Craft, Trade, & Manufacturing Courses

Scottsville, NY

Beginner Woodworking

Beginner

In this 3-day class, you will learn the fundamentals of furniture making through the process of making a small side table from rough sawn lumber. You will mill lumber, practice making mortise and tenon joints, and learn about various finishes, including milk paints, that can make your tables fun and unique. We will use a combination of stationary machines, handheld power tools, and hand tools so students can learn how to complete each step of the process with the tooling they have access to when they return home.

Class size limited to 10.

Class fee: $500

Course Details

Location18 Maple St, Scottsville, NY 14546, USA

LevelBeginner

Capacity10 students

instructor info

Sophie Glenn

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Languages spoken: English

Sophie is a metalworker, woodworker, and furniture maker currently based in Reading, PA. She makes classic furniture designs recreated out of steel to give voice to women in both the woodworking and metal fields, and she utilizes steel in the making of her work to explicitly expand upon the materials that are considered to be part of the fine furniture making field. Sophie received her MFA in Furniture Design and Woodworking from San Diego State University, and BFA in Sculpture and Drawing from SUNY Purchase College. She has exhibited her work across the country, including Blue Spiral 1 Gallery (NC), the Center for Art in Wood (PA), and the Metal Museum (TN), and has been fortunate to receive several grants, fellowships, and residencies to help advance her career, including the John D. Mineck Fellowship in 2022. Sophie currently teaches at Kutztown University and has taught workshops at A Workshop of Our Own, Penland School of Craft, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, the Appalachian Center for Craft, and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. https://sophieglenn.com