Chuck Bender - Woodworking

Inlaid Card Table – Hands-on Class
2018-08-27 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-08-28 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-08-29 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-08-30 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-08-31 09:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Acanthus Workshop, 62 Indian Trail Rd., Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229, United States
Inlaid Card Table
Card tables are always fun project to make, particularly when they’re inlaid. You’ll be making a “D-shaped” card table with figured veneers and a variety of inlays.

Woodworking Fundamentals – Hands-on Class
2018-09-17 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-09-18 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-09-19 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-09-20 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-09-21 09:00 - 16:30
Our five-day Woodworking Fundamentals program is one fun-filled, action-packed week of woodworking!
Woodworking Fundamentals
Whether you’ve never worked wood before, or you’re a master, after one week in our shop you’ll have the basics needed to start your woodworking hobby or career. As a student, you will learn about hand tools and how to use them. You will learn about the basic machines used in today’s fine woodworking projects. Your skills will all come together with lessons on how to create shop drawings, choose the right lumber for your project as well as a good working knowledge of the basic woodworking joints. Students begin building a one drawer stand that they can take home.

Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table – Hands-on Class
2018-10-08 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-10-09 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-10-10 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-10-11 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-10-12 09:00 - 16:30
The Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table class is perfect for the beginning furniture maker or the master.
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table
Although this project looks complex, this mid-century modern coffee table is perfect for the budding furniture maker. Simple wedged, round-tenon joinery gives this table an elegant appearance without being ornate.
Some of the skills learned in the Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table class are:

Proper project planning
Round-tenon joinery
Preparing surfaces for finish
Matching figure in wood to provide the best possible look for your project

William & Mary Dressing Chest – Hands-on Class
2019-04-15 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-04-16 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-04-17 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-04-18 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-04-19 09:00 - 16:30
Photos courtesy of the Winterthur Museum
With its half turnings and mortise-and-tenon joinery, the William & Mary Dressing Chest class is designed to expand the skills of even the most experienced woodworker. The looking glass pictured is a separate piece, but (if there’s time) you can certainly make the frame.
Frame-and-panel construction is at the heart of William & Mary chests and this miniature is no exception. With all the decorative moldings the William & Mary Dressing Chest is a mitering tour-de-force. And if you’ve done little in the way of turning, no worries. You’ll have the chance to practice the techniques, but finished turnings will be available for use should you desire.

Some of the skills learned in the William & Mary Dressing Chest class are:

How to decorate with half turnings
How to build furniture with corner-post construction
How to make and fit side-hung drawers
Easy methods for assembly of sticked stiles and rails

Pennsylvania Spice Box – Hands-on Class
2019-04-29 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-04-30 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-05-01 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-05-02 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-05-03 09:00 - 16:30
The Pennsylvania spice box offers unique challenges to the intermediate woodworker. From case construction to hanging a door and dovetailing a large number of drawers, this project will challenge your skills.
The best part of spice boxes is the secret compartments, right? I’ve designed this Pennsylvania spice box with several.

Some of the skills learned in the Pennsylvania Spice Box class are:

How to incorporate secret compartments into your woodworking projects
How to break down a complex project into easy-to-accomplish smaller steps
How to make ogee feet
Matching figure in wood to provide the best possible look for your project

Hanging Corner Cabinet – Hands-on Class
2019-05-13 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-05-14 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-05-15 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-05-16 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-05-17 09:00 - 16:30
Corner cabinets are nearly perfect projects. They take up little space in a room, yet they display curiosities quite well. There’s also the woodworking aspect of a corner cabinet, you can build a variety of skills.

Some of the skills learned in the Hanging Corner Cabinet class are:

How to accurately assemble long beveled corners
How to miter moldings on something other than 45°
How to make, fit and hang a door and drawer
How to select and match grain patterns for the most dramatic effect
