Chuck Bender - Woodworking

Boston Turret-top Tea Table – Hands-on Class
2023-07-28 09:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Acanthus Workshop, 62 Indian Trail Rd., Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229, United States
The turret-top tea table is a regional rarity, in American 18th-century furniture, it is only found in Boston. Spend five days in the shop creating this Massachusetts masterpiece.

Newport Tea Table
The original table, upon which our copy is based, was made in 1765 for Nicholas Brown of Newport, RI. A masterpiece in its own right, this table class begins with a full-sized drawing. The joinery, sculptural aprons, and top follow. Rounding out the week is carving ball and claw feet with pierced talons.

Four-poster Bed – Hands-on Class
2023-07-31 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-08-01 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-08-02 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-08-03 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-08-04 09:00 - 16:30 | Acanthus Workshop, 62 Indian Trail Rd., Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229, United States
Whether you like pencil posts, Sheraton field beds, or carved ball and claw foot low-post beds, the four-poster bed class gets you sleeping tight in no time. Join me for this 5-day class where you’ll choose the bed of your (or your special someone’s) dreams and spend the week building it.

Doors & Drawers – Hands-on Class
2023-08-14 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-08-15 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-08-16 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-08-17 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-08-18 09:00 - 16:30 | Acanthus Workshop, 62 Indian Trail Rd., Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229, United States
Carving For Furniture Makers
The most challenging parts of many projects are the doors and drawers. Woodworkers find it difficult to figure out how much space to leave for their doors and drawers to function correctly. They either make things too tight, or far too loose. Join me for this 5-day class and never be perplexed again.

Carving For Furniture Makers – Hands-on Class
2023-08-28 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-08-29 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-08-30 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-08-31 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-09-01 09:00 - 16:30 | Acanthus Workshop, 62 Indian Trail Rd., Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229, United States
Carving For Furniture Makers
In this week-long class, you’ll go from zero to full-tilt carving in only five days. You’ll develop the foundational skills necessary to embellish your woodworking project with that touch of carving class. You’ll carve fans, shells, and even a simple cabriole leg. Learn how to maintain your carving tools in order to carve crisply, cleanly, and safely.

Make a Pie Crust Table – Hands-on Class
2023-09-11 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-09-12 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-09-13 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-09-14 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-09-15 09:00 - 16:30 | Acanthus Workshop, 62 Indian Trail Rd., Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229, United States
Appealing to the carver in many woodworkers, the pie crust table epitomizes the mastery of craftsmanship. In this week-long class, you’ll make your own version of one of the most elegant pie crust tables in existence.

Pie Crust Table
While the original upon which this adaptation is modeled is approximately 24″ in diameter and 28″ tall, your project can be altered to suit your needs. If you want to make the top 36″ in diameter, we’ll scale the project to match. If you want to carve acanthus leaf instead of shells on the knees, then that’s what you’ll do. The beauty of making a project of this kind in such a small class is room for customization.

Carve a Cabriole Leg with Chuck Bender at CVSW
2023-10-14 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-15 09:00 - 17:00 | Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking, 249 Spencer St, Manchester, CT, 06040, United States
Saturday October 14 2023

2 days, Sat 9:30 AM – Sun 5:00 PM, 09:30 AM – 05:00 PM

Manchester

$385.00

Description

The cabriole leg is a graceful and essential form in most Queen Anne-style furniture and we are fortunate to have Chuck Bender, an expert in this furniture style, hosting this unique two-day hands-on class.
Chuck is a nationally known craftsman and a recipient of the prestigious “Cartouche Award” presented by SAPFM. Chuck, who also runs his own furniture-making school and custom furniture business in Jim Thorpe, PA will begin by teaching students the basics of design and layout for a graceful cabriole leg that could be used in a Queen Anne style “tea table”.
Students will go on to layout their own leg, bandsaw it to shape, and spend time refining the shape with rasps, spokeshaves, and scrapers. The class will also feature demonstrations of the layout and carving of a shell on the knee, carving a Trifod foot leg as well as turning the more common padfoot on the lathe.
The cabriole leg gets its name from the French term for goat’s leg– but don’t worry– you can apply the shape or variations on it to period or contemporary work! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of the leaders in the field. Some specific tools will be required and will be listed on the school website.
Sign up today space is limited.
Tuition: $385.00 plus materials ($51.00)

Veneer & Inlay – Hands-on Class
2023-12-04 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-12-05 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-12-06 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-12-07 09:00 - 16:30, 2023-12-08 09:00 - 16:30 | Acanthus Workshop, 62 Indian Trail Rd., Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229, United States
This five-day class covers the basics of veneer & inlay. Highly figured veneer and contrasting inlay can add dimension, depth and decoration for your pieces. Most woodworkers don’t know where to begin with veneer and inlay but this class will help get you started. The techniques are simple to grasp and the results can be dramatic. If you are looking to step up your woodworking skills to the next level, this is the class for you.

Veneer & Inlay
In addition to lots of practice exercises, a small veneered and inlaid box will be made in class so you can put all those newly honed skills to work.
Some of the skills learned in the Veneer & Inlay class are:

Hammer veneering
Bookmatching and slip-matching veneers for dramatic effects
How to make edge banding
Sand shading
Line-and-berry inlay

Make a Wegner Inspired Chair
2024-04-08 09:00 - 16:30, 2024-04-09 09:00 - 16:30 | Acanthus Workshop, 62 Indian Trail Rd., Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229, United States
Hans Wegner was one of the most innovative and prolific designers of the 20th Century. In the Make a Wegner Inspired Chair class you’ll challenge your skills while building one of his iconic designs.

Make a Wegner Inspired Chair
The five-day class begins with full-scale shop drawings. You’ll then move on to creating the structure of the chair and sculpting the joints. Making and fitting the crest is surely a challenge for woodworkers of all levels.
