Make a Pie Crust Table – Hands-on Class
2021-07-12 08:30 - 16:30, 2021-07-13 08:30 - 16:30, 2021-07-14 08:30 - 16:30, 2021-07-15 08:30 - 16:30, 2021-07-16 08:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | 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.

Finishing from Pristine to Patinated – Hands-on Class
2021-07-26 08:30 - 16:30, 2021-07-27 08:30 - 16:30, 2021-07-28 08:30 - 16:30, 2021-07-29 08:30 - 16:30, 2021-07-30 08:30 - 16:30
Do you have a pile of projects sitting in your shop that is complete except for the finish? Or are you stuck in the rut of making pieces that deserve a great finish, but you revert to rubbing on a bit of oil and call it done because it feels safe and comfortable? It’s time to kick up your skills in my Finishing from Pristine to Patinated class.
Pristine to Patinated
Everything from surface prep to finishing the finish is covered in this five-day class. We’ll begin by taking a project you bring along and properly prepare all the surfaces for the type of finish you want in the end. Then it’s time to adjust the color, which is achieved by using dyes, stains, chemical treatments, and pigmented topcoats. Patination and aged finishes are also be covered in this week-long class.

Build a Stickley Tile-top Tea Table – Hands-on Class
2021-08-09 08:30 - 16:30, 2021-08-10 08:30 - 16:30, 2021-08-11 08:30 - 16:30, 2021-08-12 08:30 - 16:30, 2021-08-13 08:30 - 16:30
Furniture from the Arts and Crafts period, like this Stickley Tile-top Tea Table, are both stylish and functional. Traditionally, furniture of this period was made in quarter-sawn oak, but this project would look great in just about any wood.

Stickley Tile-top Tea Table
You’ll be copying a rare example of Stickley design. While the original size is roughly 20? X 25?, you can modify the size to suit your needs. The beauty of making a project of this kind in such a small class is room for customization.

3D Cutting Board With Alex Snodgrass – Hands-on Class
2021-08-21 09:00 - 16:30, 2021-08-22 09:00 - 16:30
Make a 3D Cutting Board with Alex Snodgrass here in the Acanthus Workshop. Just in time for the upcoming holiday season, you can learn how to make a beautiful, mystifying end-grain cutting board.
3D Cutting Board with Alex Snodgrass
This hands-on class begins by teaching you how to tune a bandsaw to make perfect cuts. Once learned, this skill makes future bandsaw use a breeze. You will then progress through the techniques required to make the cutting board: how to make dead-on straight cuts on the bandsaw, how to make accurate angled cuts on the bandsaw, and how to plane, sand, glue, and clamp the cutting board.
Using only three woods, walnut, cherry, and maple, you’ll work under Alex’s direction to make a beautiful and functional cutting board that you’ll take home. More importantly, you’ll go home with the knowledge and experience to be able to set up a bandsaw to make accurate cuts regardless of what you’re making. Oh, and you’ll be able to easily repeat the construction process to make enough 3D cutting boards for all your friends and family.

Build a Line and Berry Chest – Hands-on Class
2021-09-20 08:30 - 16:30, 2021-09-21 08:30 - 16:30, 2021-09-22 08:30 - 16:30, 2021-09-23 08:30 - 16:30, 2021-09-24 08:30 - 16:30
The Line and Berry Chest is the ideal class to stretch your woodworking skills. It’s time to make a true masterpiece.

Line and Berry Chest
There’s a simple elegance to this Chester County line and berry chest, yet there’s plenty of drama. With raised-panel sides and arch-top drawers, this chest offers plenty of opportunities to expand your skills. Because the class size is limited, you can customize the class the way you want. Want to add bracket feet or add inlay to the side panels? No problem.

Make a Danish Modern Stool – Hands-on Class
2021-10-18 09:00 - 16:30, 2021-10-19 09:00 - 16:30, 2021-10-20 09:00 - 16:30, 2021-10-21 09:00 - 16:30, 2021-10-22 09:00 - 16:30
The Danish Modern stool class allows you to create a modern masterpiece in just five days. Copied from an original 1955 Hans Wegner design, this stool includes through mortise-and-tenon joinery and sculpted handles.

Danish Modern Stool
You can recreate this stool exactly, or get creative, and adapt the design to your own taste. Spend a week expanding your woodworking skills and making a stylish project.

Wharton Esherick Stool – Hands-on Class
2021-11-08 09:00 - 16:30, 2021-11-09 09:00 - 16:30, 2021-11-10 09:00 - 16:30
Wharton Esherick’s 1929 stool.
For the first time ever I’m offering the opportunity to create one of four different Wharton Esherick stools. The Wharton Esherick stool class allows you to perfect your sculpted furniture parts.
Wharton Esherick Stool
The iconic Wharton Esherick three-legged stool.
Wharton Esherick is one of the most influential woodworkers of the last century. In this class, you’ll recreate Esherick’s 1929 or the 1932 stool with sculpted mortise-and-tenon joinery. Or you can make the iconic Esherick three-legged stool with turned legs and sculpted seat.
