Steam Bending Wood Spatulas with Tom Bartlett of Sylva Spoon (Part 2)

This workshop is split between two sessions on Friday and Sunday.Steam bending greenwood is an ancient realm of woodworking that requires time for drying after steaming, so this is a two part class with one session Friday and another Sunday hopefully after the spatulas have time to dry. The first class will include preparing billets, […]

KIDS: Butter Knifes with Nico Piedrahita

We will be carving beautiful, functional butter knives from green wood in this class. A perfect beginner's project, butter knives teach the student basic sloyd knife techniques and challenge them to make a straight, thin blade for their knife. Come make a utensil that you'll use every day in the kitchen at home!

Introduction to Greenwood Spoon Carving with Tad Kepley

Learn to carve a spoon from green wood using just a few hand tools. Start with a hatchet, straight knife, and hook knife to create a functional item that can be used on a daily basis. Learn a new hobby or sharpen your skills with a relaxing and therapeutic craft. All skill levels are welcome […]

Sharpening with Joel Paul

Hone your sharpening skills with Joel Paul. This sharpening workshop will cover many aspects of sharpening for green woodworking tools.

Spring Pole Lathe Bowls with Eric Goodson and Oliver Moss (Part 1)

The Friday session of this workshop is optional and will cover preparing your bowl blank. Students who cannot attend this portion will be provided with a bowl blank at the beginning of the Saturday session.This class will cover the basics of turning bowls on a pole lathe as well as more intermediate techniques, depending on […]

Advanced Spoon Carving with Don Nalezyty (SESSION #2)

This workshop covers spoon-carving beginning to end and is designed to provide you with advanced techniques to continue improving your skills. You’ll learn skills for selecting the best trees for greenwood spoon carving, breaking-down logs and branches into usable spoon blanks and overall approach to help you carve the best spoons you can make. We'll […]

Stool Making with Terry Ratliff (Part 1)

This is a 2-day workshop.Post and rung stools are a great way to learn rustic chair making techniques. In this two day class Terry will guide you on your wet to dry joinery journey. There are two options for seats on the stools, one is to use slats and the other is hickory bark. Hickory […]

Appalachian Style Broom Making with Cynthia Main

Weaving together now! In this class, students will weave their own full size traditional Appalachian style floor broom. No experience necessary, although some manual dexterity and a beginners mind are helpful! A variety of handles will be provided, or bring your own! Tools will be provided, and will be available for purchase.Materials FeeA materials fee […]

[SOLD OUT] Bowl Carving Basics with Jason Lonon

*This 6-hour course is taught in a full-day session on Saturday*Have you wanted to try your hand at carving a wooden bowl, but needed an extra push to get started? If so, then his class is for you. In this introductory class, we will explore the basics of bowl carving. Starting with a piece of […]