Port Townsend School of Woodworking - Port Townsend (WA)

5 /5 Brock Walker: I have taken the week-long "Hand Tool Heaven" class and various other weekend classes at the Port Townsend School of Woodworking, including: a furniture design course, a cabinet joinery course, and a Northwest Coast carving toolmaking class. All of the courses have been excessively enjoyable, very informative, and I left a better maker each time. The instructors who taught these classes, which included the schools founders and other talented and accomplished craftspeople, have provided excellent classroom and individualized instruction as well as real, useful content without time-filling fluff. I will be back for a course as soon as I possibly can be.

5 /5 Susan Smith: I recently took the Woodworking for Women - fantastic class. I have limited experience in woodworking, some self-taught and some instruction from husband/uncles. This class taught me new things and better ways for skills I already had. The instructors were wonderful and the week was packed with great instruction and practice on scrap wood and making a serving tray. I recommend it or any other class at the school highly.

5 /5 Bruce Kessler: Excellent school. Well run and my instructor, Jerrod Dahl, was top notch! I took the 5 day Greenwood Carving class. What a great place to camp as well. Tap water is highly chlorinated though. Ugh. But dont let that stop you from coming! I appreciated the quick yoga class at lunch to work out the kinks from 7 hour class.

5 /5 Daniel Lamb: A few years ago I had the great pleasure of attending Jim Tolpins 5 day Handttool Heaven class at Port Townsend School of Woodworking. I learned so much in my brief time there, from Jim and Abel as well as the other students. The town the school is in is a magical place and provides a wonderful background for learning. I highly recommend the course, the school and the instructors - all are top-notch!

5 /5 Jack Tar Media: Just took Hand Saw Essentials as my very first woodworking course, and Im signed up for the rest of the Weekend Hand Tool Series. This a great way to find out if woodworking is your "thing." Id take the week-long Hand Tool Series but I missed it this year. Instructors Steve & Raphael were great. Abel is one of the lead instructors for longer classes. I recently observed part of his Timber Framing class. Hes extremely knowledgeable on many, many topics and is a very patient instructor.