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Yes, YOU can be a toy elf! (Elf hat encouraged.) The BARN woodshop will be open for guided toy-making for gift-giving to the little one in your life.

We will supply toy ideas and help you build. If you have that special board, please bring it along. We will have some wood on hand, too. Also if you want to get a fast start we will have supplies at the ready to build a toy dump truck.

Participants must be 14 or older. No woodworking experience is necessary, but to use the table saw, band saw, miter saw or drill press, you will need a safety checkout on these tools beforehand, which is typically done by taking our Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 1 class. Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 2 qualifies you to use the router or router table, as well as some other tools.

Three hours is not generally enough time to complete a wooden toy but you will get a good start and can finish up during open studio time.

Instructor: Matt Jabloner, a member of the BARN woodworkers’ steering committee, is a professional engineer by trade. He has been a woodworker from before he can remember. He likes to incorporate end grain and rivets as design elements in his work. He has an unhealthy affection for vintage but functional hand tools.