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Learn the basics of working with hand tools including saws, planes and chisels in this two-night introductory class. This is a beginner-level class. It is especially recommended for students who will be taking our nine-week Build a Guitar class, but it is also open to other woodworkers.

In this class, the focus is on learning the purpose of various hand tools and how to adjust and use them. The hands-on activities will help you hone your skills. There is no class project.

An additional materials fee of $3 to cover wood will be added when you register. If you pay by check, please add that to the class fee.

Instructors: Matt Jabloner, assisted by Bill Gray. Matt is a member of the BARN woodworkers’ steering committee and a professional engineer by trade. He has been a woodworker from before he can remember. He especially enjoys working with vintage (but functional) hand tools. Bill is a retired nuclear engineer. He  has taken classes in hand woodworking at the Port Townsend School of Woodworking and has assisted in other classes at BARN.