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- 217.474.6052
- yapperman@msn.com
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Belvedere School for Hands On Preservation
521 Bird Street, Hannibal MO 63401
- 217.474.6052
- yapperman@msn.com
- 521 Bird Street | Hannibal MO 63401
“Woodworking 101 with Traditional Hand Tools” is a new class offering a fun and interesting, three-day, hands-on learning experience in the Belvedere School’s woodworking studio. This is a basic class learning how to make a small wall cabinet out of old growth, hardwood. Each student will make a cabinet and take it home with them.
This is a tuition-based class with a limit of eight students. You will be working side-by-side all three days in the with instructor Mark Johnson. Mark is a remarkable woodworker from the Twin Cities in Minnesota. He is also one of the top traditional tool users and collectors in the Midwest.
This will be a learn-by-doing opportunity for beginners and students with moderate woodworking skills. You will learn how to pick and grade wood, dimension wood, how to hand and machine plane lumber, create hand dovetails for the drawer, create handmade dado grooves, how to make a door with mortise & tenon joinery and the finishing of your project cabinet.
$650.00
8 in stock
“Woodworking 101 with Traditional Hand Tools” is a new class offering a fun and interesting, three-day, hands-on learning experience in the Belvedere School’s woodworking studio. This is a basic class learning how to make a small wall cabinet out of old growth, hardwood. Each student will make a cabinet and take it home with them.
This is a tuition-based class with a limit of eight students. You will be working side-by-side all three days in the with instructor Mark Johnson. Mark is a remarkable woodworker from the Twin Cities in Minnesota. He is also one of the top traditional tool users and collectors in the Midwest.
This will be a learn-by-doing opportunity for beginners and students with moderate woodworking skills. You will learn how to pick and grade wood, dimension wood, how to hand and machine plane lumber, create hand dovetails for the drawer, create handmade dado grooves, how to make a door with mortise & tenon joinery and the finishing of your project cabinet.
At the end of the three days, you will have enough confidence to make your own cabinet or piece of furniture using traditional hand tools. All students completing the class will receive a “Certificate of Completion”.
This class is essentially, Woodworking 101 with traditional hand tools. Alternative power tools will be discussed as well. All skill levels are encouraged to sign up.
Tuition for this three-day workshop is $650 and includes all the lumber, hardware & supplies, morning coffee/snacks, beverages and a home cooked lunch. Space is limited to eight students in each session and pre-registration is required to secure a spot in the class.
Inexpensive motels, Airbnb’s as well as bed & breakfast inns are available for out of town students. There are discounted rooms available here at the Belvedere Inn for students on a first come basis. For more information on room availability at the Belvedere Inn, contact Pat Yapp, 217-799-6086 or pbyapp@msn.com. If you have questions about the class, contact Bob Yapp, 217-474-6052 or email him, yapperman@msn.com.