Total # of Classes
5
Class length
240 minutes
Location
Machine Room and Bench Room
This class provides a foundation for beginning woodworkers. Students will learn and practice workshop fundamentals during the five class sessions. Each class session is four hours.
During the first two sessions, students will:
• Understand essential wood technology concepts of grain
• Describe basic woodshop safety principles.
• Demonstrate safe operation of the table saw, jointer, miter saw, and planer.
• Demonstrate rip and cross-cutting techniques on the table saw.
• List three elements of glue selection and use.
• Demonstrate clamping techniques.
• Glue up and finish one cutting board.
Upon completion of the first two sessions, the students will have a cutting board to take home.
The subsequent three sessions provide a project to practice their newly acquired skills. Students will build a step stool that requires students to learn and execute additional woodworking procedures. The students will:
• Operate a drill press, router table, drum sander, and other stationary sanding machines safely.
• Square lumber
• Use measuring and marking devices
• Sand and prepare a project for finishing
• Assemble a project using specialty hardware
• Shape rounded corners using a disk sander
• Apply a finish to their project
Upon completion of the class, the students will have a cutting board and a small stool to take home.
Class Schedule: Five four-hour shop sessions
Prerequisites: None
For insurance reasons, all SDFWA classes require students to be at least 18 years old.
SDFWA Member Shop COVID Protocols
Membership Requirements: For insurance purposes, this class requires membership in the San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association. Annual dues are $35. If you are not already a member, please join here: https://sdfwa.org/memberships
Cost: $500*
Attendance: Please plan on attending all five classes; don't sign up if you have a scheduling conflict with any of the classes!
Refund policy:
If a class does not have an adequate number of registered students one week prior to the posted start date, the class may be canceled.
*SDFWA has a limited number of partial scholarships for those in financial need. Email [email protected] for more information.
This class series has already finished. Please check our schedule for more classes.