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2011 Woodworking Courses

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Beginner courses marked with * require some prior hand tool experience

Dates Class Tutor(s) Level
January 10 - April 1 Woodworking Foundation Course Faculty  
January 29 - 30 Basic Finishing Tim Lawson Beginner
February 5 - 6 Router Basics, Jigs and Fixtures John Marckworth Beginner /  Intermediate
February 12 - 13 Handcut Dovetails (Class Full)  Tim Lawson and Jim Tolpin Beginner / Intermediate
February 19 - 20 Plane and Simple (Class Full)  Jim Tolpin and Tim Lawson Beginner / Intermediate
February 26 - 27 Working with Live Edge Boards David Kotz and Faculty Beginner / Intermediate
March 5 At the Lumberyard Tim Lawson Beginner / Intermediate
March 12 - 13 Making NW Carving Tools (Class Full)  Steve Brown Intermediate
March 19 - 20 Beyond Plane and Simple Tolpin & Lawson Intermediate
April 2 - 3 Carving a Nuu Chah Nulth Mask
(Class Full)          		 Steve Brown Intermediate
April 11 - 22 Beginning Furnituremaking  Tim Lawson Beginner
April 16 - 17 Outdoor Bench Tim Celeski Intermediate
April 25 - 29 Homeshop Cabinetmaking
(Class Full)		 John Marckworth Beginner
April 30 - May 1 Build a Quilt Display Rack Martha Collins Beginner
May 2 - 6 Intermediate Cabinetmaking
(Class Full)		 John Marckworth Intermediate
May 7 - 11 Japanese Woodworking: Building a Small Structure  Dale Brotherton Intermediate
May 13 - 15 Event: Timberframer's Guild    
May 16 - 20 Out of Square Seth Rolland Intermediate / Advanced
May 21 - 22 Greene and Greene Details I    Darrell Peart Intermediate
May 23 - 27 Chairmaking
  		 Tom Dolese Intermediate / Advanced
May 30 - June 3 Woodworking for Women (Hand Tools and Small Power Tools) Martha Collins Beginner
June 4 - 5 Greene and Greene Details II  Darrrell Peart Intermediate
June 6 - 10 Woodworking for Women (Large Power Tools) Martha Collins Beginner
June 11 - 12 Build a Handsaw  Mike Wenzloff Intermediate
June 13 - 17 Handtool Heaven  Jim Tolpin & Faculty Beginner
June 20 - 24 Woodworking 101 John Marckworth Beginner
June 27 - July 1 Myths and Mask Carving Rick Wolcott 14+ to Adult
July 5-8 Fort Worden Bench Project John Edwards Youth 10-16
July 9-10 Plank Long Skateboard Matthew Hirsh Youth 12-14
July 11-15 Introduction to Fine Woodworking Tim Lawson & Faculty 14+ to Adult
July 18-22 Laminated Skateboard Workshop John Edwards 15+ to Adult
July 25-29 Wildlife Habitat Boxes John Edwards Youth 6-14
July 23 - 24 Coopering Steve Habersetzer All levels
August 1-2 Making Wooden Jewelry - Earrings, Pins & Pendants Martha Collins Beginner
August 3-5 Making Wooden Jewelry - Next Steps Martha Collins Beginner
August 6-7 Wooden Boomerangs Matthew Hirsh Youth 11-15
August 8-12 Handtool Heaven
(Class Full)		 Jim Tolpin & Faculty Beginner
August 26 - 28 Building a Gypsy Wagon  Jim Tolpin and Steve Habersetzer All levels
August 26 - 28 Design - Back to Basics George Walker All levels
September 5 - 6 Build a Sawbench (Class Full)   Christopher Schwarz Intermediate / Advanced
September 7 - 9 Handplane Essentials 
(Class Full) 		 Christopher Schwarz Intermediate / Advanced
September 9 - 11 Event: Wooden Boat Festival Faculty  
September 12 - 16 Build a Side Table 
(One Space)		 Garrett Hack Intermediate / Advanced
September 19 - 21 Precision with Hand Tools
(Class full)		 Garrett Hack Intermediate
September 23 - 25 NW Arts - Making NW Carving Tools Steve Brown Intermediate
September 26 - 30 Beginning Woodcarving Dan Packard Beginner
October 10 - 11 Basic Woodturning
(Class Full)		 Bonnie Klein Beginner
October 12 - 13 Bowl Turning
(Class Full)		 Bonnie Klein Beginner
October 14 Turning Lidded Boxes Bonnie Klein Intermediate
October 15 - 16 Basic Woodturning Bonnie Klein Beginner
October 17-21 Handtool Heaven Jim Tolpin & Faculty Beginner
October 21 - 23 NW Arts - Carving Bowls and Ladles
(Spaces)		 Steve Brown Intermediate
October 24-28 Build a Tool Tote
(Cancelled)		 Jim Tolpin & Faculty Beginner*
October 29 - 30 Handsaws and Sawing (Cancelled) Jim Tolpin & Faculty Beginner
October 31- November 4 Making Planes and Spokeshaves Abel Dances Beginner*
November 5 - 6 Event: Port Townsend Woodworker's Show    
November 7-11 Beginning Marquetry
(Cancelled)		 Tim Swanberg Beginner
November 11 - 13 NW Arts - Bentwood Boxes
(Three Spaces)		 Steve Brown Intermediate
November 14-18 Green Woodworking Steve Habersetzer & Greg Kossow Beginner
November 19 - 20 Handcut Dovetails (Three Spaces) Jim Tolpin & Faculty Beginner
November 28-
December 9		 Beginning Furnituremaking
(Class Running - Spaces)		 Tim Lawson & Faculty Beginner
December 3 - 4 Plane and Simple Jim Tolpin & Faculty Beginner
December 10 - 11 Mortice & Tenons and More Jim Tolpin & Faculty Beginner*

(Class Schedule and content subject to change)

 

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