Upcoming workshops
Community Agreements Discussion
We want our workshops to be fun, collaborative, and inclusive. Your feedback is critical in helping us achieve that! Join us for a virtual feedback session to help us define our “Community Agreements” and the experience we curate for our participants!
Introduction to Joinery: Lap Joints
This beginner friendly workshop will teach how to measure, mark, and cut beautiful lap joints! This workshop will be held at Opus One Studio in Falmouth on February 14th and 15th from 9am-4pm. We will be learning the basics of wood movement, how to accurately mark and measure from a story stick, and the techniques for cutting joints with hand tools and power tools. Participants will be building a lamp shade out of cherry wood and rice paper. The structure of the lamp shade will be built with full lap joints creating a frame reminiscent of a timber frame. The lamp will be desktop size (approximately 16" tall) and the light fixture will be included in the registration fees. Prior experience not required.
Chair Weaving: Colonial Foot Stool
Learn traditional porch weaving on a Colonial-style foot stool. This course will prepare you for weaving on porch rockers. Join us if you have been to a previous chair workshop and want to continue working on it with guidance.
Power Tool Basics: Sawhorses
Learn the basics for safe operation of power tools. Practice using circular saw, table saw, chop saw and drills & drivers. Read plans to build sawhorses and learn about fastener and material selection.
Power Tool Basics: Tool Boxes
Learn the basics for safe operation of power tools. Practice using circular saw, table saw, orbital sanders, chop saw and drills & drivers. Read plans to build toolboxes and learn about fastener and material selection. Expand your understanding of finish-level carpentry.
Community Agreements Discussion
We want our workshops to be fun, collaborative, and inclusive. Your feedback is critical in helping us achieve that! Join us for a virtual feedback session to help us define our “Community Agreements” and the experience we curate for our participants!
I look forward to utilizing my new skills and also enrolling in other We Built This classes in the future!”
— Melissa A, Participant