Price: $36 non-refundable registration fee (collected upon registration); $475 plus materials fee (billed directly by the instructor).

This handsome tool chest is a great three-day introduction to several bedrock hand-tool joinery techniques: dovetails, dados, rabbets and shiplaps. Plus you'll learn how to cut a fingernail moulding, raise a panel, use cut-nails and rules for carcase construction. By the end of Day 3, you'll be able to pop all your tools in your new chest (which fits in the back of almost any car) for your drive home.

Beginners are welcome.

Cost

There is a non-refundable registration fee of $12 per day per student – so for this class, the registration fee is $36 – please make sure you can attend before registering, as again, this is a NON-REFUNDABLE FEE, which will be collected here to reserve your spot (there is no charge to sign up for the waitlist). The class fee – billed separately by the instructor – is $475, plus materials. (Cancellations will be accepted up until four weeks before the class, for a full refund minus the registration fee.)

Students will receive a tool list from the instructor.

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