking Essentials

The Massachusetts Lowboy is as graceful as they come. The fluid line of the legs blend beautifully into the aprons and finish with a carved fan. This has been a student favorite for almost 30 years now. This table is the perfect introduction to carving, shaping a cabriole leg and turning a pad foot, and making lipped drawers.

This year, I have a new offering in our line of dressing tables! This Chippendale, Philadelphia Lowboy/dressing table is one that I scaled from Israel Sacks “The New Fine Points of Furniture” decades ago for a client of mine (Unfortunately, I can’t locate the photo of the piece that I built). In his book, Israel Sack considers this design a “Masterpiece”. This dressing table features 4 Dovetailed Drawers, Carved Claw and Ball Feet, Carved Shells and Vollutes, and Fluted Quarter Columns. For this week, students building the Philadelphia table will focus on completing the front assembly along with all of the joinery and top. After the week is through, there will still be work to do at home. Carving the rear legs and completing the back assembly, fastening the top, and dovetailing the drawers. This class is for the advanced student. I suggest that students have experience in carving and dovetailing drawers before taking on this class. For those that would like more help with this after the class is over, I offer a “Project Completion” class at the end of the year. Here, I’ll guide you through completing the rest of this table.

To save you the trouble of finding your own lumber and to ensure that you have the best experience in class, I provide all of the lumber for classes. You have the choice between walnut, curly maple, and cherry. The additional cost for lumber is …

• Walnut, Cherry, Curly Maple … $495

TO REGISTER FOR A CLASS …

Click here and fill out the form on the Contact page. Once I receive your registration, I’ll then send you an e-mail confirming your registration and information on paying for your class. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Hanging Wall Cabinet

November 3-8

Tuition : $1,500

Pre-requisite: None

This Hanging Wall Cabinet is a great addition to any room. It looks great over any of our desks, low chests, tables, or simple by itself. The focus of this piece is the tombstone arch divided lite door … all coped mortise and tenon with individual panes of glass for each lite. Other features include dovetailed case construction with beaded face frame, dovetailed drawers, and crown molding.

To save you the trouble of finding your own lumber and to ensure that you have the best experience in class, I provide all of the lumber for classes. You have the choice between walnut, tiger maple, or cherry. The additional cost for lumber is …

• Walnut, Cherry, or Tiger Maple … $575

  TO REGISTER FOR A CLASS …

Click here and fill out the form on the Contact page. Once I receive your registration, I’ll then send you an e-mail confirming your registration and information on paying for your class. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Finishing for furniture makers

Date: March 31-April 1

Tuition : $800

Pre-requisite: None

Learn the secrets of a beautiful finish. This hands on two day class will cover everything from surface prep, adding color, glazing, and applying a top coat. I will provide two raised panel doors (one walnut and the other tiger maple) for you to finishing during class.

TO REGISTER FOR A CLASS …

Click here and fill out the form on the Contact page. Once I receive your registration, I’ll then send you an e-mail confirming your registration and information on paying for your class. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Carving for furniture makers

Date: April 2-5

Tuition : $1,500

Pre-requisite: None

Learn the foundation for carving elements of fine furniture. This hands on five day class will cover everything from basic shells, fans, vollutes, and claw and ball feet.

TO REGISTER FOR A CLASS …

Click here and fill out the form on the Contact page. Once I receive your registration, I’ll then send you an e-mail confirming your registration and information on paying for your class. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Project Completion Class

November 10-14

Tuition : $1,500

Pre-requisite: None

The is the perfect class for those that would like more time to work on their projects. For this class, just bring in any project from a previous class (from Lonnie Bird’s school or mine), and you’ll receive personal, one on one instruction. I’ll guide you through finishing up your project to completion.

TO REGISTER FOR A CLASS …

Click here and fill out the form on the Contact page. Once I receive your registration, I’ll then send you an e-mail confirming your registration and information on paying for your class. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.