Come to our Middleton workshop to learn how to use hand tools effectively and efficiently.

I am currently accepting students for private & semi-private lessons. Schedule a time for you (or you and a friend) to learn:

The basics of hand tools, how to find them, & how to use them
How to sharpen and fine-tune your tools
How to set up a hand tool woodworking shop (it’s cheaper and smaller than you might think)
How to build a hand tool woodworking bench
How to use dovetail and mortise & tenon joinery to create furniture

Less expensive - for the cost of one large woodworking machine, you can outfit yourself with an entire, proper hand tool collection
Space - a hand tool shop can be set up in a fraction of the space of power tools
Noise - the gentle sound of a hand plane allows you to listen to the radio without hearing protection
Safety - you really have to try hard to cut your finger off with a hand saw; not so with a table saw
Hand tools provide a connection to history through a timeless craft