Wood Bending: Shaker Oval Boxes

Wood Bending: Shaker Oval Boxes

Spend a day mastering the Shakers’ timeless method for bending thin wood into elegant oval boxes. Through live demonstrations and plenty of hands-on practice, you’ll discover how heat and moisture make wood flexible, then learn the precise steps for shaping,...
Historic Window Construction & Repair

Historic Window Construction & Repair

19th-Century Windows & Doors – Construction & Repair 5 Days: Monday – Friday, August 11th-15th, 2025, 8 AM – 5 PM Tuition: $1,250.00 Ages: 16 & Up Instructor: Nathanael Ulfers Instructional Delivery Method(s): In person Prerequisites: None...

Colonial Williamsburg’s Annual Working Wood Conference

Working Wood in the 18th Century To Furnish a Town: High, Low and In Between January 23-26, 2025 In Person and Virtual Options Available Handmade of solid wood construction! Words like those sound expensive and exclusive to a modern ear, but they describe every piece...

Demystifying Wood Finishing Workshop

Finishing is an incredibly important part of woodworking–one that can make or break your project after hours and hours of work! Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation about the finishing process, and very few woodworkers are ever taught the actual science of...

Woodworking Workshop: Carving Wood Utensils

Come immerse yourself in the satisfying art of shaping wood utensils. This is a great introduction to carving with hand tools as well as designing in three dimensions. You will learn to shave wood using a variety of sharp edge tools including carving knives, gouges,...