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• You will learn the basic principles about designing projects built of wood, and then design your bench.
  
• You will learn to properly square and machine the parts, using power tools including the jointer, planer and table saw.
  
• Working with chisels, hand planes and hand saws, you will cut and fit the joints: dovetails and wedged tenons with through mortises. You will learn to use water stones to sharpen the chisels and plane blades.
• There will not be time in the class for finishing, but you will learn options that you can complete on your own.
  

Details:

• If you have not already taken our Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 1 class and the classes listed on the calendar are full, please email using this form and we will open a spot for you. Use the same form to contact the instructor for a review of your skills other than by taking this class.
  
• A materials fee of $21 to cover wood (poplar) and shop materials will be added to the class fee when you register and pay.
• There will be a dinner break of approximately an hour each evening. You will be free to leave, but we suggest bringing food and eating in the Commons at BARN. A refrigerator, microwave, plates and utensils are available for your use.
  

Instructor: Ted Newman studied woodworking and assisted in classes at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. He is active in BARN's woodworker group and volunteers as a safety monitor.