Open shop is a time for you to bring in any projects or crafts you are working on and have access to the tools and the space. While we will have an instructor on staff to help open shop run smoothly and make sure tools are being used safely, this is a self-directed work time NOT class time. Open shop is capped at 8 participants and needs 6 participants to run.
Registrants of open shop MUST have taken power tools 101 or be comfortable and experienced using power tools. Every attendee of open shop must register. Please no guests without registration!
Please email fireweedwoodshop@gmail.com if you have any questions about open shop or what tools are available to use.
*** We do require masking indoors, whatever your vaccination status*** _________________________________
Facilitated by Julie Arnold.
Make a handmade toy for your little one or a little one in your life! You can design your own or use one of the patterns available. This class will teach a few basic woodworking skills, and you will leave with a finished toy. You will be using a bandsaw, drill press, belt sander, laminate router (optional), hammer, and sandpaper.
The materials fee for this class is $20 and is included in the admission cost.
*** We do require masking indoors, whatever your vaccination status***
--------------------------------------------Class taught by Kate Shiffler (@bbfurnituremn)
An Open House and Pop Up Market featuring goods made by instructors, students, and friends of Fireweed. More details coming soon!
Spoon nerds come together to investigate eating spoons and their best qualities! Over the course of 3 sessions, we will each design an eating spoon of our own, learn axework techniques, practice carving with straight and hook knives, and learn about the fundementals of sharpening edged tools. This class is intended for folks who have carved spoons before, but who want to take a deeper dive into the process of crafting a wooden eating spoon that they want to use all the time. Folks should bring one or two spoons of any material to investigate. Students are welcome to bring any personal tools they enjoy carving with, but they do not have to, the shop has carving knives available to use during class.
--------------------------------------------This class is taught by Mo.
Join us for a special BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) centered class to practice the basics of Power Tools
Make a cutting board while learning how to use power tools. We will cover using the electric planer, ripping on the table saw, cross cutting on the miter saw, curved cuts on the bandsaw, and finishing. This is a great chance to get to know, or brush up on the most powerful tools in the shop. Take home your very own cherry or maple cutting board at the end.
-----------------------------
Taught by Meena Mangalvedhekar (@meenanew) Bio 1. Bio 2.
__________________________
Taught by Meena Mangalvedhekar.
It can be hard to find just the right picture frame--especially for one-of-a-kind art--and custom frames are expensive. Solve that problem by learning how to build your own! We'll use the table saw, chop saw, and drill to construct basic frames out of poplar. Students should come to class with dimensions of the piece they want to frame, and we'll take it from there!
The materials fee for this class is $15 and is included in the class admission cost.
Taught by Julie Arnold
It can be hard to find just the right picture frame--especially for one-of-a-kind art--and custom frames are expensive. Solve that problem by learning how to build your own! We'll use the table saw, mitre saw, and v-nailer to construct basic frames out of oak, maple, or cherry. Students should come to class with dimensions of the piece they want to frame, and we'll take it from there!
Learn how to use the lathe while making a lovely candlestick holder. We will cover the basic cuts of spindle turning: bead, cove, v-cut, and flat. Learn how to drill on the lathe to make a hole for your candle. This is a beginner-friendly class!
The materials fee for this class is $15 and is included in the admission cost.
_________________________
Taught by Jess Hirsch
In this 2-day course students will use the bandsaw to create a box that can be used in countless ways! Working from a solid piece of wood salvaged from lumberyard offcuts, you will learn to design, layout, cut, sand, and reassemble the pieces to form a functional box and lid. Once you learn the basic process, the possibilities are endless! You will learn and use the following tools during class: bandsaw, spindle sander, orbital sanders, clamps.
A 30 minute meal slot will be set aside for all, you are invited to bring something to eat and drink each day.
The materials fee for this class is $43 and is included in the admission cost.
--------------------
Taught by Gwen Comings
Facilitated by Aria Kampfer.
Fireweed Woodshop Home | All Classes | Donate
