Basic Woodworking: Box 4W25
Learn fundamentals as you work a given plan through to completion. With a focus on six essential power tools, learn properties of wood and shop etiquette, interpret a plan, cut and mill stock and use basic machine joinery.
This class qualifies students for intermediate classes and for Woodworking Open Shop. It is our gateway to more advanced woodworking. Complete attendance is required to fulfill this requirement.
Completion qualifies students for intermediate and advanced classes, including Woodworking Open Shop.
*This class is highly sequential: the skills you learn in each class directly build upon each other in order for you to walk away with a finished product and basic understanding of machine use. Students must be present for all class sessions. Missing a day of class will require students to schedule a make-up lesson or they will not be able to progress in the course. If you know you will miss a class, please notify us at immediately.*
Classes to consider, after completing Woodworking: Basic Box:
- Intermediate Woodworking: Small Table
- Wood Turning: Bowls & Beyond
We recommend you enroll early, as this popular class usually fills up.
The TA for this class is Bruce Haggarty.
Maximum of 8 students.
*PLEASE NOTE: Make-Up Date, if needed, is held on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
Joe Stanewick
Joe Stanewick has been associated with the Eliot School since 1984 as a student and instructor. He learned cabinetmaking at Wentworth Institute and North Bennet Street School, and worked as a furniture restorer at Trefler & Sons.
All materials will be provided in class. Materials cost included in tuition.