This October, the Woodworking & Small Boatbuilding Studio is full of ways to try something you haven’t built before, from hand-cut joinery to your very own ukulele. Here’s what’s coming up!

Intro to Building Stringed Instruments

Sunday, Oct. 11, 1 – 3 PM: Learn about building guitars, violins, ukuleles, and potentially other stringed instruments in this open, come-as-you-are introduction. Whether you’ve never touched a lutherie tool or you’re deciding what to build next, this is the place to start.

Demystifying Cabinet Drawer Hardware

Sunday, Oct. 11, 9 AM – 12 PM: Learn options for cabinet drawer hardware, from soft-close slides to traditional runners, so your next build opens and closes exactly the way you want.

Ukulele Build Kickoff

Sunday, Oct. 25, 1 – 3 PM: Learn what’s involved in building a ukulele and the support you’d get if a ukulele-building series comes together. If you’ve ever wanted to make your own instrument, start here.

Creating Toggle Clamp Jigs

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 6 – 9 PM: Design and build a toggle clamp jig for pattern shaping, a shop-made tool you’ll reach for on project after project.

Quick Picks

Introduction to Woodturning: Three meetings, beginning Saturday, Oct. 17, 9 AM – 12 PM. Filling up fast!

Create Professional Dovetails with a Router Jig: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6 – 9 PM.

Make a Modern End Table: Six meetings, beginning Friday, Oct. 16, 3 – 6 PM. Nearly full. Waitlist worthy!

Cabinet-Building Basics: Three meetings, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 11, 6 – 9 PM.

Introduction to Pen Turning: Thursday, Nov. 19, 12 – 3 PM.

Community Spoon Carving (free!): Friday, Oct. 9, and Friday, Nov. 6, 5 – 8 PM

Questions or suggestions? Contact wood.lead@bainbridgebarn.org