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Learn basic safety principles of key woodworking power tools with the goal of being checked out to use them during the BARN Woodshop's 30 hours a week of Open Studio time. This is a hands-on course and students will be given a piece of wood to cut and shape according to specific measurements.

To use the shop, you will also need to attend our free one-hour Orientation to the Woodshop class.

Woodshop Tool Safety 1 will qualify you to use the following tools during Open Studio time and in classes that require certification in these tools: 

• Table saw
• Grizzly planer/Cantak 15-inch planer
• Small and large jointer
• Chop saw
• Drill press (3 different drill presses)

• A $3 materials fee to cover wood will be added to the class fee when you register and pay.
• You will get more out of this class if you first view videos that cover these tools. (Hint: You can go back to these at any time to review safety protocols. Find them on the BARN website, BainbridgeBARN.org, by clicking on the Woodshop page, under the "Studio" menu.)

Instructor: Mike Gearheard - Mike is a life-long woodworker with emphasis these days on basic furniture designs and home improvement projects.