Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking
Woodworking classes in Manchester, CT · school
26 courses from $195 to $1,175, three for beginners. Woodturning, furniture making, small projects and joinery.
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Woodworking classes at Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking
Basic Woodturning Weekend
$425
Beginning Woodturning
$465
Fundamentals of Furniture-Making
Prerequisite: some experience suggested.
$1,175
Woodturning II - The Next Step!
Prerequisite: has made a few bowls on a glue block.
$395
Learn to Turn Natural-Edge (Bark-Rim) Bowls
$425
One Day Woodturning
$195
Sharpening Turning Tools
$195
Turning Holiday Ornaments
$425
Learn about Gold Leaf Gilding
$425
Side table with no-glue joinery
$995
Yes Folks- There Really are more than 10 ways to cut Dovetails!
$425
Shaping Cabriole Legs
$425
Cabinet Wood Identification
$425
A Deep Dive into Handtool Joinery
$1,150
Build this Fancy Kumiko Tea Box
$425
Step into Woodworking: A Simple Stylish Bench
Step One: A Simple Plant Stand
Building Kitchen Cabinets
Furniture Making I: Walnut Jewelry Box
Furniture Making II: Shaker Hall Table
Step into Woodturning
Spindle Turning for Furniture Making
STRICTLY BOWLS - A Woodturning Class
Prerequisite: Night time woodturning or weekend Basic Woodturning.
The Taming of the Skew
Build a Connecticut William & Mary Dressing Table
Build a Pennsylvania Spice Box
Ages: 18+.
Booking on own site.
Also offers
- Woodcraft store sharing the school's space
Who runs it
- Bob Van Dykedirector
Waiver, booking and other details
- Waiver
- Signed release returned before the class begins
- Booking
- Register online via the register link on each class; phone registration discouraged; waitlist available when a class is full
- Cancellation
- Refunds and transfers only for cancellations more than two weeks before the start, unless the space is filled; no exceptions
- Refunds
- If CVSW cancels a class, prompt refund or transfer to another class
- Lodging
- List of local hotels (some with student rates); Airbnb suggested for longer classes
- Materials
- walnut
Map and directions
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Details from schoolofwoodworking.com, checked October 2026.