Over the course of three weeks, students will learn how to turn a chunk of tree trunk into a wooden bowl or vessel. Students will learn about shop and machine safety while practicing wood turning with blank starts on a lathe. This class assumes no prior wood turning experience but may be repeated for more challenging projects and instructor guidance.

We source our wood for bowl turning predominately from Shelburne Farms.

This course takes place in our beautiful, light filled woodshop at the very back of our campus. 

All materials for the creation of your bowl(s) are provided.

The price of this course covers one adult and one child (8+). 

Join your child in our beautiful light-filled woodshop and build a three-legged stool!

This workshop, specifically for women and nonbinary folx offers participants the opportunity to start exploring our historic woodshop while learning how to make a beautiful handmade serving set.

This course is appropriate for brand new beginners as well as those with some skill who might like to try out our space.

We think this would make a fabulous friends night out...and you’d both leave with a one of a kind project!

Try out woodturning in this single-session beginner class in which students will learn to safely mount a hardwood blank between centers on a wood lathe, and then use spindle roughing gouges, parting tools and calipers to measure and shape a rolling pin tailored to their preferences. The finished projects will be ready to take home that night and put to work right away. 

This course takes place in our beautiful, light filled woodshop at the very back of our campus. 

All materials for the creation of your rolling pin are provided.

Are you looking for an introduction to wood turning by making spindle projects like ornaments, mallets or bud vases? Join us in our warm, light-filled, wood shop to learn the beautiful art of wood turning. Over the course of three weeks, students will learn how to use the basic tools of spindle turning: gouges, parting tool, skew and scraper to turn several small projects from dried stock. Students will learn about shop and machine safety while practicing wood turning with blank starts on a lathe. This class assumes no prior wood turning experience but may be repeated for more challenging projects and instructor guidance.

Build a very simple wooden luminary for these darkest days of the year.

Originating in Japan more than a millennium ago, Kumiko is an intricate form of lattice work that draws inspiration from the natural world. Patterns may resemble cherry blossoms or hemp leaves. Join Shelburne Craft School Woodworking Teacher, Mike Scully, for an intro course to Kumiko. This class will cover the basics of making kumiko patterns, including a discussion of the various jigs and methods used to make them. We will also discuss a variety of different patterns, and students will learn the Asanoha square grid infill pattern and will leave with their own beautiful Kumiko Ornament. 

Mastering the art of kumiko takes patience and hand tool skills—so students should be comfortable with hand tools / chisels and enjoy applying attention to detail.

Try out woodturning in this single-session beginner class in which students will learn to safely mount a hardwood blank between centers on a wood lathe, and then use spindle roughing gouges, parting tools and calipers to measure and shape a rolling pin tailored to their preferences. The finished projects will be ready to take home that night and put to work right away. 

This course takes place in our beautiful, light filled woodshop at the very back of our campus. 

All materials for the creation of your rolling pin are provided.