Woodworking Classes in NYC, New York

In this beginners pyrography workshop you’ll learn how to use a wood burning tool and how to use different nibs to create a variety of wood burned effects in your designs. We’ll show you how to prepare the wood, transfer the design, work with the different nibs to create the artwork, add lettering to enhance the piece, and use watercolor and colored...

Craft your own contemporary and minimalist side table, constructed using oak and classic half-lap joints Woodworking is an age-old craft and one of the most versatile skills. With some woodworking know-how and the right tools, you can create anything. Do you have a picture in your head of the perfect piece of furniture for your home, the one piece...

You will learn about proper bowl & spindle woodturning, in addition to basic woodworking & shop safety. While learning these two distinct forms of turning, students will become familiar with every type of lathe tool, the different types of cuts required to make a finished product, and tool maintenance. All of which are required skills...

This workshop will help you build your own self-powered ride – an old school, hardwood pintail longboard skateboard. A longboard is perfect for cruising around and honing your carving skills. And you’ll get bragging rights when someone asks you where you bought your sweet board. This workshop is an excellent exercise in the core woodworking skills...

Frankentable – It’s a table! It’s a lamp! It’s a phone charger! Trick out that beautiful table you made with a one-of-a-kind built-in lamp and a phone charger to boot! You know that cool little table you built in our “Make a Small Table” workshop here at Craftsman Ave? Make your table even cooler by adding a custom copper lamp and built-in...

Are you interested in learning how to use a lathe? Do you want to make your own wooden pens? Then we have the class for you!  This one day class will get you started in turning and pen making. You will learn about wood prep, turning, wood finishing and pen assembly. At the end of the class you will leave with 2 finished pens ready to write in...

This is a new course offering. This course will teach half hull model carving using basic carving tools and woodworking skills. Half hulls were originally used by boat builders to study and refine the hull form of a vessel prior to full size construction. In this class each student will carve a half hull of their own from the lines drawing of the...

This course is designed for students who want to get experience in building timber frame structures. This course will assist in the construction of a square rule, post-and-beam timber frame structure on HRMM property. Students will construct mortise and tenon joints and join the structural frames. This course is suitable for both beginners and more...

In this workshop, you’ll learn the fundamentals of knife making in two 4 hour sessions. This workshop is focused on the reductive (or stock-removal) technique of knife making.  In this workshop you’ll start with a raw piece of annealed tool steel, which you’ll shape and polish into a useful addition to your kitchen. We guarantee food made...