Chuck Bender - Woodworking

Woodworking Fundamentals – Hands-on Class
2018-09-18 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-09-17 09:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Acanthus Workshop, 62 Indian Trail Rd., Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229, United States
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.

Inlaid Card Table – Hands-on Class
2018-08-31 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-08-30 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-08-29 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-08-28 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-08-27 09:00 - 16:30 | 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.

Inlaid Tea Caddy – Hands-on Class
2018-08-17 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-08-16 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-08-15 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-08-14 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-08-13 09:00 - 16:30 | Acanthus Workshop, 62 Indian Trail Rd., Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229, United States
Inlaid Tea Caddy
Whether you’re a master at inlay, or you’re want to get started, the inlaid tea caddy class is the perfect introduction to veneer and inlay. You’ll spend the week working with solid wood and veneers, adding decorative elements to a small project, and learning about using a variety of techniques to dress your furniture.

Carving For Furniture Makers – Hands-on Class
2018-08-10 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-08-09 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-08-08 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-08-07 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-08-06 09:00 - 16:30 | Acanthus Workshop, 62 Indian Trail Rd., Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229, United States
Carving For Furniture Makers
In this weeklong 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.

Pennsylvania Spice Box - Hands-on Class
2018-07-27 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-07-26 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-07-25 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-07-24 09:00 - 16:30, 2018-07-23 09:00 - 16:30 | Acanthus Workshop, 62 Indian Trail Rd., Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229, United States
Pennsylvania Spice Box
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.

Wharton Esherick Desk – Hands-on Class
2018-07-20 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-07-19 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-07-18 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-07-17 08:00 - 17:00, 2018-07-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Acanthus Workshop, 62 Indian Trail Rd., Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229, United States
Wharton Esherick Desk
Wharton Esherick is one of the most influential woodworkers of the last century. You’ll be creating your own version of this stunning desk in class. Think it would look better with a mix of domestic and imported hardwoods? Want to change the shape of the top? All this and more is possible in this five-day class.

History of the Pembroke Table - SAPFM Delaware Valley Chapter
2018-06-16 08:30 - 16:00 | Oak Mountain Custom Woodwork, 59 Far View Rd., Great Meadows, NJ, 07838, United States
This event is being presented by the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Society of Period Furniture Makers.
Presentation:
The History of the Pembroke Table
Pembroke, or breakfast tables were highly fashionable throughout the mid-18th Century. In this seminar Chuck Bender will cover some of the history of the form as well as show some of the regional variations in design. Chuck will also demonstrate how to layout and make the knuckle joint and fly rail that supports the drop leaves of the tables. He will also demonstrate several methods of embellishment (i.e. gadrooning, rope carving and inlay) that often adorn these useful, and decorative, little tables.

Bermuda Dovetails – WGSJ
2018-05-03 19:15 - 22:00 | Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill, 401 Kings Highway North, Cherry Hill, NJ, 08034, United States
As part of the regular meetings, the Woodworkers’s Guild of South Jersey offers presentations by, and for, woodworkers. This month’s featured presentation will be an instructional seminar by Chuck Bender on how to cut Bermuda Dovetails by hand.

Carving Basics for Furniture Makers – CJWA Presentation
2018-04-11 19:00 - 22:00 | Old Brick Reformed Church, 490 Route 520, Marlboro, NJ, 07746, United States
As part of the regular meetings, the Central Jersey Woodworkers Association offers presentations by, and for, woodworkers. This month’s featured presentation will be an instructional seminar by Chuck Bender on how to get started carving wood for furniture.
