Evergreen Woodworkers Guild

Spring Classes with Lost Art Press Authors

In April we have some great classes from published and about to be published authors from Chris Schwarz’s Lost Art Press. In many cases this will be their only teaching gigs west of the Mississippi:

Peter Galbert’s class has just two spaces open:

•  Fanback Windsor Chair (April 8-13)

Peter Follansbee is teaching his two signature classes and there are spaces in both classes:

• Joint Stool from a Tree (April 22-26)
•  17th Century Carved Panel (April 27-28)

Hand Tool Woodworking with Jim Tolpin
Jim’s Hand Tool Heaven class in April is sold out but there are still spaces later in the year.

Ready to notch up your skills a level with Hand Tool Joinery Essentials? This class builds on the basic hand tool skills adding the understanding of the different types of joinery. Learn the layout, markup and precision sawing skills need to make dovetails and mortice and tenon joinery. Learn how rabbets, dadoes and grooves can be used to quickly build strong boxes and chests. Great for graduates of Hand Tool Heaven or those of you who want to take the steps beyond The New Traditional Woodworker.

Carving across the Spectrum

By the time April comes around you may not be able to carve powder but you will definitely be able carve wood with us. We’ve been slowly growing our range of carving classes and have gone further this year.

• Steve Brown continues to teach his NW Coast Arts series which combines classes in traditional toolmaking with master classes on tribal carving techniques and styles. (May)
• Jay Haavik will be teaching Viking Era Carving – a fascinating chance to look at traditional Norse carving techniques. (April 29- May 3)
• Julia Harrison is teaching a Small Scale Hand Carving Class - techniques which scale well to working in a limited area at home. A great place to start carving. (April 22-26)
• Peter Follansbee is teaching his 17th Century Carved Panels course in April.

• Volunteer Opportunities 

Join us on either Saturday Feb 23 or Sunday Feb 24, 2013 as we build 10 shavehorses. We need some skilled hand tool help to finish the joinery and assemble the horses. We’ll start at 9:00 each day; provide lunch and beverages. Please let Tim Lawson know if you’d like to join us.

• Check out our Wish List

We’re looking for Green Woodworking tools and other equipment. Can you help?

• Donate to our Scholarship Fund

In our current Foundation Class, four of the students are supported by a Scholarship. The generosity of our donors  has helped these your people embark on a life changing experience.

Join us at the School on Fridays at noon for a potluck lunch; meet the students, enjoy their enthusiasm and see the quality of their work.  The Foundation courses ends on the last Friday in March 2013

Get Social with Us

We’ve struggled with how best to engage in Social Networking and it comes down to simplicity and ease of use. We’ve opted to use Google Plus for our Social Networking outreach. We’ve already got a larger following than on Facebook!

We’re posting class images, links to job and business opportunities from woodworkers in the area and giving you notice of School and other events.

You can help us out by adding our Google+ page to your Circles or by joining our Google+ Community. If you join our Community you can share projects, stories, and ask questions. Graduates of our programs can, gently, promote their businesses.

We may even do some Hangouts. Let us know how we can better serve the woodworking community and our students.

Tim Lawson

Port Townsend School of Woodworking and Preservation Trades
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