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Keepsake Boxes–An Introduction to Machine Woodworking

$950.00

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(2 left)
Woodworking
Brasstown
Week
Ages
18yr+
Feb
7
Sun
-
Feb
12
Fri
PM
04:00
-
PM
12:00
Schedule Type Title: Every Day of the Week
Schedule Description: Daily
Program Area: Woodworking
Instructor: Kylie Little & Katie Bister
Studio/Location: Woodworking Studio
Student Materials: Please bring the following: -Dust mask, eye protection, and ear protection -Long pants and closed-toe shoes to be worn in the shop -An object (or objects), under 12” length, that needs a home. (Something you would like to design a box around or for.) -Sketchbook and writing utensil.
School Fee & Materials: FOLK SCHOOL FEE: $50 -Glue: Titebond I -Blue painter’s tape -Sandpaper: assorted grits 80-220 -Assorted 4/4 domestic lumber for boxes (i.e. cherry, maple, walnut). About 5 BF per student (should be enough for 2 boxes) plus some for demos. -Some 4/4 poplar for machine practice. I’m thinking it would be good to have everyone start with a piece that’s about 5x20” -White, lint-free rags for finishing -Finish: We would love to have a few options on hand, but would not need a lot of each. An oil finish (like tung or danish), some milk paint, polyurethane, and shellac.
Instructor Materials: jigs, specialty tools
Equipment Needs: -Workbenches & stools -Access to studio's tools
Skill Level: Beginner, All levels
Total Materials Fees: $50
Woodworking Studio
1 FOLK SCHOOL RD
BRASSTOWN, NC 28902-8008

Description

Learn machine woodworking basics while crafting a custom, keepsake box! Special objects deserve thoughtful homes; design your box around a specific item or leave it open to finding the perfect contents in the future. Start from scratch, covering lumber selection, milling, safe machine use, basic joinery–splined-miters, box joints, etc.–and finishing options. Leave with a custom box or two, plus the confidence and skills needed to take on future woodworking projects. All levels welcome.

Learn machine woodworking basics while crafting a custom, keepsake box! Special objects deserve thoughtful homes; design your box around a specific item or leave it open to finding the perfect contents in the future. Start from scratch, covering lumber selection, milling, safe machine use, basic joinery–splined-miters, box joints, etc.–and finishing options. Leave with a custom box or two, plus the confidence and skills needed to take on future woodworking projects. All levels welcome.

$50

Kylie Little is currently living and making in Bakersville, NC while working as the Wood Studio Coordinator at Penland School of Crafts. Her background is in sculpture, but she favors wood as a material. Since moving to Appalachia nearly five years ago, she’s been soaking up knowledge and making functional pieces and furniture - with an attention on creating pieces with one very specific purpose. She received her MFA in Sculpture from the Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design at Georgia State University in Atlanta (2021). Her work has been exhibited at Swan Coach House Gallery, Indianapolis Art Center, Temporary Art Center, Roswell Visual Arts Center, and the Kyoto International Community House.
 
Swedish-American Katie Bister was born and raised in Southern Africa and from a young age she was exposed to and aware of the poverty and the lack of good educational access in her town. It was during her time at Berea College that Katie felt drawn to woodworking and began her journey as a chairmaker. Now the manager of the Woodworking School at Pine Croft in Berea, Kentucky, Katie's work centers around playful home-building and creating objects inspired by the needs of her community. Her work has been featured at the Sawtooth School for Visual Art and is currently on display at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum as a part of their current exhibition, Growing American Craft.
 
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