Woodworking Classes in NYC, New York

You will gain a broad understanding of how Japanese woodworking distinguishes itself from Western approaches during this two hour talk and demonstration. The session will include an overview of traditional hand tools used in a range of work scale, from making small objects to full size timber frame building.  This will be followed by a brief...

Learn introductory skills to make objects and wood furniture. Begin with info on joinery concepts and wood physics as well as planes, cabinets scrapers and spoke shaves. You’ll learn how to safely operate woodworking machinery including the table saw, band saw, drill press, and miter saw. How to sharpen, and maintain hand tools is included. The project...

In this three day class, you will learn how to make a shoji (paper backed sliding screen) that is a classic functional and decorative detail in Japanese design. To accommodate apartment living and as a learning project, each participant will make a moderate size shoji, around 24”x24”. All of the same methods used in full size shojis, 36”x72”,...

Join woodworker Michael Puryearin in the hands on building of a workbench. This is an opportunity to learn the principles of design and the joinery techniques for a functional woodworking bench. Each student can choose between purchasing a material kit to build their own bench in the class or building with the class and being given a shop drawing...

This corner stone joint of western woodwork has also been used in the Japanese tradition for a long time. Class we will cover: sizing, proportioning, choice of angle, layout and cutting as well as where to use dovetails. You will see examples of full, half blind and blind dovetails. There will be a full cutting and assembly demonstration as well...

Build your own custom outdoor chair based on the traditional Adirondack design. In this class, you will learn to make accurate measurements and cuts, and to assemble your own chair with our patterns and instruction. Minimal previous woodworking experience necessary. There is an option to purchase the materials for a second chair, for you to assemble...

This workshop builds on skills learned during SXW 680 or SXW 686. Students learn additional foundation skills to build wood furniture and related objects incorporating wood physics and joinery concepts. Traditional hand tools including block planes, cabinet scrapers, and spokeshaves are introduced as well as how to safely operate woodworking machinery...

Enhance your skills and home tool kit in this hands on course as you build your own custom hand plane based on the design and style of Jim Krenov. Blades and kits will be supplied.

Join us for this one day build of a live edge table.  Each student will get to pick a flitch of locally harvested and kiln dried hard wood. The students will then use draw knives sanders and other hand tools to remove any bark and smooth the live edge. The piece will then be cut to the final dimensions at the preference of student and planed and...

Title: Foundations of Woodworking: Advanced Joinery Introducing our first advanced course within the Foundations of Woodworking series. Instructor, Michael Puryear, will build on the lessons from Basic Joinery and Machine, Tool and Shop Safety. In this course, students will focus on hand and machine cut dovetail joints as well as machine...

In this first one day class of the design series we will start broadly with concepts, goals and aesthetics. After forming a vision we will move towards more specifics: lumber selection, wood grain, orientation, sequencing, sizing and joinery choices. Balance, economics, fluidity and awareness will be addressed. Will include a sketching session with...

In this one day class we will explore the many variations of the most fundamental woodworking joint, the mortise and tenon! Such variations will be: blind, through, wedged, pinned, tusked and the fox. The day will be filled with demonstrations, discussion of proportions along with applications and of course a lot of hands on practice! The practice...