TOP 10 WOODWORKING & CARPENTRY COURSES IN USA - PAGE 3

The Hand Tools training is a Level 1 Woodworking training that familiarizes users with a variety of saws, hammers, drills, and drivers! After this training, users are able to use any of the tools on the tool wall displays in the Hatchery Makerspace and the Hatchery Prototyping Studio.

Learn the elegant art of working wood by hand.  We cover the basics of wood as a material, tool selection, and sharpening.  We welcome total beginners, history buffs and “makers.”  Hand tools are a wonderful and practical way to work wood in a small space like an apartment. 

This class is designed to be the core introductory class that covers good studio practices while learning how to safely use all of the equipment and tools in the main woodworking studio. It will also be the primary prerequisite class for most of the more advanced woodworking classes.

Learn the fundamentals of woodworking to create functional, decorative, or sculptural objects. New Students will work on guided projects while gaining fundamental skills with cutting, milling, joining, and finishing hardwoods and plywood.

This course is designed for the beginning wood turner. All students receive demonstrations on how to prepare a wood blank for spindle turning, how to glue up wood properly for success during turning, machine and tool vocabulary and safety

Our training programs are developed so that our carpenters and millwrights meet any challenge or opportunity encountered by our employers.

Your teacher for this class, Dave Alvarez, has decades of experience in woodworking and fine cabinetry. Join him and other students at Freeside, and make a classic, useful tote.

If you are looking for a comprehensive class to help you get started in woodworking then look no further. This class works through two fun projects while covering the essential skills of woodworking and the building blocks of furniture making.

Our Carpentry program encourages a commitment to excellence and a mastery of the craft. In 36 weeks, you’ll be able to jump-start your carpentry career and earn a return on your educational investment.

In this course we'll cover the basics of traditional joinery including hand-cut as well as machine cut dovetails, mortise and tenons, miters, rabbets, and dados.