Woodworking Classes in NYC, New York

This workshop introduces students to modern woodworking through an immersive experience of crafting fine wooden furniture. It is designed for beginners who want to get a hands-on introduction to woodworking and take home a beautiful product. After a brief survey of principles and process, students will dive into their projects to make a small wood...

You will gain a broad understanding of how Japanese woodworking distinguishes itself from Western approaches during this two hour talk and demonstration. The session will include an overview of traditional hand tools used in a range of work scale, from making small objects to full size timber frame building.  This will be followed by a brief...

Looking to jump right into the world of fine woodworking? Is your goal is to continue creating projects long after attending one of our workshops? Then Introduction to Furniture Making is for you! Throughout this 16 hour intensive workshop (split over 4 or 6 sessions), students will build a solid foundation for their new venture into woodworking....

Join Master Craftsman Glen Guarino for an introduction to woodturning on our newly added midi lathes. Students will learn basic woodturning techniques, including safe speeds for various object sizes, mounting your work, making adjustments, choosing the right type of wood, how to keep lathe tools sharp, and much more. By the end of the workshop, students...

Nail guns and wine?! Join us for an afternoon / evening of DIY. Choose from one of our many wood projects including our plank wood signs, cheese boards, lazy susans, centerpiece boxes, wooden photo frames & more. In this Workshop you will begin with raw pieces of wood and learn all the skills to turn them into a stunning CUSTOMIZED piece of home...

*COVID-19 UPDATE: Hello from Manifesto! All of our in-person workshops + studio sessions are on pause for the time-being; you can 100% still book a workshop and work with us to reschedule your date. For Wedding Invites, Knife-Making + Business Cards - these blocks are for initial design sessions, which we can host virtually. You may request a consultation...

Live edge pieces are a guaranteed conversation starter, and your custom side table won't be an exception! Makers will learn techniques for milling live edge wood flat using a plunge router and custom handmade sled. To reinforce knots and cracks, makers will utilize a combination of wooden bowtie inlays and colored epoxy resin. To complete their tables,...

In this one day class we will explore the many variations of the most fundamental woodworking joint, the Mortice and Tenon! Such variations will be: The blind, The through, The wedged, The pinned, The tusked and The Fox. The day will be filled with demonstrations, discussion of proportions along with applications and of course a lot of hand on...

This class will provide experience with great tools and new skills regardless how much a student chooses to adopt the Japanese tools. This class is an introduction to Japanese woodworking tools. A high quality block plane with a laminated blade and a chisel with a laminated blade are great additions to any woodworkers set of tools. While many “convert”...

In this class, you will learn how to make a shoji (paper backed sliding screen) that is a classic functional and decorative detail in Japanese design. To accommodate apartment living and as a learning project, each participant will make a moderate size shoji, around 24”x24”. All of the same methods used in full size shojis, 36”x72”, will be...

Saw horses are an essential part of a flexible woodworking practice. In this two day class we will layout (mark out) all the joinery for a pair of saw horses suited to support a bench. Final height and dimensions will be customized to the individual for maximum comfort and efficiency while working. Joinery will be a variety of advanced mortices and...

In this 5 days Posts and beams workshop you will learn about, large scale joinery layout and cutting, proportioning, center line layout and cutting sequence. Grain orientation as well as gable roof layout will also be covered. Lots of hands on cutting time! We will be crafting a 6′ x 12′ structure using timbers of various species. Mortices and...

In this class, model yacht expert John Stroudt will take you through the process of building a Vintage 36” RC sailboat, completing it on Friday and sailing it on Saturday morning. This boat is a Chico II designed by AJ Fisher, a well known sailor and a supplier of pond yachts, supplies, parts, and plans in the Detroit area. He founded The A. J....

Japanese joinery is famous for its sophistication. This class will dive deeply into the subtleties of various joints, namely kanawa (scarf), shachi (keyed tenoned scarf) and several kinds of mortises and tenons: pegged, wedged and tusked. The precise execution of joinery requires sharp tools so participants will also learn sharpening with Japanese...

In this first one day class of the design series we will start broadly with concepts, goals and aesthetics. After forming a vision we will move towards more specifics: lumber selection, wood grain, orientation, sequencing, sizing and joinery choices. Balance, economics, fluidity and awareness will be addressed. Will include a sketching session with...