Steam Bending Fundamentals

Gain a thorough introduction to the art of steam bending wood while making a handsome firewood carrier or two. Discover the benefits of steaming wood, green woodworking, and post and rung joinery. Refine your approach to hand tools and machine woodworking, and learn the process behind designing and building wood bending forms. Return home with a foundation in steam bending, hand tool work, and wet/dry joinery that can be used to build chairs and furniture from green wood.

$40

Mike Clarkson is a woodworker based in White Hall, MD. He worked in cabinet shops in Baltimore in his late teens and early twenties, but found his true calling in green woodworking. Mike has regularly taught at Living Classrooms in Baltimore, MD as a woodworking instructor. He attends craft shows like the American Craft Council show and Fine Furnishings show as well as many craft shows in his area. Mike has taught at Marc Adams School of Woodworking and holds classes and workshops in his shop in White Hall, MD.