$155.00
This class is offered as an exercise in elegance. Once assembled these dovetails go unseen. They are a rarity since other methods to join corners with miters mostly use routers. These “secret”, blind to the untrained eye, dovetails are an elegant demonstration of craftsmanship.
An additional $20 materials fee will be required for each student at time of class.
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Contact Mokuchi to purchase tools. As a Japanese tool retailer Mokuchi provides guidance on selecting tools and a student discount.
4-6 maximum
Mokuchi Studio – Port Jervis
9am – 6pm
Using a saw on a pull stroke can be awkward at first. With a little practice and guidance it becomes second nature. In this half day class we will get acquainted and make friends with the Japaneses saws. A brief overview of saws will be followed by demonstration of cross and rip cutting. Optimum body positioning and angles of cut will be discussed. You will get plenty of time to practice what was covered using your saw and ask questions to fine tune your technique.
This class is recommended before taking any of the joinery classes.
When one thinks of the intricacy of Japanese joinery the Shachi tsugi, partially housed long keyed tenon or spline joint, comes to mind. The English translation even sounds complicated.
The goal of this class is to make this commonly used joint (in Japan), accessible to woodworkers here.
Class we will cover: sizing, proportioning, layout and cutting as well as applications where this joint is useful.
Following demonstrations there will be time for you to have a go at cutting your first one!
A $20 materials fee will be required for each student at time of class.
Seen on traditional Chinese furniture, the three way miter joint is as elegant as it is elusive. The three way miter adds a unique structural component to woodworking projects that is sure to catch the eye and spark ones imagination.
We will spend one day covering the design, layout and cutting of this advanced joint, while also discussing various applications for woodworking projects. Everyone will get the chance to cut their own three way miter joint!
In this one day class we will explore the many variations of the most fundamental woodworking joint, the mortise and tenon! Such variations will be: blind, through, wedged, pinned, tusked and the fox. The day will be filled with demonstrations, discussion of proportions along with applications and of course a lot of hands on practice! The practice time will focus on the through mortise and tenon. You will take away a firm grasp of this most central joint.
An additional $20 materials fee will be required for each student at time of class.