Chuck Bender - Woodworking

Felder USA Open House
2019-11-07 09:00 - 19:00, 2019-11-08 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Felder USA, 2 Lukens Drive, Suite 300, New Castle, DE, 19720, United States
I am appearing and demonstrating at the Felder USA Open House on November 7 & 8, 2019. Each day I’ll present three seminars: Modern Milling Methods, Shop-made Moldings, and Double Raised Panels.
In Modern Milling Methods, I take you through the process of creating flat, true lumber for your projects. There is an easy to follow sequence used to achieve flat, square, accurately dimensioned material. I’ll demonstrate that sequence and explain why I perform each step in the specific order I have chosen.
Shop-made Moldings begins with profile design and quickly moves to execution. Many woodworkers struggle with figuring out how to make a specific molding profile with the fewest number of tools. I’ll demonstrate how I create a variety of profiles with a couple of hand planes and a limited number of router bits and shaper cutters.
Using a combination of hand and power tools, Double Raised Panels shows you how to achieve a more dramatic look with minimal effort. While the origin of this technique may be rooted in tradition, the design possibilities are endless. Raise your decorative woodworking skills to a new level.

Veneer & Inlay – Hands-on Class
2019-11-11 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-11-12 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-11-13 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-11-14 09:00 - 16:30, 2019-11-15 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
