Intro to Woodshop - Woven Wood Cutting Boards

This hands-on workshop will guide you step-by-step to build a cutting board! We'll learn this fun skill and how to safety use woodshop tools

No prior experience needed for this course, all supplies and materials are provided. Partcipants will be introduced to each machine, provided operational overview, safety considerations, and have hands-on experience.

During this 4-hour workshop learn how to build your own custom hardwood cutting board. I will expertly guide you as you learn how to safely use a variety of essential wood shop tools. You will gain practical skills in milling rough lumber, edge-gluing boards, clamping, sanding, and applying a food-safe finish. We will also cut a single "weave", adding a mind-boggling detail to your boards. Willing partners can swap half their board to take the second glue-up to the next level!

By the end of the workshop, you'll proudly take home a beautiful board you made yourself.

$150 per participant, $120 for CCM members. CCM members will receive an email to the Woodshop Quiz at the end of this course. Passing this short quiz is part of the requirement for members to gain 24/7 personal woodshop access.

Please wear comfortable well-fitted clothing, close-toed shoes, put your hair up, and be prepared to get a little dirty :)

And for those looking to improve their woodworking skills...

Discover the joy of turning raw wood into something beautiful with my 5-part woodworking series—designed for absolute beginners and guided step-by-step. You’ll build real projects, learn essential tools and joinery, and leave with the confidence to design and create your own custom pieces. I recommend taking these courses in order as each subsequent course will layer on more advanced topics. That said, none of these courses will have pre-requistives, so feel free to take any course that piques your interest. Take all five and I will present you with a custom built piece to award your journey with me!

• -- Learn how to safely use essential wood shop equipment such as the miter saw, planer, jointer, table saw, bandsaw, router table, and more.
• -- Beginner joinery such as butt, rabbet, dowel, domino, pocket holes, grooves, dados, french cleats and more.
• -- Intermediate joinery such as sliding dovetails and the mortise and tenon.
• -- Advanced joinery such as handcut dovetails. This course will focus on layout, cutting pins and tails for a perfect fit... and fixing gaps post-mortem.
• Woodworking V: Bending & Laminations Serving Tray (TBD) -- Advanced topics such as bending on a hot iron and using multi-part or structural forms to build laminations.

This 4-hour course will cover topics such as:

• Selecting and preparing hardwood
• Milling hardwood
• Using the table saw for rip and cross cuts
• Gluing and clamping techniques
• Using the bandsaw to create a weave!
• Edge detail using a router table
• Sanding and finishing for a polished look

You will walk away with ready-to-use hardwood cutting board that you built!

David is a skilled handyman and fine woodworker with a passion for building, fixing, learning, and teaching. He runs Applewood Handyman as well as Moon Rabbit Woodworker, small businesses where he design-builds custom pieces ranging from hardwood picture frames and flamingo-inspired bent lamination side tables to built-in cabinets and solid wood tabletops. With a background in mechanical engineering, David combines creativity and technical precision to his work. Follow his Instragram @MoonRabbit.Woodworker!

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