Teaching Schedule & Registration Information
General Information
Course Content
The following weekend courses are available: Tool Tune-Up, Basic Joinery, Veneering & Inlay, Cabriole Leg/Carving a Ball & Claw Foot, Sunburst Veneering, and Planning for Upholstery. You are not limited to these topics, however. If there is a particular aspect of tool sharpening, joining, carving, finishing, making decorative elements, etc. in which you are interested, please call 740-972-6304 or email me to arrange customized day-long, weekend, or morning sessions.
Registration for 2009 Courses
Registration for individual and group sessions (four student maximum) begins Monday, December 1, 2008.
Sessions may be scheduled on a Saturday and/or Sunday with the exception of the first weekend of each month, when sessions will be scheduled on Friday and/or Sunday. Shorter weekday sessions are available Monday-Thursday morning from 8-11:00 am.
Call the shop at 740-972-6304 or email the shop to see if the dates you would like to schedule your session are available. You may request to placed on a waiting list in the event of a cancellation.
Shop Safety
Woodworking is inherently dangerous. Students are required to sign a waiver of liability before work begins.
Session Fees
Day-long sessions (Saturday or Sunday, 8:30-4:30) are $200 per student, weekday morning sessions (Monday-Thursday, 8-11 am) are $75 per student. Weekend sessions (8:30-4:30 both days) are $375 per student.
Meals
All sessions include continental breakfast in the shop. Day-long sessions include a lunch break in the house. All meals are meatless; dairy products are used. If you have special dietary requirements or food allergies, please email the chef in advance. We are happy to accomodate special diets.
See the Food and Lodging page for information on nearby restaurants for dinner if you plan to spend the night or wish to have lunch on your own..
Payment Information
Call the shop at 740-972-6304 to pay with a credit card by phone. Mail checks and money orders to:
Boston Woodworking Co. Ltd.
423-A South Galena Rd.
Sunbury, OH 43074
Refund Policy
If you change your plans or become ill and cannot attend a previously scheleduled lesson after having paid, a refund less $25 will be issued. A full refund will be issued if we cancel the session.
Tools and Materials
Students are to bring their own tools to the shop. Tool
lists are provided for each of the courses and include links to online retailers. Wood will be provided for you, but you are welcome to bring your own wood if you wish. Questions about tools may be emailed to Mark or you may call the shop Monday-Friday 10:00-5:00 EST at 740-972-6304.
Course Descriptions
Tool Tune-Up
Why does your new hand plane chatter? Why does your card scraper produce only fine dust? Does your marking gauge skip and tear the grain? Has your best chisel been used as a screwdriver? Whether you are working with dad's old tools or buying new, most hand tools need some fine adjustments to perform properly. Get your handtools ready for serious woodworking! Level: Beginner Tool List
Basic Joinery Techniques
This two-day intensive course covers the two fundamental joints of fine woodworking: the dovetail and mortice and tenon. On Saturday, students will learn to layout and cut half-blind and through dovetails and pins using a variety of measuring, marking and cutting tools. On day two, you will learn how to layout and cut a mortice and tenon joint. A discussion of proper joint selection and proportion as well as tips for easier layout will accompany instruction. Level: Anyone new to handtools and/or handcut joinery. Tool List
Veneering and Inlay
Veneer is often feared and maligned, yet unfairly so. Introduce yourself to some of the amazing possibilities of working with thin sheets of wood. In this two-day course, students will decorate a panel while learning how to flatten unruly veneers, bookmatch sequentially-sliced sheets, and tape a ‘face’, and adhere it to a substrate using PVA glue. In the process, we will discuss veneer figures, treatments, tapes, adhesives, substrates, clamping options, and strategies for doing curved work. Students will embellish their panels with stringing and/or banding. The sequence for making herringbone and rope bandings will also be demonstrated so that students can use these on a future project. Veneer and substrate provided. Level: Intermediate. Tool List
Make a Sunburst Veneered Table Top
This course is designed for students who want to get more serious about veneering or who may already have some experience working with veneer. Completing the Veneering & Inlay course is highly recommended before enrolling in this course. Students will cut, assemble, tape, and glue their sunburst faces to a ¾” MDF substrate. Students are required to bring their own pre-treated sequentially-sliced veneer with them as well as a suitable backing veneer. Students may choose to do a 6, 8, or 12-piece sunburst, full-circle or demi-lune, up to a diameter of 42”. We will discuss possible edge treatments and other types of embellishment for your table top. Substrate and adhesive provided.
Level: Intermediate. Tool List
Planning for Upholstery
Make your next project a little more comfortable. We’ll go under ‘cover’ to find out what preparations woodworkers should make for upholstering their furniture. Students will learn the contemporary materials, as well as their period counterparts, used in seating furniture. Strategies for wing back chair construction will be emphasized. Hands-on exercises in covering a slip seat and doing an 8-way tie on a spring deck will give participants an introduction to the essentials of planning the upholstery of their next project, be it a wing back or a side chair. Some materials provided.
Level: Intermediate. Tool List