Jacques’ uses a file, shooting board and angle jig to shape the sides of his shop made knife hinges to follow the curve of the sides of his cabinet. More »

This week Jim Krenov spoke to the class about finding your own voice in your work. His words continue to inspire the next generation of woodworkers. Now that projects underway, Jim has offered to provide weekly feedback to our students throughout their journey here at the school. More »

We are pleased to announce our guest faculty taking part in our Journeyman Program for the 2006-2007 Craftsman Program. More »

We began this week with Jim Krenov’s lecture on knives and dovetailing. Each week the students and I have been treated to Jim as he reflects back on his life as a craftsman, teacher and writer. His words are as inspiring as ever and we are grateful for his presence at our school. More »

This will be the final Benchroom this week for the Summer Programming for 2006. I would like to take this opportunity thank all of our alumni, students, guest faculty, resident faculty and staff as well as our board of directors for their ongoing support. A special thank you to Jim and Britta Krenov for facilitating our weekly talks. They continue to provide me a invaluable source of inspiration. More »

This week we had a visit from Brian Boggs, an internationally acclaimed chair maker from Kentucky. Each of the students went home with a completed chair with woven bark seat, and the skills to make many more. Brian gave a slide presentation on Wednesday evening which highlighted his work as well as a project has undertaken in third world countries. Brian even managed to a fishing trip at the end of his stay. More »

Stan, a local woodworker from Gibsons paring a set of tails with a chisel he made earlier in the week. In this program students spend the first two days making tools and use these tools for the final three days cutting dovetails. The tool making continues on throughout the week after the students have been exposed to the possibilities of low tech tool making. More »

Of all the courses taught at Inside Passage Plane Making and Surfaces is likely my favorite to teach. Watching a student make a fine plane and take their first passes achieving exceptional results is a wonderful feeling for any teacher. More »

Ian demonstrating to Mark the safe operation of cutting shoulders of tenons on the table saw. In this class students are shown the safe setup and use of the band saw, jointer, planer and table saw. Ian shared with the group the selection of materials including grain graphics followed by a millwork exercise which combines the safe use and operation of the basic woodworking machines with efficiency. More »

Our six-week Artisan Program students were introduced to the applications, making and installation of knife hinges. Ian also gave our Artisan students a half day session on sketching and design. Our resident craftsman offer students another perspective and broad knowledge base. More »