Chicago School of Woodworking

Class Details

Mondays, March 12 - May 7

12:00-2:30, or 6:30– 9:00

Tuesdays, March 13 - May 8

5:30—8:00, or 7:30-10:00

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The first of a three course series, Introduction to Woodworking covers the foundations of working with hand-held  tools. 

Class Summary

· Students will be given access to all tools needed for this course and all materials will be provided. 

· You will be required to bring a notebook, pen and pencil.

· Although you will only be using hand-tools in this course, it is still recommended that you dress expecting to get some sawdust on your clothing.

Price: $395.00

Introduction to Woodworking is a nine week course that serves as the preliminary class in our three course series.  Here you will have an opportunity to learn about the characteristics of wood and the basic principals of woodworking through lectures, demonstrations, and most importantly, practical application.

Focusing primarily on the use of hand tools, you will learn how to use a saw, chisel, and hand planes.  You’ll learn to sharpen chisels using grinders and water stones.

You will learn to make a variety of joints, including: lap joints, bridle joints, sliding dovetails, various mitered joints, and mortise and tenon joints.  These joints will be used in the construction of your projects, which will be a series of picture frames designed to hold 4” by 6” photographs.

You’ll also learn to operate the hand-held router, a biscuit joiner, the Festool “Domino” and various hand-held power sanders while working on your picture frames.