Introduction to Tools Workshop
In this workshop you will learn tool use and safety, team building and have fun doing it! You will be trained to use the tablesaw, router and planer to begin your woodworking adventure. Following your hands on training, you will form small groups, where you will collaborate to take a design from conceptualization to completion as you find solutions to everyday problems.
Price
$65.00 / per person
Please note that this is a skill building workshop. Participants will work in small groups to design and build something that will allow them to practice the new skills they learned. Individuals will not be making an item to take home with them.
(Need financial aid? Ask us! We want to make sure this event is accessible to you and prioritize aid to POC attendees.)
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Pre-Requisites
Age 18+
No woodworking experience necessary
Timeline
11:00a Names and Pronouns
11:15a Workshop Logistics
11:30a Tool Training
12:30a Project Time
2:30p Group Share
2:45p Project Reset
Accessibility
Are you in a wheel chair? There is wheel chair access in the building, however not all of the tools are accessible or set up to be operated safely by someone in a wheel chair. Some modifications in the shop can be made if we know in advance that you are coming.
Do you have a low scent tolerance? We ask that our participants refrain from using extreme scents, though cannot guarantee the workshop space will be scent free. Please know that sawdust is present in the shop and we have masks available upon request.
Do you use ASL? We currently don’t have translation available, and would love to work with you about how you can access our workshops.
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COVID-19 Protocols
Your safety is our highest priority, so we have put safety protocols in place for all of our in-person workshops to keep everyone safe. Those protocols are:
Reduced class sizes (no more than 6 participants in a class).
All instructors, assistants, and participants will be required to wear masks while attending workshops. We do not have enough masks to provide to everyone, so you will be required to provide your own mask.
Instructors and participants may be required to have their temperature taken (using a touchless thermometer) prior to the start of the class.
Social distancing will be implemented when possible and appropriate.
Sanitizer will be provided during the class.
Everyone should follow recommended safety precautions, such as coughing into your elbow and refraining from touching their face.
All of the tools, equipment, door handles, cabinet and drawer handles, etc. that are touched will be disinfected both before and after the workshop.
Our Creedo:
1. Give people independence and confidence
2. Create communities of people through project based collaboration
3. Learn from our mistakes
4. Access both financially & physically