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Limbert Occasional Table

This is an excellent beginner class, which uses beautiful quartersawn white oak (not like this photo, which is mahogany). There are many basic woodworking skills to learn when building this table which looks simple enough to look at but gets a bit complex when actually building it. Compound angles, pierced cut outs, circle routing, building large panels, attaching table tops to allow for wood movement etc. Charles Limbert designs are not as well known as Stickley but are every bit as beautiful and timeless. I think this would make a great breakfast, small dinner table in limited space, or even poker table. A great introduction to the Arts & Crafts Period design. Class offered Oct. 26-29, 2009 White Oak, etc.: $ 375. Teaching Fee: $ 800.

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Oval Shaker Boxes 

These are the traditional nesting boxes with the copper tacks and the swallow tail overlapped joint. The thin wood is boiled and bent around forms. All pattern forms will be available for purchase. You will take a set of 5 graduating size boxes home with you. A very fun class and a good introduction to wood bending. Class offered Jan. 9- 10, 2010 The $300 fee includes materials.

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Beginning Traditional Cabinetmaking Skills

We will be building a small end table with a drawer and a door. The drawer will be dovetailed by machine and will slide on wood. The flat panel door will be full-inset with traditional butt hinges, mortise & tenon construction. We will also build a carcass with a wood top,  glue-up system will be learned. Poplar is the wood for this project. Excellent for beginners.

Class offered March 22-24, 2010

Materials fee: $85
Teaching fee: $750

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Arts & Crafts Detail Joinery Class -- Footstool

In this class we make a small footstool out of beautiful quartersawn sycamore. We will make quadralinear legs without 45° corners in a surprisingly simple double glue-up. We will be doing two different types of through tenons: Machine mortising and hand mortising with jigs we will make in the class. Bring your chisels for the hand work. With the completion of this class you will have the skills to do the joinery of most any Arts & Crafts design. Early sign-ups will have option of using rare spalted quartered sycamore for the top board. Class offered March 20-12 and May 16- 17, 2010 Materials fee: $30 Teaching Fee: $300

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Stickley Dining Chair Class

This is a good beginning chair class. We will be doing angled tenons, sawn and sanded curves for the crest rail. As well as make all the jigs you will need to complete a set of dining chairs. We will complete one chair in the class for your master pattern. Quartersawn and flat sawn white oak will be the standard wood choice. Many simple tricks and time saving tips will be taught in this class. Beginners are welcome. Class offered Oct. 11- 15, 2010 Materials Fee: $105 Teaching Fee: $750

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Greene & Greene Wall Sconces with Art Glass (set of two) This is a very good introduction to Greene & Greene design. We will be using mahogany and Gaboon ebony. In three days we will make two wall sconces and the last two days we will make the art glass using the foil method. Also the electrical components will be available for purchase and instructions for wiring the lights.  This is a popular class so sign up early. It is a very cool project and a rewarding experience. Class offered Feb 1-5, 2010 Materials Fee: $75 Teaching Fee: $750

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Limbert Magazine Rack

I designed this piece for a woodworking show our school participated in near Chicago. Quartersawn oak, and through tenons on the top make it a good teaching project. The class is a bit heavy on millwork but you need to learn my production methods for gluing up shelves, tops and panels. Simple edge gluing, jointing, clamping cauls and many other need to know skills. This piece could be used for a sheet music cabinet as well.  It is a useful piece of furniture that tames the clutter.   Class offered Feb. 8-11, 2010 Materials Fee: $130 Teaching Fee: $600

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Round Top Stickley Tea Table This piece is a copy of Stickley design that is made of quartersawn white oak. We will make the legs with quartered grain on all sides with a simple system that requires no special bits or set-ups. Through tenons on all four legs and through square tenons into the top complete the joinery. I like this design so well I have two in my own living room. Class offered March 27- 28, 2010 Materials Fee: $60 Teaching Fee: $300

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Basic Kitchen Cabinetry: Modern Hardware

After completing this class you will know all the information and skills necessary to build a set of kitchen cabinets for your home or that of clients. We will use modern hardware drawer guides, "cup" hidden hinges, etc.  The class includes making a drawer, panel door, etc. including lay-out to installation procedures. You will go home with a complete base cabinet with one drawer, one door and adjustable shelf. This is an excellent class for beginners or the person planning to build their first set of cabinets. The instructor has over 30 years experience in building kitchen cabinets. 

Class offered April 6- 10, 2010

Materials Fee: $130
Teaching Fee: $750

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Sharpening Skills: Hand vs Machine

Bring your dull tools, and learn how to sharpen, with oil stones, Japanese water stones, sandpaper, and the new work sharp 3000. Chisels, handplanes, and knives only. Hands-on experience taught in all four methods to learn the best system for you. The pros and cons of each system... all produce razor sharp steel --- try these systems before you buy your sharpening system.

Class offered April 11, 2010

Materials Fee: $-0-
Teaching Fee: $150.

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Stickley Chest of Drawers NEW CLASS

This is a new project that is in early development.  Our plan will be #913 bureau on page 110 in Bob Lang's book Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture.  This piece with nine drawers is pretty ambitions for our time frame so we will complete the carcass first. Then we will complete as many drawers as possible before the end of the class.  You might enjoy participating in and seeing how a new class takes shape.  Materials costs will be figured at the time of the class. Call me and I can give you an estimate over the phone.

Class offered April 12- 16, 2010

Materials Fee: $TBA
Teaching Fee: $750

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Contemporary Bed

This design hasn't been finalized yet. We will design it as part of the class by finding a consensus among the students. Bring your own design ideas and mattress dimensions to the class. Call me with your wood species preferences and/or email me with your design ideas. This should be fun to see what we come up with and meet all your needs.  Remember our classes have no more than four students.

Class offered April 26- 30, 2010

Materials Fee: $250
Teaching Fee: $750

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Understand Wood Movement, Glues, Clamping Technology, Etc.

• The importance of moisture content
• How to design for wood movement
• Why wood warps, cracks, twists, ...
• Much more

Bring your failed projects for analysis

Class offered May 8, 2010

Materials Fee: $-0-
Teaching Fee: $150

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Stickley Bookcase

Our plan will be project #719, the bookcase on page 56 in Bob Lang's book Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture. The design will be modified somewhat. We will be making it one door wide instead of two. Will use quartersawn oak with flat sawn oak for the shelves and back. Interesting through tenons on the sides will be the challenge. You will take home a nice bookcase  --  where you can place your woodworking books in the same location.

Class offered Sept. 20- 24, 2010

Materials Fee: $250
Teaching Fee: $750

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Blanket Chest

If you sign up early you can choose the wood type for this project. The chest will have Leigh jig through dovetailed corners, bread board ends on the top and a one half mortise chest lock. We will use lid stays so you could also use it for a toy chest. You could use our jig, or bring your own Leigh jig and get use to it. Let us take the frustration out of the Leigh jig learning curve. Plus you will make a beautiful blanket chest in the bargain. 

Class offered Sept 6-8, 2010

Materials Fee: $185
Teaching Fee: $450

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House Building Skills

This class includes:
How to frame a wall with 2 x 4s. How to install wood siding. Installing pre-made windows, and pre-hung exterior door. How to figure rafters, and the math involved with the framing square. Hanging drywall and taping and finishing. Proper dry wall sanding techniques and tools. Simple house wiring. In this class you will build a small building and learn all the above techniques. Roofing and many other carpenter skills as well.  Absolute beginners are welcome.

Class offered June 7- 11, 2010

Materials Fee: $-0-
Teaching Fee: $750

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Sculpted Maloof Inspired Rocker This class is not for beginners and not for the fainthearted. It is intense. Many unusual and new skills for the accomplished wood craftsman are learned in this class. We will use the classic Maloof joint for attaching the seat to the legs. Sculpture is involved by carving with grinders and rasps. We will laminate the curves on the flexible back slats and the rockers. The crest rail is coopered and routed. I could go on but you get the idea. Many jigs and time saving tricks are used. We will provide the wood of your choice, which will vary the material costs. This class is a great time and an opportunity to build a beautiful family heirloom while meeting other accomplished woodworkers.

Class offered July 12- 18, 2010 Materials Fee: $TBA Teaching Fee: $1250

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Stickley Sideboard This project is a challenge to complete in six days.  If you do not finish it you will only have a small amount to complete when you take it home. We will be dealing with a complex carcass, in quartersawn oak, of course.  Quad linear legs, dovetail drawers, butterfly inlays in the panel doors, and solid wood top are just a few of the high lights of this class. For more information call Dale: 812-723-3461 Class offered May 24- 29, 2010 Materials Fee: $725 Teaching Fee: $1050

Sideboard made by student Larry Fjelstrom

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Greene & Greene House Door

What better way to learn to build full size House Doors than this one inspired by the beautiful Gamble House entry. The door is 2 ¼” thick, 36” wide, and 80” tall.
The art glass is not included, but if you would like to learn the technique, a class is held where we make smaller pieces March 13-14, 2010. (click here to see description).
If time permits we will be also pre-hang the door, complete with weather stripping. You will have to bring your own hinges and doors handles.
The door is a 3 layer lamination glued with epoxy. The wood type is your choice which we will get in advance, subject to approval.
Beginners are welcome for this class.

Class offered April 12-16, 2010

African Mahogany: $400-$600
Teaching fee:$600.

(Guarantee your neighbors won’t have this entrance doorway)

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Grove Park Inn Rocking Chair

I had a client request 4 reproductions of this chair after enjoying them in the lobby of the famous Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC many years ago. I measured the original and made patterns and for the classes I added a thru tenon in the top of the arms. This class is a great introduction to the mission style, and has curved work, much pattern routing (done on a shaper in our shop), Mortise & Tenon throughout – including angle tenons. Of course, my favorite is the thru tenon on the arms. Several tips and tricks are in this class, and bring a spoke shave if you have one. George Jones doesn’t need a chair like this because he hasn’t sat in it.

Class offered Jan 19-23, 2010

White Oak: $ 250.
Teaching fee: $750.

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Finishing Class & Spraying Techniques

If you dread staining & finishing and are confused about all the different products available this is the class for you. We discuss at length all the products and do “hands-on” finishing in the class. You will make a step-board to take home  which shows the process, step by step. We do analine dye stains, ammonia fuming, glazing stains, lacquer top coats, spray finishing, wipe on varnish, etc. including shellac etc. – well, just take this class and you won’t be disappointed.    Water-based top coats are NOT included in this class.

Class offered April 3- 4, 2010

Materials: $25.
Teaching fee: $300.

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The Gamble House Dining Table

This is the first time I am offering this class, and I consider it to be somewhat advanced. The table is complex and not to be attempted by the faint hearted, unless guided by a competent instructor, such as yours truly. I made my first one in 1997 and the latest one in 2007.
We have 12 days scheduled and will just see how far along we can get in that time. It will be possible to stay for 3 or 4 more days, if necessary – your schedule permitting. We will be veneering the top in a vacuum press. Complete with cross banding. The base is mostly mortise & tenon and the table slides will also be made in the class. Much pattern routing makes the top and the splines – square pegs are ebony. The table is 60” side and 66” long when closed and opens up to 108”. It seats 10-12 persons comfortably when extended. We will be using sapale mahogany throughout. Retail price is $15, 000. This class may not be repeated  so if you are interested book early.   

Class offered July 26- Aug. 6, 2010

Cost for class for 12 days:             $ 1800.
Each extra day:                               $   200.

Total Material                                  $ TBA

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The Classic Bow Arm Morris Chair

Class offered Nov 2- 7, 2009 and Mar 1- 6, 2010

White Oak: $ 300.
Teaching fee: $ 900.

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Greene & Greene Wall Cabinet

Class offered March 8-12, 2010

Materials Fee: $ 200.
Teaching Fee: $750.

Custom made Greene & Greene handles are available for purchase at shop for $70 each. This cabinet is featured in the HGTV Video, as well as some of the glass work. (Watch it on our "Welcome" page.)

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Art Glass Class

This class teaches the foil method, developed by Tiffany over 100 years ago. We will begin with the design and make our own patterns through glass cutting and soldering. We will be making the glass panels that fit the cabinet door made the week prior. This is the panel made in the HGTV video on our site. All tools are provided and will be offered for sale in the class. Many colors of glass are available and the choice is yours.  One former student said that the most difficult task and the most fun were selecting the glass colors. I found working with glass surprisingly enjoyable because it is so different from working with wood, and I think you will enjoy it as well.

Class offered March 13-14, 2010

Materials Fee:  $ 85.
Teaching Fee: $400.
Optional Tool Kit: $100.

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Greene and GreeneTall Clock

This is a 10 or 11 day class depending on the student level.
Intermediate skill level is required for this class.

	In the G & G clock class we will make the face, numerals and hands.   Many precision skills will be learned, the GG clock has a lot of detail. We will be using Klock Kit movement #13044 .
Greene & Greene Clock

If you’ve never made a grandfather clock, it’s not too difficult, just a lot of small details put together into one complex unit. Tall Clocks tend to take on a unique personality in the home. Like a person standing on the watch, chiming out the time as if to say “All’s Well! “ They seem to talk to us reminding how precious time really is in our lives. It truly is worth the time to build.

Class offered Aug. 9-17, 2010

Materials Fee: $1600.
Teaching Fee: $ 1350

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