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Class canceled by Jess H. on 12/31 via email. Registrant was notified.~tt

Learn to use woodworking tools safely, efficiently and with precision while you build one or more birdhouses of your own design!  

In this class you will learn what different kinds of birds need in a birdhouse. You will then design one that will attract the type of bird you choose — and has the artistic elements you want.

Then, to make your birdhouse, you will learn how to "read" a board to choose the best places to cut specific parts, how to use measuring and marking tools, how to choose and use the appropriate saw to cut out parts, how to smooth the parts and square up edges with hand planes, and how to attach the parts to make a sturdy birdhouse.

The birdhouses will be made of pine, which doesn't have the risk of allergies that can develop from working with cedar. Pine stands up fine in the weather as long as the wood isn't on soggy ground — a non-issue for a birdhouse perched on a pole or attached to a tree.

Details:

• To register your youth please enter in the NAME field your first name then in parenthesis put the youth's first and last name (if different than yours). 
  
• Please use parent/guardian email address when registering so that notifications will reach you.
  
• This is a beginning level class. No woodworking experience necessary. This class is for current 7th and 8th graders.  
• Snacks will be provided at the beginning of each class. 
• Please complete and return this minor permission form.
• Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.  
• $25 materials fee is included in class tuition.
• BARN reserves the right to cancel this class in the case of low enrollment and would notify families of this decision one week prior to the start of the class.  A full refund would be given.
• If you have any questions, email jessh@bainbridgebarn.org
• Wear closed-toe shoes and tie back long hair.
  

Instructor: Matt Carrig. Matt is a multi-disciplinary designer and the originator of the Ferries Over Winslow project, which you can read about here. He is also a safety monitor in the BARN woodworking studio.