Monday Evenings 6-9 PM for 6 Weeks

Instructor: Nick Beykirch

Exploring Woodworking is a brand new course at the New Jersey School of Woodwork. The course is designed to expose students to basic shop skills and develop a curiosity of woodworking subject matter in general. Students will learn how to safely and properly utilize hand tools as well as basic power equipment including the bandsaw, miter saw, and drill press. Throughout the experience general wood properties and finishing techniques will be discussed and applied in all project work. Students will have the opportunity to complete three projects during the course.

Week One:

Course Forms, Requirements, and Introductions

Measuring Tools and Devices

Saws and Sawing

Shop Project One: Puzzle Project

Week Two:

Choosing materials and basic wood properties

Gluing and Clamping

Shop Project Two: Making a Charcuterie Board

Week Three:

Squaring Up: The work triangle demonstration

Sanding and Abrasives

Using a Router for Edge Details

Food Safety Finishes and Application

Complete Charcuterie Boards

Week Four:

Miter Saw Introduction

Shop Project Three: Building a Splined Mitered Box

Anatomy of a Box- Sides, Bottom, and Lid

Making a Cut List and Bill of Materials

Assembling the Box

Week Five:

Box Project Continues

Abrasives

Making and Gluing Splines

Lid Inlays and Details

Week Six:

Complete box project

Trimming Splines

Final sanding and finishing

Certificates of Completion