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 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...

This class is designed to be an introduction to basic carving skills and would be perfect for any woodworker who wants to take his or her work to the next level. With a creative mixture of lecture, demonstrations, and hands-on experience, learn the anatomy of wood and how this knowledge will guide your decisions as you begin to create your work of...

Learn to reupholster your dining room chairs! This DIY class is perfect for beginners. The class will cover choosing materials, terminology, pulling apart and replacing old parts, tools needed, safety, and refinishing seats. You will learn where the best places are locally to source materials. For this class, please bring two of your own dining room...

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...

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 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!

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...

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...

In this class we will explore the works of one of my favorite woodworkers, George Nakashima. This chair has elegance, simplicity, subtle details, and beauty. Don’t let its simplicity fool you. This chair requires great skill and precision to execute. It involves carving and sculpting of the seat with power and hand tools. The complex joinery has...

In this two day class we will reveal some of the secrets to tuning up a Japanese Hand Plane (Kanna) We will start with conditioning the Body of the Plane (DAI) to stabilize movement. Proper sharpening and grinding of the blade and chip breaker will be discussed and demonstrated. Custom fitting the blade to the Dai and conditioning the sole. We will...