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Discover the art of woodworking and unleash your creativity with a variety of hands-on woodworking classes in NYC. Learn the skills and techniques to create beautiful, functional pieces while gaining the satisfaction of working with your hands.

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Build A Picture Frame

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

Learn the art of creating durable, heirloom-quality wooden picture frames using the corner spline joinery technique in this intermediate-level course. Discover how to cut, assemble, and finish frames, as well as professionally mount artwork, photographs, or mementos. Unlock the secrets to crafting stunning wall-mounted frames that make unique and personalized gifts.

(20) Intermediate 13 and older
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$243
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Scroll Saw Ornaments

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

The session will introduce students to basic cutting techniques using a scroll saw. Students will create festive ornaments to adorn their trees this holiday season. Participants will select designs from a number of patterns and have the opportunity to personalize their ornaments with custom cut shapes if they wish.  Topics will include working safely with power tools, personal protection, shop safety, types of saws and blades, and selecting...

(20) Beginner 13 and older
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Pen Turning

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

Spend the day on the Rondout Creek learning woodworking at the Hudson River Maritime Museum Wooden Boat School! During this introductory woodworking class, students will use a lathe to create two of their own wooden pens. Participants will learn wood prep, turning and pen assembly. No prior woodworking or turning experience is necessary. This class is open to all skill levels and is perfect for the beginner woodworker. Instructor Bill Sterling...

(20) All levels 13 and older
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$135
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Build Your Own Cigar Box Guitar

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

Try your hand at this historic stringed instrument! This small guitar is made with a wooden cigar box as the resonator. In just one day you can build your own working cigar box guitar. Materials fee to be paid directly to the school on the start of the class.

(20) All levels 13 and older
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$135
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Hand Tool Sharpening

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

Master the art of sharpening hand woodworking tools to perfection. Discover the secrets of achieving an edge so fine it can shave hair. Gain in-depth knowledge about cutting-edge geometry and practice sharpening techniques using power grinders, low-speed grinders, whetstones, and more.

(20) Beginner 13 and older
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Holiday Group/Family Build: Easy Rope Wreath

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

This year the Hudson River Martitime Museum's Wooden Boat School hosts a series of holiday-themed classes where you can create and build unique, handcrafted toys for your family and friends as well as learn some basic craft and/or woodworking skills along the way. Join us for this group/family build style class where you will braid rope to fashion a wreath that can be decorated to your taste. Your handmade holiday wreath will be made of natural...

(20) Beginner 13 and older
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Hands-On Wooden Boat Restoration: Rowboat Recanvassing

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

Learn the art of wooden boat restoration from master shipwright Wayne Ford in this hands-on seminar at the Hudson River Maritime Museum. Join us as we focus on recanvassing a classic Penn Yan Car Topper rowboat from 1936. Don't miss out on this opportunity to gain valuable skills for your boat projects.

(20) All levels 13 and older
No upcoming schedules
$60

3 sessions

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Introduction to the Scroll Saw

Hudson River Maritime Museum @ 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY

Discover the precision and versatility of the scroll saw in this evening class led by experienced woodworker Bill Sterling. Unleash your creativity and learn how to create intricate curves in wood, metal, and more with this unique and powerful tool. Don't miss your chance to master the art of scroll sawing at the Hudson River Maritime Museum.

(20) Beginner 13 and older
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Make Your Own Custom Cutting Board

Gowanus Furniture @ 119 8th St, Brooklyn, NY

Join this class and make your own custom cutting board (with a friend) over two Friday evenings! (Since March 2012, we've made over 200 cutting boards in the class.) Real wood always looks so stunning, and in this class you'll be able to arrange your own blend of walnut, maple, and cherry to create your own beautiful cutting board. You'll also learn more than you ever thought possible about cutting boards, and through that, receive a...

(3) All levels 21 and older
No upcoming schedules
$300

2 sessions

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Woodworking: Build a Custom Table

Manifesto @ 461 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY

*COVID-19 UPDATE: Hello from Manifesto! All of our in-person workshops + studio sessions are on pause for the time-being; you can 100% still book a workshop and work with us to reschedule your date. For Wedding Invites, Knife-Making + Business Cards - these blocks are for initial design sessions, which we can host virtually. You may request a consultation with us to discuss production of your items. Take care & be safe!  If you're interested...

(5) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$220
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Wood Turning Workshop

WereWares

You will learn about proper bowl & spindle woodturning, in addition to basic woodworking & shop safety. While learning these two distinct forms of turning, students will become familiar with every type of lathe tool, the different types of cuts required to make a finished product, and tool maintenance. All of which are required skills to then take on wood turning outside of this course. At the end of the 2 day course students will...

(2) All levels 18 and older
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$240
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Woodworking for Women, Trans/Non-binary People

Makeville Studio @ 125 8th St, Brooklyn, NY

This class covers the same topics as Intro to Woodworking and is open to women-identified, transgender, and non-binary folks. Designed to empower and build community among diverse beginner woodworkers, this five-session class covers: wood physics shop safety and etiquette an introduction to joinery concepts hands-on experience with the most commonly used woodworking machines The project for this class is a small side table featuring half-laps,...

(110) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$595

5 sessions

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Woodworking for Women #2

Makeville Studio @ 125 8th St, Brooklyn, NY

Designed for beginners with little to no woodworking experience, this five-session class covers wood physics, shop safety and etiquette, an introduction to joinery concepts, and hands-on experience with both hand tools and machinery. The project for this class is a small side table with angled legs using half-laps and bridle joints. This course will give you the confidence and knowledge to work safely in the shop on your own projects and/or to move...

(110) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$595

5 sessions

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Wood Turning Boot Camp

Makeville Studio @ 125 8th St, Brooklyn, NY

Learn to turn! This weekend intensive combines two of most popular lathe classes into a two-day boot camp.  Lathe 101: Intro to Turning A hands-on introduction to the art of turning wood on the lathe, covering lathe setup, operation and safety, carving techniques, and tool sharpening. This class provides a solid foundation for those interested in a range of turning projects, such as furniture parts, tool handles, and many more. Turning Bowls...

(110) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$595

5 sessions

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Lathe 101: Intro to Turning

Makeville Studio @ 125 8th St, Brooklyn, NY

This three-session class is a hands-on introduction to the art of turning wood on the lathe, covering lathe setup, operation and safety, carving techniques, and tool sharpening.  This class provides a solid foundation for those interested in a range of turning projects, such as furniture parts, tool handles, and many more.  All materials and safety equipment provided. Completion of this class allows you to rent open studio time to use...

(110) Beginner 15 and older
No upcoming schedules
$445

3 sessions

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Woodworking II: Chair

Makeville Studio @ 125 8th St, Brooklyn, NY

This 6-week intermediate-level workshop takes you step by step through the typical furniture-making process: design, layout, cutting, joinery, assembly, glue-up and finishing. Working with machines and jigs, you will build a solid hardwood chair.  You will learn two techniques to cut mortise and tenon joinery and use the table saw and router to shape parts. We will focus on machine set up and organization to get accurate, repeatable results. ...

(110) Intermediate 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$775

6 sessions

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Woodworking II: Shaker Side Table

Makeville Studio @ 125 8th St, Brooklyn, NY

This 7-session intermediate-level workshop takes you step by step through the typical furniture-making process: design, layout, cutting, joinery, assembly, glue-up and finishing. Working with machine and hand tools, you will build a solid hardwood Shaker side table with mortise and tenon joinery, tapered legs and a rabbeted drawer.  Topics covered: Reading design drawings How to make a cut list and estimate materials and cost from a design...

(110) Intermediate 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$775

7 sessions

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Table Saw Intensive

Makeville Studio @ 125 8th St, Brooklyn, NY

Master the table saw and find out why it is the most loved--and feared--tool in the shop. In this three-session class we will cover essential table saw techniques and safety while doing a fun and practical project: building a hardwood picture frame with keyed miter joinery. In addition to gaining confidence on the table saw, you will learn how to make accurate and repeatable miter cuts and keys with purpose-built jigs, how to set up and use a dado...

(110) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$450

3 sessions

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Routers 101: Cutting Board

Makeville Studio @ 125 8th St, Brooklyn, NY

Learn how to use the most versatile tool in the shop. With a router you can do twenty different types of joinery, create beautiful edge profiles, and make flawless duplicates of furniture parts. But used incorrectly, routers can be at best unpleasant to use and at worst dangerous. In this three-session intensive, you'll get hands-on training using stationary and plunge routers as well as the router table while learning essential router techniques...

(110) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$495

3 sessions

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Woodworking for Women Boot Camp

Makeville Studio @ 125 8th St, Brooklyn, NY

Build confidence with tools, learn new skills, and have a great time as you immerse yourself in three of our most popular beginner level woodworking classes for five full days. Intro to Woodworking Designed for beginners with little to no woodworking experience, this five-session class covers wood physics, shop safety and etiquette, an introduction to joinery concepts, and hands-on experience with both hand tools and machinery. The project for this...

(110) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$595

5 sessions

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