Woodworking Classes in Los Angeles, CA

In this class you will learn how to create a small piece of woodburned art for your home. We will go through the steps of choosing the right tools, drawing and burning a design. You will leave the class with a beautiful piece of work, and a valuable creative skill to beautify wood pieces! 

This is a fantastic class for beginners interested in learning how to use basic woodworking hand tools to make a beautiful and functional black walnut spoon of your design, for your kitchen.  All tools will be provided, and by the end of the class you should leave with a finished spoon!  No experience required in woodcarving to join. ...

This introductory woodworking course acquaints the student with the essential principles of woodworking.  Topics include wood technology, use of hand tools, portable power tools and basic machinery.   Designed for students with little or no woodworking experience. Emphasis is placed on proper technique, safety and shop policies for the wood...

Okay, so remember how last holiday season you were racking your brain, trying to figure out what to get so-and-so, and whatshisname? Take this workshop and level-up your gift giving skills. Learn the gorgeous art of pyrography from Southern California artist, Emily Carr of The Blonde Moose. She'll guide you through choosing the best doodles...

Learn about the tools, materials and techniques needed for stretching your own painting canvas in this workshop. Making your own canvas widens up your options and makes your art unique. The quality is also better than store-bought canvases as they put little gesso possible which causes dry surface. Most importantly, it is CHEAPER when you build it...

Are you ready to wow your family and friends with your beautiful wood burned ornaments? In this 2-hour workshop, we will go through the steps of choosing the right tools, drawing and burning a design. You will leave the class with 2 beautiful ornaments, and a valuable creative skill to beautify your own wood pieces! Don't forget to BYOB!

In this session with Jen Wong and Chris Dorsey of Dorsey Lampworks, each student will design, create, assemble + wire his/her own lamp fixture using natural materials including hardwood and brass. All materials included.

Are you ready to wow your family and friends with your beautiful wood burned coasters? In this 2-hour workshop, we will go through the steps of choosing the right tools, drawing and burning a design. You will leave the class with a beautiful set of customized coasters and a valuable creative skill to beautify your own wood pieces!

This course increases the student's skill in the use of hand tools, portable power tools, table saw and router, including machine anatomy, set up and fundamental operations.   Elementary joinery, adhesives, simple production techniques and wood finishes will be covered.   Topics covered include:  design, cost analysis, craftsmanship...

Learn how to build home decor using sustainable and toxic-free materials! Not only will you learn the basics of woodworking, you will also learn the art of calligraphy. Creativity needs no specific skill level so come and build a custom wooden sign for your home or a friend’s.  This workshop will include insight knowledge from small business...

Finishing Techniques With Brian Miller This class will give every student a thorough understanding of the finishing process. It will cover all aspects of wood finishing: Proper sanding techniques, coloring wood (dyes, stains, chemical and plant dyes), color-matching, membrane finishes (shellac, varnish, lacquer) and understanding solvents and their...

Good joinery is key to making fine furniture that will last for generations. Many of us are intimidated by the complexity of these joints. In this class we hope to de-mystify and simplify the joinery process. We will learn western and eastern joinery and their applications, including dovetails, half-blind dovetails, sliding dovetails, mortise-and-tenons,...

In this week long course, you’ll embark on a learning journey adding traditional eastern joinery such as the birds beak, three-way miter, mitered lap joints, and many other shoji style joints. This class will enhance all woodworkers’ skill levels using power and hand tools. Precision is the key to making this lamp come together. Taeho spent two...

Using inlay to embellish your projects can be very rewarding. It’s a way to take your work to the next level, to set yourself apart from others. In this intensive two day class we will cover the following topics. 1. Tools, including the jeweler’s fretsaw, carving tools, shop       made vises, and a vise that I personally designed...

Fundamentals Of Fine Woodworking With Taeho Kwon (Evening Class) The secret to fine woodworking can be found in the pursuit of the fundamentals. With high-tech machines and power tools, these fundamentals can be overshadowed. In this class we will learn the values of design, drawings, mock-ups, sharpening, care and use of hand tools, tuning up a bench...