Intro to Woodworking: Cutting Boards (Art for All Series)

Our goal for this workshop is to learn safe basic woodworking skills and have fun while doing it! We will go over safe machine usage, how to select the right woods for your board, processing the lumber and finally finishing the project so you will have a board to take home and use! By the end of class, each student will be confident in their abilities to start their woodworking journey.

Please wear close-toed shoes, full length pants, and no loose/dangly garments or jewelry.

We will provide PPE like safety glasses, dust masks, etc. but you are welcome to bring your own. Otherwise, just bring yourself and be ready to have a good time!

Bring a packed Lunch as we will eat half way through during the glue-up.

Age 16+, under 18 MUST be accompanied by a guardian.

This is part of our "Art for All" grant funded series that helps remove financial barriers to hands-on learning by offering classes at 40–45% less than our regular rates. This program opens the door for more people to build skills, explore creativity, and learn in a welcoming makerspace environment—because access to education should be for everyone.

"Growing up, my grandfather worked in Eastman Operations but also had a passion for woodworking. One of my cherished gifts from him was a croquet mallet. When I got married, my husband started learning from my grandfather, but I gradually realized that this was something I could do, too. I didn't have to rely on the men in the family to make the things I wanted - I could make them, too. And so I started helping my husband and gradually growing my skills until I could be independently woodworking myself and making the things I wanted to make. Now I see in wood beauty and character I'd never noticed before and found a side of myself that I'm loving to build and grow."

-Amy Ewing

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