woodworking foundations
Our core class for anyone looking to begin the journey of woodworking, as well as the gateway for budding woodworkers to enter a world of project classes, clinics, and open woodshop
Class overview: Foundations I
As a practice, woodworking is as much about slowing down to connect with yourself and the material as it is about the act of building things. It’s an incredibly satisfying thing to feel yourself begin to relate to both the wood and the craft in a way that combines your vision, your intuition, your technique, your skill and your focus with the aesthetic and functional medium of the material and the tools.
Our goal for this course is to create a path to practicing the medium at your own pace and in your own way. We’ll step through everything together — from tools to technique. No prior experience is required.
Throughout the course, our woodshop becomes a friendly and familiar learning environment, where every key tool — workbenches, clamps and vises, squares, saws, chisels, braces, and, of course, hand planes — is integrated into the learning experience, and the class itself is a collegial, supportive environment where community is formed.
Students may also book additional woodshop studio time during their Foundations cohort to hone the skills taught in class or continue making progress on in-class projects — sort of like office hours. These are available exclusively for Foundations students to immerse in the woodshop environment, recognizing that the skills we learn are internalized through practice
The class is enriched by readings and videos — all really awesome, we promise.
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what comes next?
Students who complete our Foundations I class are eligible to enroll in Foundations II, which continues building upon foundational woodworking skills but focused on learning how to build.
Classwork for Foundations II includes project design, stock planning and prep, power tool training, basic joinery, fasteners and project assembly.
woodshop membership
Our woodshop is built around a culture of community, exploration, and continued learning — and it all begins with Foundations I.
Students who complete Foundations I are eligible to access our woodshop with our Woodshop Membership, or via Build Sessions after completing Foundations II or Foundations of Power Tools.
Having learned all about (the amazing, transcendent, and enlightening) hand tools, dive into your own creative or meditative pursuits.
want to start a little lighter?
Beginner Woodshop is our ‘one night taste’ and a great first impression to the magic of woodworking.