Wall-hung Display Shelves

Beginner friendly course to learn basic woodworking joinery by building a wall-hung display shelf
About this Event

Beginner friendly course to learn basic woodworking joinery by building a wall-hung display shelf. The shelf extent dimesions will be about 16 x 15 x 4".

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.

Over the course of this 3-hour workshop we will be using dimensional lumber to create a wall-hung display shelf using a variety of beginner friendly joinery such as dados, rabbets, dowels, dominos, and french cleats.

The workshop is hosted at Clear Creek Makerspace and open to everyone. $100 per participant, $80 for CCM members.

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

First Cuts to Fine Furniture with Moon Rabbit Woodworker

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.
• Woodworking II: Wall-hung Display Shelves -- 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 (TBA)-- Advanced topics such as bending on a hot iron and using multi-part or structural forms to build laminations.

Other Workshops

Picture Frames, Hardwood Knife Scales

We will take dimensional softwood lumber and build a small wall-hung cabinet.

As part of the course, you'll learn:

• Dimensional construction lumber vs hardwood
• Discussion on wood movement and why we need to mill lumber
• How to use the Festool Domino joiner
• How to measure and cut for dowels
• How to cut and fit dado joints
• Cutting and fitting rabbets
• Cutting case miters
• Using a pocket hole jig
• Reinforced butt joint
• How to mount a french cleat
• Discussion on staining and finishing options

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!