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Education Program

2008 classes

Your education committee (Phil Choquette, Charlie Drake, John Erbstoeszer, Mike New, Chuck Robertson, and Larry Tomovick) has taken your input and have put together a collection of classes to begin in September, 2008. All the instructors have agreed to teach the class but some of the dates are still in question. This schedule will be continually updated as everything comes together.

You can sign up for a class by either going to the Registration Form or at our regular monthly meeting. This year we will have sign-up forms at each meeting.

Current Class Schedule

NCWA Classes 2008-2009
Topic Date Instructor
Table saw topics (alignment/rip and miter guides/blades) 6-Sep Phil Choquette
Band saw basics (guides/tension tracking/trunion bearings/ maintenance) 20-Sep Charlie Drake
Planers and jointers (blades/adjustments/when to use/how to use) 4-Oct Gary Holloman
Dust collection systems (types/venting/tubing) 28-Oct Rick Anderson
Routers, etc. (bits/adjustments/jigs/dovetails) 8-Dec Phil Choquette
Drawers (joints,slides/glides) 13-Dec Chuck Robertson
Sharpening (bring a chisel and learn to sharpen) 10-Jan Dave Blair
Project planning (reading plans/purchasing wood) 24-Jan Val Mathews
Sculpting and shaping wood 7-Feb RP Myers
Turning 101 (with turners club) 21-Feb Charlie Drake/Bob Doop
Cabinet making with pocket screws 7-Mar Nick Van
Vacuum clamping (clamping wood for sanding/planing) 21-Mar Bob Doop
Handmade planes (make your own usable plane) 4-Apr Val Matthews
Wood types (uses and identification) 18-Apr Jim Torrence
Computer programs (Sketch-up/others?) 2-May Mike New/Charlie Drake
Build a workbench (a classic from Fine Woodworking) 16-May Cec Braeden
Finishing I (first steps) 30-May Phil Choquette
Finishing II (final steps) 13-Jun Phil Choquette