Port Townsend School of Woodworking
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The Port Townsend School of Woodworking offers weekend, one-week, and 12-week intensives in woodturning, traditional carving, furniture design and construction, and Built Environment. Learn fine woodworking at Fort Worden State Park, overlooking the Salish Sea.

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Spring 2026

Summer 2025

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Kelly Parker
Surface Embellishment Techniques
Kelly Parker
Kelly Parker

Fall 2025

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Philip Shelton, Piper Tamler
Foundations of Woodworking I
Philip Shelton, Piper Tamler
Philip Shelton, Piper Tamler
Weekend Essentials: Shop Machines
Julian Watts
Carving Handheld Sculptural Objects
Julian Watts
Julian Watts
Steve Habersetzer
Coopering (Sign up for wait-list)
Steve Habersetzer
Steve Habersetzer
Emi Bryan
Setting up your First Japanese Tools (Sign up for wait-list)
Emi Bryan
Emi Bryan
Emi Bryan
Traditional Japanese Construction Joinery (Sign up for waitlist)
Emi Bryan
Emi Bryan
Tom Henscheid
Forging Carving Tools: Your Very Own Bent & Straight Knives (Sign up for waitlist)
Tom Henscheid
Tom Henscheid
James Johnson
Tlingit Panel Carving: Formline Design, Painting, and Carving
James Johnson
James Johnson
Emi Bryan
Traditional Japanese Construction Joinery (Sign up for waitlist)
Emi Bryan
Emi Bryan
Ben Kahn
Introduction to Turning
Ben Kahn
Ben Kahn
Annalise Rubida
Windsor Stool: Design and Build
Annalise Rubida
Annalise Rubida
Tom Henscheid
Spoon Carving
Tom Henscheid
Tom Henscheid
Dale Brotherton
Japanese Tools (Sign up for wait-list)
Dale Brotherton
Dale Brotherton
Xwalacktun (Rick Harry)
Coast Salish Relief Carving
Xwalacktun (Rick Harry)
Xwalacktun (Rick Harry)
Tom Henscheid
Introduction to Vacuum Bag Veneering
Tom Henscheid
Tom Henscheid
Dale Brotherton
Japanese Joinery (Sign up for wait-list)
Dale Brotherton
Dale Brotherton
Tim Lawson
Woodturning for Beginners
Tim Lawson
Tim Lawson

Winter 2026

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Foundations of Woodworking II
Foundations of Woodworking I
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Foundations of Woodworking II
Chairmaking: Building a Windsor
Woodturning: Form, Texture, and Finish on Vessels
Weekend Essentials: Handsaws
Tlingit Carving: Circular Panel
Weekend Essentials: Hand Planes
Beginning Hand Tool Woodworking
Weekend Essentials: Hand Cut Dovetails
Bowl Turning: Developing Fine Design, Form, and Finesse
Weekend Essentials: Hand Cut Mortise and Tenons
A Handmade Bookcase
Finishing from Scratch
Forging Carving Tools: Your Very Own Bent & Straight Knives
Upholstering a Simple Ottoman
Introduction to Turning I: Spindles
Introduction to Turning II: Bowls
Wall Cabinet with Kumiko Panel
Spoon Carving

Summer 2026

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Timber Framing (Sign up for waitlist)
Making a Hiking Dulcimer
Shop-Sawn Veneers and Inlays: Making Magic with Precious Materials
Weaving for Furniture: Build and Weave a Danish Cord Stool
Japanese Tools
Timber Framing: Women and LGBTQ+ Students
Making Shoji: Traditional Japanese Sliding Doors (Sign up for waitlist)
Building the Daisy Table: Enhancing Confidence in Machine Woodworking
Finding Your Creative Voice: Developing Confidence in Your Design Skills
How to Steam Bend Wood

Fall 2026

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Fun with Curves: Laminating, Bricklaying, & Coopering
Foundations of Woodworking I
Tlingit Paddle Carving: Canoe axáa
Beginning Machine Tool Woodworking: Women & LGBTQ+ Students