I teach beginning and intermediate woodworking classes at Hatchspace in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Below you’ll find my regularly scheduled programs.

Rooted in an integrated approach of study from forest to wood shop, the curriculum includes both traditional and advanced techniques, blending craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology. Through project-based assignments, field trips and a rotating roster of expert instructors, students will develop essential woodworking and design skills, and gain hands-on experience with a variety of tools, from hand planes to CNC machines, from milling equipment to laser cutters. The perfect gap year experience or career-changing accelerator, HatchSpace invites you to spend your fall making something real in Vermont.

The program will be delivered from HatchSpace’s expansive woodworking facility in downtown Brattleboro, a region surrounded by some of the world’s finest hardwood forests. Students benefit from a geography well positioned to gain an understanding of the interconnected field of sustainable forestry and its impacts on wood furniture and products innovation. 

Students will benefit from a wide-ranging team of more than nine experienced and award-winning woodworker educators. Some of the notable instructors include Heather Tauck, who serves as the program lead, is a North Bennet Street School taught custom furniture designer, and Mineck prize-winning greenwood worker and furniture maker, Charles Thompson. Woodworking legend, Garrett Hack will also join, as will the celebrated forester Ethan Tapper, author of “How to Love a Forest.” With such a diverse team of woodworker educators, students are assured to benefit from an equally diverse range of methods in the field. Even Tom Bodett, the celebrated humorist, author and radio personality who is also HatchSpace’s co-founder and a lifelong woodworker, will lead workshops. 

Generous scholarships are available and students leave with a Certificate of Completion. Learn more and apply at hatchspace.org/intensive.  

Dynamic duo Heather Tauck of HT Woodshop and Erin Bell of Curiosity Woodworks co-teach these beginning woodworking classes designed to empower, inspire and create community among women and gender expansive individuals.

Intro to Woodworking: Charcuterie Board, Bandsaw Box & Hand Cut Joinery - Through demonstrations and hands on learning, students will be guided through the proper use and safety of the jointer, planer, table saw, bandsaw, router and drill press. We will also use hand tools and hand power-tools to create joinery and surface texture on wood. Topics covered include properties of wood, woodworking materials, milling lumber four square, methods for shaping wood, common joinery, hand tools for cutting joinery, glue ups, sanding & basic finishing techniques.

Beginning Woodworking: Make a End Table - Through demonstrations and hands on learning, students will be guided through the proper use and safety of all major woodworking machines. Topics covered include milling lumber four square, woodworking materials, common joinery, properties of wood, building from a set of drawings, cutting joinery, glue ups, sanding & basic finishing techniques. You’ll make a small end table with 4 tapered legs, half-lapped aprons and mortise & tenon joinery with a round top.

Beginning Woodworking 2: Make a Wall Cabinet - Building on the skills you’ve learned, this class will focus on a challenging project with many components. Topics covered include casework construction, box joints, door making, dados, rabbets & grooves, working with veneer, cutting plywood, drawer making, pull making, attaching hardware, and hanging a wall cabinet.