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- February 16, 2026
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- February 17, 2026
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Cutting Board
Starts: 6:45 pmEnds: February 17, 2026 - 9:45 pm
Description:Love gorgeous, hand-made kitchen accessories? Want to enjoy the sights, sounds, smells and feel of a pro-grade woodshop? This is the perfect class for you! In just one fun, quick session you’ll make from complete scratch your own gorgeous hardwood cutting board from premium quarter sawn mahogany! This class uses the creation of the cutting board to teach students the fundamentals of woodworking. Enjoy hands-on work with the jointer, planer, table saw, bandsaw, router table, plunge router and orbital sander! This class gives you a truly pro-grade experience AND you leave with your own hand-made cutting board!
https://www.philadelphiawoodworks.com/home_and_lifestyle_series/custom_cutting_board/
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- February 18, 2026
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Express Woodshop Intro (A)
Starts: 6:45 pmEnds: February 18, 2026 - 10:00 pm
Description:Not sure how to begin your exploration into woodworking or how to keep your budding hobby moving forward? Look no further as the The Express Woodshop Introduction is exactly the class you need! Enjoy the thrill of starting from complete scratch and using a full array of professional grade tools like a jointer, planer, table saw, router table, band saw and more. The skills you will learn in this workshop will create an incredible foundation for your understanding of what happens in a real woodshop. And we’re not sure which you’ll love more — the gorgeous mahogany table lamp you’ll take home or the experience of making it! http://www.philadelphiawoodworks.com/essentials_series/express_woodshop_introduction/
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- February 19, 2026
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Intermediate Tablesaw
Starts: 6:30 pmEnds: February 19, 2026 - 9:30 pm
Description:Most woodworkers only scratch the surface of the table saw's true versatility. Come learn a series of expert table saw techniques and joinery tips that will absolutely help you take your woodworking hobby to the next level! In this course, you will learn and develop comfort with:
- Miter cuts for both frames and boxes
- Cove cutting
- Using a tapering jig
- Strengthening mitered corners with splines
We will also discuss jig making, maintenance and calibration. Basic competency in table saw rip and crosscuts is recommended for this class (but not required), both of which can be covered quickly and affordably in a private instruction lesson or in our Table Saw Basics class.
http://www.philadelphiawoodworks.com/tools_and_techniques_series/intermediate_tablesaw/
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- February 21, 2026
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Hand Tools (A)
Starts: 10:30 amEnds: February 21, 2026 - 6:00 pm
Description:In a woodworking world seemingly dominated by power tools, the amazing versatility of and enjoyment from using hand tools is often overlooked. This course focuses on the use of a wide variety of hand tools including hand planes, hand saws, chisels, marking knives and marking gauges. In addition, significant attention will be placed on the sharpening and honing of tools for optimal performance.
And what better way to begin your exploration than to use our hand tools to make your own hand tools that you will take home from class! You will leave class with your own hand-made mallet and marking knife!!
http://www.philadelphiawoodworks.com/tools_and_techniques_series/introduction_to_hand_tools/
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- February 22, 2026
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Cutting Board
Starts: 2:30 pmEnds: February 22, 2026 - 5:30 pm
Description:Love gorgeous, hand-made kitchen accessories? Want to enjoy the sights, sounds, smells and feel of a pro-grade woodshop? This is the perfect class for you! In just one fun, quick session you’ll make from complete scratch your own gorgeous hardwood cutting board from premium quarter sawn mahogany! This class uses the creation of the cutting board to teach students the fundamentals of woodworking. Enjoy hands-on work with the jointer, planer, table saw, bandsaw, router table, plunge router and orbital sander! This class gives you a truly pro-grade experience AND you leave with your own hand-made cutting board!
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Essential Furniture Joinery
Starts: 10:00 amEnds: February 22, 2026 - 6:00 pm
Description:This course provides students with the understanding and practice of creating some of the most fundamental furniture making joints! In just one day students will create hands-on:
- Mortise and Tenon Joints
- Finger and Box Joints
- Bridle Joints
- Half Lap Joints
- Floating Tenon Joints
The joints covered in this course have a wide variety of applications in woodworking and basic furniture construction. Students will learn these joinery techniques through class discussion, observation, and hands-on execution and have hand-made samples of each joint to take home!
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Intro to Turning
Starts: 10:00 amEnds: February 22, 2026 - 6:00 pm
Description:Always wanted to learn the fundamentals of woodturning? Our Introduction to Turning is a wonderfully educational introduction to the basics of both spindle and bowl turning — the foundation of a woodturner’s bag of tricks! Learn the fundamentals of turning as well as safe lathe operation, setting you up to explore turning further if you wish either at home or at PW as a member!
http://www.philadelphiawoodworks.com/turning_series/introduction_to_turning
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