BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.6//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4118@slwg.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260712T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260712T153000 DTSTAMP:20260604T191634Z URL:https://slwg.org/events/fundamentals-of-woodworking-2026b-starting-jul y-122026-session-1/ SUMMARY:Fundamentals of Woodworking 2026B starting July 12\,2026 Session 1 DESCRIPTION:Fundamentals of Woodworking Class 2026B\nSt Louis Woodworkers G uild\nJuly 12\, 2026\nInstructors: Bill Schuchat\, Bob Danner\, Bob Kastig ar\, and Phil Morton\nA new class will begin on July 12\, 2026.  The Guil d Safety Class is a prerequisite for this class.  If you are not familiar with the power tools in the Guild Shop\, you should take the "Beginners W oodworking Class" prior to this class.  The next Beginners class is sched uled June 28\, 2026.\nYou may be interested in this class simply by the ti tle even though you do not know what the Fundamentals of Woodworking are. So before you begin\, let me explain what this class will be. It will pres ent information on wood characteristics\, joinery\, and tools and will lea d you through two projects that sequentially build upon one another. We wi ll begin by teaching how to sharpen tools and by machining a board “four square” so that you have reference surfaces to work from. Without refer ence surfaces\, making pieces that will fit together to make a project  i s difficult at best.\nSome of you will be fast learners\; others will expe rience more frustrations. Practice\, practice\, practice will become the w atchword of the day. Woodworking skills develop over time and you will lea rn to be patient with yourself. Your instructor(s) will work with you to o vercome your frustrations including extra sessions outside the structured class times if you want.  You will need to work on your projects during O pen Shop times or in your own shop between classes to stay on schedule.\nT he classes will run from 12:30 PM until 3:30 PM. All classes will be at th e Guild Shop in Faust Park. \nWhat follows is some information that you ma y not be aware of that you should consider:\n1. The class fee is $350\, no n-refundable. The class will run for 10 sessions. If students have difficu lty finishing the second project by the end of class 10\, we may extend th e time for completion and the instructors will be available during Open Sh op times to assist you in completing your project.\n2. The first class is where you will learn about buying hardwood\, some basics of reading plans and how to translate that into purchasing wood. You will be given an oppor tunity to try out two types of dovetail saws so you can decide which type to buy. Another tool that you need to buy is a mallet\;  there are a vari ety of styles in our shop\; find one that feels comfortable to you.  You will need to buy your tools and to buy wood for the first project before t he second class.\n3. The first project will be a Tool Tote. For the second project\, you will build a Shaker table with tapered legs (shown in the F eatured Image below).  The skills you develop will apply to any the other furniture you may build in the future.\n4. The second class will teach yo u how to sharpen tools and will include the first steps of creating your T ool Tote.\n5. You will be expected to buy tools if you do not have them th at will be needed for the class. The tool list is attached and can be a si gnificant expense. The list is actually two lists: A Quality Tool list whi ch totals approximately $500 of tools and an Economical Tool list which to tals about one-third of that amount. See the link at the bottom of this po st. So if you are sure that you are serious about woodworking\, the Qualit y list will be the right one for you. Alternately\, if you are not so sure \, you may want to go with the Economical list and upgrade later if you de cide woodworking is right for you.  Of course\, you can also buy a mix of tools from the two lists.\n6. You will also have to pay for wood for your projects. This can vary depending on which woods you select\, but may tot al several hundred dollars.\n7. This class will be approximately twice per month. . Most of the classes are scheduled for Sundays\, but some will be on a Saturday\; see the exact schedule below.  You will be expected to d o homework and keep up with the schedule.\n8. The emphasis of the class wi ll be on developing craftsmanship that applies to both the use of hand too ls and power tools. You will develop your woodworking skills by learning “hand skills” such as cutting dovetails and cutting mortise &\; ten on joints. You will also learn to make these joints with power tools.  Yo u will be furnished a text book\, "Woodworking Basics" by Peter Korn\, but the class sequence will vary from the order of chapters in the book.  Le arning how to make dovetails and mortise/tenon joints by hand are valuable lessons that also apply to the use of power tools. In addition to the tex t\, you will be given handouts for the various techniques that you will be shown and YouTube links where you will be able to see\, at home\, other e xperienced woodworkers doing these tasks proficiently.\nThe schedule for t he 10 classes is as follows:\nLesson\n1   7/12/2026   Fundamentals 202 6B1      Buying Hardwood\n2   7-26           Fundamentals 2026B 2      Sharpen-Square Up\n3   8-9             Fundamentals 202 6B3      Saw Dovetails\n4   8-23           Fundamentals 2026B4       Dovetail Waste\n5   9-13           Fundamentals 2026B5      Dado &\; Rabbet\n6   9-27           Fundamentals 2026B6      Mortise &\; Tenon\n7   10-11          Fundamentals 2026B7       Half Blind Dovetails\n8   10--25        Fundamentals 2026B8       Hand Planes &\; Planing\n9   11-8            Fundament als 2026B9      Finishing\n10 11-22          Fundamentals 2026B10    Design Issues\n\n\n\n\nSee this link for the Tool Lists (2 pages).\n\ n\n\nFundamentals Tool List Jun 26\n\n \;\n\n\n\nSee this link for my comments on the Tool List\n\n\n\nTool List Comments ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://slwg.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Shak erTable2-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Woodworking Class LOCATION:Faust Park Guild Shop\, 1135 Henry Jackson rd. \, Chesterfield\, MO\, 63017\, United States GEO:38.66877;-90.540209 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1135 Henry Jackson rd. \, Chesterfield\, MO\, 63017\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Faust Park Guild Shop:geo:38.66877,-90.540209 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR