Woodworking Classes in NYC, New York

You will gain a broad understanding of how Japanese woodworking distinguishes itself from Western approaches during this two hour talk and demonstration. The session will include an overview of traditional hand tools used in a range of work scale, from making small objects to full size timber frame building.  This will be followed by a brief...

Title: Foundations of Woodworking: Advanced Joinery Introducing our first advanced course within the Foundations of Woodworking series. Instructor, Michael Puryear, will build on the lessons from Basic Joinery and Machine, Tool and Shop Safety. In this course, students will focus on hand and machine cut dovetail joints as well as machine...

Join us for this one day build of a live edge table.  Each student will get to pick a flitch of locally harvested and kiln dried hard wood. The students will then use draw knives sanders and other hand tools to remove any bark and smooth the live edge. The piece will then be cut to the final dimensions at the preference of student and planed and...

This corner stone joint of western woodwork has also been used in the Japanese tradition for a long time. Class we will cover: sizing, proportioning, choice of angle, layout and cutting as well as where to use dovetails. You will see examples of full, half blind and blind dovetails. There will be a full cutting and assembly demonstration as well...

Foundations of Woodworking: Woodworking Tools-Their Use & Care In this second class of the Foundations of Woodworking series, students will learn about the tools in a basic woodworking kit, including layout tools, saws, chisels, and planes.  Each tool will be examined, its use and proper handling demonstrated, tool maintenance including...

This course is designed for students who want to get experience in building timber frame structures. This course will assist in the construction of a square rule, post-and-beam timber frame structure on HRMM property. Students will construct mortise and tenon joints and join the structural frames. This course is suitable for both beginners and more...

In this first course of the Foundations of Woodworking series, students will examine the nature of wood as a material of construction and the unique qualities it has as a consequence of coming from a living organism. This will provide students with a foundation for future woodworking classes.

Are you interested in learning how to use a lathe? Do you want to make your own wooden pens? Then we have the class for you!  This one day class will get you started in turning and pen making. You will learn about wood prep, turning, wood finishing and pen assembly. At the end of the class you will leave with 2 finished pens ready to write in...

This is a new course offering. This course will teach half hull model carving using basic carving tools and woodworking skills. Half hulls were originally used by boat builders to study and refine the hull form of a vessel prior to full size construction. In this class each student will carve a half hull of their own from the lines drawing of the...