Don Weber's Handcraft Woodworks

Course Descriptions & Schedule

GREEN WOODWORKING COURSES

Shaping with a Drawshave at the Shaving Horse

INTRODUCTION TO GREEN WOODWORKING
This is a workshop to introduce the student to the use of locally harvested green wood (freshly cut timber) to produce furniture, bowls, etc. with an emphasis on traditional hand tools and body powered machines. Also covered in this workshop will be talks on coppicing and woodland management.
October 27 - 28, 2007
April 5 - 6, 2008
2 Days, $125

Shaving Horse

BUILD A SHAVING HORSE
This workshop introduces the student to the versatile holding device used by chair makers and other woodland crafters. Each student will construct their own shaving horse with optional holding features.
November 17 - 18, 2007
April 26 - 27, 2008
2 Days, $250 + $45 Materials fee

Don Weber Turning on a Pole Lathe

BUILD A POLE LATHE
Students will construct their own spring pole lathe (bow lathe) and learn basic turning techniques, as well as looking into other turning devices such as the bicycle gear driven lathe featured in Popular Woodworking Magazine.
November 23 - 25, 2007
May 2 - 4, 2008
3 Days, $350 + $60 Materials fee

BUILD A WELSH STICK CHAIR
Learn to build a traditional Welsh style Windsor chair. The student will experience steam bending, turning on a pole lathe, use of the shaving horse to shave the spindles for the back, arms and finishing techniques.
December 3 - 7, 2007
February 11-15, 2008
March 17 - 21, 2008
May 26 - 30, 2008
5 Days, $650 + $85 Materials fee

BUILD A TOOL BOX/CHEST WITH HAND-FORGED HARDWARE
Tool Boxes/Treasure Chests/Tansu

The first three days of the workshop will consist of construction a tool box/chest using simple table say joinery, hand planes and scrapers. The remaining two days will be making the hand forged hardware, hinges, handles and latches for the chest. For more information see “The Mastermyr Find”, a book about a Viking age tool chest from Gotland.

Tool Box (3 days):
December 10 - 14, 2007
Hinges and Hardware (2 days):
February 4 - 8, 2008
5 Days, $450

Garden Implements/Gates and Hurdles
In this workshop the student will learn to make garden fences, hurdles and agricultural tools such as wooden hay rakes, pitch forks, etc.
April 12 - 13, 2008
June 14 - 15, 2008
2 Days, $240

Stools and Benches
Students will build a trestal bench for garden or home, or a stool shaved at the shaving horse or turned on the pole lathe.
April 18 - 20, 2008
3 Days, $250 + $45 Materials fee

PLANE CRAFT
Learn to use hand planes to do basic joinery, shoot an edge, smooth and true up materials for woodworking projects. A range of hand plans will be covered as well as cabinet scrapers, travishers and spoke shaves. How to tune up a new plane, cut properly and what to look for in used planes. Bring your own planes to be tuned and sharpened.
November 10, 2007 at Manny’s Woodworkers Place, phone: 1-800-243-0713
January 12 - 13, 2008 at Paint Lick, Kentucky
2 Days, $120

TIMBER FRAME JOINERY
This is a handson workshop in basic timber frame joinery. The student will learn to cut mortise and tenion joints, half lap and bridle joints, dove tail joints and more. This is an on site experience in building traditional timber structures with hand tools.
March 28 - 30, 2008
June 6 - 8, 2008
3 days, $210

BLACKSMITHING CLASSES

BASIC BLACKSMITHING
Learn basic blacksmithing techniques: How to manage a fire, hammer techniques and how to construct their own propane forge. Each student will make several types of hooks and hangers as well as learn how to upset, draw out and twist metal.
January 19 - 20, 2008
March 1 - 2, 2008
May 17 - 18, 2008
2 Days, $210

HINGES AND HARDWARE
This is a workshop in making hinges and hardware for furniture projects, chests and building construction. The student will learn hammer finishing, splitting and making fasteners (hand forged nails, etc.).
December 22-23, 2007
February 16-17, 2008
2 Days, $325

TOOL MAKING AND KNIFE MAKING
In this workshop the student will learn to forge high carbon steel into tools and knife blades, heat treat and temper blades, make laminated handles for their finished blades and how to sharpen tools and knives.
March 8 - 9, 2008
May 24 - 25, 2008
2 Days, $300

SPECIAL WORKSHOPS

CORACLE MAKING AND REGATTA
This is a three day workshop in making the traditional Welsh coracle or corwg, a canvas covered boat used since early Roman times. The student will construct his/her own Teifi coracle, cover and tar the boat and make the sculling oar used to propel the craft. On the last day of the class the students will assemble on Paint Lick Creek for a regatta down stream.
June 27 - 29, 2008
Regatta July 4, 2008
3 days, $150 + $40 Materials fee

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