Woodworking Classes

SBWI offers several different types of educational opportunities. Course length can range from 4 hours to 1-year. Scroll through the different types of woodworking classes to see which type works for you. Click on the button to see the available offerings for each course type.

 

5-day courses that focus on specialized skills such as, wood carving, veneer, marquetry, Stereotomy, timber framing, and more.

Windsor Chair Classes are 5-7 days long. Students will start with a log and complete a windsor chair or rocking chair during the course period.

These courses include Cutting Boards, Carve a Wooden Spoon, Introduction to CNC Woodworking, Wood Shop Safety, SketchUp for Woodworkers, Band Saw Boxes, and more.

These courses include Intro to Woodturning, Bowl Turning, and Bowl Turning for Beginners

Courses that focus on Timber Framing and Carpentry.

Courses specifically designed for women who want to learn the essentials of woodworking.

By embarking on the journey in our Wood Design:Furniture Making Career Program, you are opening yourself up to many opportunities.

Successful participants of the 40-week program will graduate with a Professional Diploma in Wood Design.

2024 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

April 2023

6-7 Carve a Wooden Spoon

6 Cutting Board Class

7 Cutting Board Class

13 Personal Development: Engaging Customers & Selling Your Work

13 Personal Development: Business Plan Essentials

13 Women: Get to Know Your Toolbox

14 Women & Power Tools: Make a Toolbox

20-21 Finefolk Chair (Modern Stick Chair)

27-28 SketchUp with Bob Lang

27 Woodshop Safety Certification

28 Bowl Woodturing

May 2024

4 Women: Make a Charcuterie Board

4 Sharpening Edge Tools

5 Bowl Woodturning

10-12 Introduction to Timber Frame Engineering: Design/Make/Break

13-18 Timber Framing

18 Scroll Saw Puzzles

25-26 Band Saw Box

June 2024

1 Wood Design: Furniture Making Graduation

3-5 Urban Wood Drying Workshop

3-7 Build a Custom Door

3-7 Architectural Carving with Alexander Grabovetskiy

8 Hand Plane Restoration

10-14 Hobbit House: Basic Carpentry Class

10-14 Jigs for Table Saw and Woodshop

10-14 Wharton Esherick Music Stand

15-16 Veneer for Furniture Makers

17-21 Cabinet Making in the Garage Shop

17-21 Veneer & Marquetry with Dave Heller

24-27 Using Hollow & Round Planes with Matt Bickford

24-28 Mid-Century Modern Chair Class

29-30 Intro to Woodturning

29-30 Intro to CNC Systems, Design & Programming: Make a Sign

July 2024

1-5 Independence Day Break

8-12 Make an Acoustic Guitar

8-12 Windsor Ember Side Chair with Blake Loree

13 Wood Species Identification

13 Woodshop Safety Certification

14 Bowl Woodturning

15-19 Staircase Carpentry: Climbing Volute with Josh Fleming

15-21 Modern Windsor Rocking Chair

20 Scroll Saw Puzzles

22-26 Mary May Woodcarving: Carving for Period Furniture

22-26 Windsor Democratic Side Chair with Blake Loree

27-28 End Grain Cutting Board

29-2 Hand Tool Cabinet

29-2 Wharton Esherick Stool