Spoon Carving

Learn the relaxing art of spoon-making.  Experiment with different shaping tools including hook knives, spoon gouges, and rasps. This practice is one of the best ways to understand how to use grain direction to your advantage.  Come away with a beautiful gift and possibly your new favorite meditation.

skills: Safely shape wood using hand tools.  Learn to design and carve an aesthetically pleasing and ergonomic form.   Understand grain direction, as well as how to keep tools sharp.

dates: September 16th, Saturday.  9am-12pm; 1pm-4pm.

instructor: Jared Abner (www.jaredabnerstudio.com)

class size: 8 students

prerequisite: none. 

tools/safety equipment: Safety glasses provided (feel free to bring any of your own carving or sharpening tools)

materials: Wood provided (various species)

price: $175

Come work on a project of your choosing.  An instructor will be on hand to dispense safety, design, and technique advice.  No experience required-- but every machine and woodworking action requires safety training.

skills: Whatever you want to learn!

dates: Wednesdays in September, 6pm-8pm; 4 classes

instructor: Justin Garnache

class size: 6

prerequisite: none. 

tools/safety equipment: Bring your own hearing protection and safety glasses.

materials: Bring your own lumber or use extra pieces from our lumber cart.

price: $380

Come and learn the basics of machine woodworking! Starting with basic machine safety and an understanding of wood characteristics, you will learn how to turn raw lumber into a small project. 

skills: Learn rough and finished milling.  Jointing, planing, ripping, grooves, dados, rabbets, glue-ups, surface prep…  Build a slide-top box that incorporates these skills. 

dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays; September 19th to October 5th; 6pm to 8:15pm

T 9/19, Th 9/21

T 9/26, Th 9/28

T 10/3, Th 10/5

instructor: Justin Garnache, North Bennet St alum and furniture maker.

prerequisite: none. 

tools/safety: Eye protection, hearing protection, combination square (we recommend Starrett but there are cheaper options.

materials: Wood (poplar) and glue provided. 

price: $700 -- CLASS TO BE OFFERED THROUGH NEEDHAM COMMUNITY EDUCATION (NCE) in their fall catalog

Anyone can register beginning 8/17, online at nce.reg.eleyo.com or by phone with NCE at 781-455-0400 x5.

skills: Learn mortise and tenoning, advanced tablesaw techniques and hand woodworking skills.

dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays; October 10th to 26th; 6pm to 8:15pm

T 10/10, Th 10/12, 

T 10/17, Th 10/19, 

T 10/24, Th 10/26

instructor: Justin Garnache, North Bennet St alum and furniture maker.

prerequisite: Some basic machine woodworking safety.

tools/safety: Eye protection, hearing protection, combination square (we recommend Starrett but there are cheaper options.

materials: Wood (cherry) and glue provided. 

price: $725 -- CLASS TO BE OFFERED THROUGH NEEDHAM COMMUNITY EDUCATION (NCE) in their fall catalog

Anyone can register beginning 8/17, online at nce.reg.eleyo.com or by phone with NCE at 781-455-0400 x5.

skills: Learn how to organize a pattern with a sequence of cuts and glue-ups.  Use a drum sander.  Router for handholds and/or trough.

dates: Starts October 2nd, Monday and Wednesday evenings. 6pm - 8:15pm.  October 2th, 4th, 9th, and 11th.

instructor: Justin Garnache, North Bennet St School (NBSS) alum and furniture maker.

prerequisite: Machine room safety training.

tools/safety: Eye protection, hearing protection, combination square

materials: Lumber and glue provided

price: $425 CLASS TO BE OFFERED THROUGH NEEDHAM COMMUNITY EDUCATION (NCE) in their fall catalog

Anyone can register beginning 8/17, online at nce.reg.eleyo.com or by phone with NCE at 781-455-0400 x5.

skills: Choose a project or skill to learn (e.g. nightstand, sharpening, finishing, coffee table...)

dates: Schedule with an instructor

instructor(s): Peter Stein, Justin Garnache

prerequisite: None

tools/safety: Eye protection, hearing protection, combination square.

materials: tbd

price: $125/hr

skills: Learn how to make a step stool with splayed legs. You will use a sliding bevel gauge and test block to accurately set angled aprons on the tablesaw—learning this technique gives you the ability to create elegant coffee tables and side tables.  Rough milling will be done for you.

dates: 6 classes; Mondays and Weds beginning 11/6/2023; 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM.  Last class adjusted for Thanksgiving.

Mon 11/6, Wed 11/8

Mon 11/13, Wed 11/15

Mon 11/20, Tues 11/21

instructor: Justin Garnache

prerequisite: Safety training on relevant machines, including jointer, thickness planer, table saw, router (can be done prior in private instruction or a group). Some experience using woodworking machines required. 

tools/safety: Eye protection, hearing protection, combination square.  Sliding bevel gauge.

materials: Wood and hardware provided. Cherry lumber and wood screws.

price: $725.