Upcoming Classes
6-hour class
Starting can be hard, but we'll make it easy!
Our shop is different from others you may have used, containing a range of professional level machines and hand tools that require instruction and practice as you set to work. Or maybe you’re entirely new to woodworking. (Welcome!) Either way, in this class you’ll learn to take rough lumber and turn it into square and true boards, to use a wide range of machines – jointer, planer, bandsaw, table saw, drill press and router table – and to sand and apply finish. You’ll leave with a beautiful cutting board and the skills to safely and capably navigate Mission Community Woodshop.
4-session class
Up close and personal with a beauitful block of wood
This class will teach you a range of hand tool skills and furnish you with a unique utensil (or two or three!). We’ll use cherry, a hardwood that is easy to work using rasps, gouges and sandpaper.
10-session class
A perfect project for beginner and intermediate woodworkers
This timeless Shaker table is a great project for early and more experienced woodworkers alike. You'll learn to mill lumber so it's flat and square, to make sturdy mortise and tenon joints, to cut tapers and to join boards -- a host of skills that will prepare you for a broad range of future projects.
3-session class
Get swept away!
Brush making offers endless possibilities for creativity — sculpting and shaping a small block of wood before drilling and tying the tampico fibers. Join us for this three session class where you’ll learn how to safely use various machines (bandsaw, drill press, spindle sander, disc sander) and a range of hand tools (rasps, files, chisels, shaves, hand planes) to make a beautiful, unique, and useful (!) brush of your own.
10-session class
Become a proficient cabinet maker
Join us for this class that will teach you a range of skills and turn you into a confident and capable furniture maker. The project is a small, solid wood cabinet with frame and panel back and will open a range of possibilities for future projects. While much of the work will be done with machines, you’ll also get experience using hand planes and chisels.
9-hour class
Makes a great gift!
Bring your favorite 8"x10" print, and we'll provide the rest -- wood, glass, backing with stand and professional guidance. And prepare to use a range of machines and hand tools -- table saw, drill press, router table as well as hand planes and chisels. You'll leave with a beautiful frame made of walnut, cherry or oak.
Future Classes
10 sessions
What you got?
Have a project in mind but not the facilities to do it? We can provide the latter and all the expert advice you might need to successfully build the piece you've been wanting to make. Participants must demonstrate proficiency with various woodworking tasks—jointing, planing, ripping, crosscutting, for starters—in order to participate and will be asked to submit a sketch in advance.
Dovetail Master Class - Shadow Box
12 hour class over two days
Spend a weekend with us learning this foundational joinery technique. Sure, dovetails can be intimidating, but we promise you'll gain your footing and become proficient at producing hand cut dovetails using just saw and chisel. And once you are proficient? The (woodworking) world is your oyster, as you'll be ready to make boxes, drawers, cabinets ... Come give it a try!