Now that you have completed Woodworking I, come back for more! Your homework begins with a set of plans and a trip to the lumber store. Expand on your skillset, knowledge and confidence by building your very own carpenter’s stool or tool box. The instructors will provide guidance and support all the way. Prerequisite: Woodworking Level 1 or instructor permission.

Posted by CWB on Aug. 27
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This class is for all you people with a hankering to make something out of wood. First you'll learn how to use basic hand and power tools safely as you turn large hunks of wood into useful sized pieces. With that mastered, you'll move on to basic joinery, laminating, fastening and finishing. Sam Laher will impart the techniques that will have you ready and able to take on your own woodworking projects and heading for the lumber store.

Posted by CWB on Aug. 27
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Traditionally boats were designed from half models. From the carved hull form, lines were drawn and scaled up to create full-size patterns. As you will learn in this two-day class, building half models involves reversing the original process by reading two-dimensional lines from plans of a classic Northwest boat and using these lines to create the half-hull. Time will be spent laminating wood, sharpening hand tools, working with chisels, gouges, spokeshaves and hand planes to craft your own three-dimensional model. Students will mount their half models on boards, ready for display!

Posted by CWB on Aug. 27
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The Aleut Ikyak, also widely known as the Baidarka, has been used for thousands of years as the primary method of transportation in the Aleutian Islands. It is the acme of Arctic Native design. Build your own boat, designed to fit your skill level and body type. The boats are built primarily of yellow and red cedar with all joinery pegged and lashed – no metal fastenings or glues. The skin is made from 10-14 oz. ballistic nylon cloth with a resin coating that provides waterproofing and translucence. You do not need woodworking experience; just come equipped with enthusiasm!

Posted by CWB on Aug. 27
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Good oars are hard to find in the market! This two-day workshop provides a hands-on introduction to the craft of oar making. Learn the value of balanced oars, various blade patterns, how to choose suitable wood, how to figure the right length of oars and how to make leather oar collars. Students will lay out and build their own pair of flat-blade oars. Learn how to sharpen and use drawknives, spokeshaves and hand planes and some good techniques for shaping and finishing wood. Take home one finished oar and one partly finished to work on after the class.

Posted by CWB on Aug. 27
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Seattle Unity Church is presenting a six week course based on the book, Discover the Power Within You by Eric Butterworth. This course is a spiritual study of the teachings of Jesus Christ through the eyes of The Unity movement.

Butterworth's book opens for inquiry the thesis that we all can discover, accept and release the same power of Divinity that Jesus believed to be within himself.

Exploring the "depth potential", Butterworth outlines ways in which we can release the power locked within us for better health, greater confidence, increased success, and inspired openness to let our light shine forth for others.

Posted by Seattle Unity on Jul. 26
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A creative neighborhood needs a place where you can get even more creative. In South Lake Union, that's SVC. They'll teach you how to master Photoshop, InDesign, and Flash, or take your graphic design, web design, and ad skills up a few notches. Most classes are taught at night by top working pros, but during the day, you can attend one-day workshops on general business topics such as project management, making presentations, and managing people.

Posted by Admin04 on Jul. 23
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One huge advantage of having the Cornish College of the Arts in the neighborhood is that there's a virtually endless list of free or low-cost dance, theatre, and music performances on tap throughout the school year. Many take place at the historic Raisbeck Performance Hall, the handsomely restored former Sons of Norway lodge built in 1915.

Posted by Admin04 on Jul. 23
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