Description

In the North Carolina Tall Chest class, you’ll step up your woodworking game by making a piece inspired by this Piedmont masterpiece. From its rippling frieze to its dovetailed bracket feet, every detail of this piece screams refinement.

North Carolina Tall Chest

The five-day North Carolina Tall Chest class begins with full-scale shop drawings. After the drawers are complete, construction begins.

 

 

Some of the skills learned in the Morris Chair class are:

• How to create full-sized working drawings
• Mortise-and-tenon joinery
• Dovetailed case construction

Materials are not included in the class fee. Lumber for this project may be purchased through us or on your own and shipped to our shop at least four weeks prior to the class.

Each student should supply his, or her, own:

• Safety glasses and hearing protection
• Combination or machinist square
• Bevel gauge
• Bench chisels
• Carvers mallet
• Dovetail saw
• Marking gauge
• Smooth plane or jack plane
• Block plane
• Tape measure or folding rule

If you do not have the tools on the list, don’t panic; there are plenty of tools for your use in class.

Course Dates:

• June 28 through July 02, 2027

 

The shop opens at 8:30 am. Class begins at 9:00 am.  A delicious lunch, snacks, and soft drinks are provided. Class ends at 4:30 pm – the shop remains open until 5:30 pm.

The class is limited to a maximum of 3 students.

Call or email to be placed on the waiting list if this class sells out.