Learn woodworking techniques while making a wood picture frame. The class provides instruction and a broad selection of woods, covering wood choice, preparation, joinery and finishing (if desired). By the end each workshop, you’ll end up with a beautiful and lasting reclaimed object with a story attached.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Table saw -demonstration
Miter saw – Instruction + practice
Power planer – Instruction + practice
Palm sander – Instruction + practice
Reclaimed wood backstory
WOOD SELECTION
Douglas fir from Worcestershire sauce tank
Oak barnwood
Maple barnwood
Coney Island Boardwalk
Longleaf pine
Antique Eastern white pine
Pickle tank redwood
Elm barnwood
Wormy chestnut (Don’t worry – the worms are long gone!)
MEET THE MAKER
Luke Boyce is a fine woodworker and custom fabricator based in Red Hook, Brooklyn. A graduate of the Industrial Arts program at Pratt Institute, Luke has over ten years of experience using modern woodworking equipment and traditional hand tools for the construction of a broad range of projects for Uhuru Design and his own commissions.
Alan Solomon is a partner at Sawkill Lumber and a co-author of Reclaimed Wood: A Field Guide. Sawkill Lumber was established in 2008 to recover lumber and history from deconstructed buildings in the NYC area.