woodworking is a journey
The recess grove woodshop is designed around your journey as a woodworker — from absolute beginners to experienced craftspeople, this is a supportive space for learning, practicing, and building
We offer a mix of classes and an open woodshop to make it accessible to everyone
about our woodshop
For many people, woodworking conjures images of industrial machinery: loud things with spinning blades. While those can be wonderful tools, they’re built primarily to aid efficiency and make woodworking faster and more replicable.
By contrast, our woodshop is built around the art of hand tools, and places the craftsperson at the center of the process. It’s not about production, it’s about tactile judgment, studied technique, and human workmanship — the maker and the tool in harmony.
Hand tools allow us to develop hand feel and technique, experiment with form and texture, master joinery, and learn the architecture of furniture and other objects. Here you can build, shape, whittle, and carve in a space that is both safe for learning and experimentation while also being supportive of mastery.
woodworking pathways
Woodworking is like a language — let’s start with the basics, then learn how to apply those skills, and finally allow practice to grow your abilities, taking your craft to new and unexpected places
1. start your journey
Get a taste, or build a foundation of skills
2. mess around
Explore, experiment, and find the meditative side of woodworking
3. continue to learn
Make cool stuff, gain fresh ideas, and hone your craft
open woodshop
Design, and build almost anything, bring your ideas to life, and hone your craft.
Join as a Woodshop Member or Punch Pass holder to use Open Woodshop. For anyone looking to make something out of left field — or just a beautiful set of custom shelves — access the space, tools, wood stock, and support you need to step up to the workbench and create something.
Got a vision? Want to play with a design concept? Want to just make cool stuff and have fun? Come work through a project, bounce ideas around, or collaborate with other woodworkers.
list of classes & clinics
Check out our full listing of woodworking classes, clinics and projects below:
Classes
Beginner Woodshop — 1 night, $49
Woodworking Foundations — 5 weeks, $625
Clinics — see all clinics
joinery: from dados to dovetails
finishes: hardwax oils, oil-based paints, ebonizing
sharpening: what is it, and how to do it efficiently (and get back to woodworking)
tool usage: hand planes, drawknives, spokeshaves, and carving tools, to name just a few
power tools
fasteners: what are the different types and what projects do they come in handy for?
general DIY: hanging things on the wall (drywall and all!), repairing furniture, improving lighting
Socials
join our woodworking community