Learn woodworking fundamentals using a structured approach (updated 2024). Explore the essentials of woodworking, the tools, machines and techniques. Find out how to choose the best woods and to correctly select and use tools. This knowledge will develop you as a woodworker for years to come. Invest time to correctly learn woodworking from the ground up. Fast track your woodworking skills!

Learn furniture design and furniture making (over 7 hrs.). The course is based on skills developed in a functioning furniture making studio. Learn from an expert in furniture making and woodworking. Discover how to design your own furniture from concept to drawing to prototypes. Norman Pirollo, furniture maker for 25 years, is featured in magazines and books. Includes (2 hr.) live class on Furniture Design

Are you an aspiring furniture maker. This 10 hour (30 lesson) information-packed master class teaches furniture design + making. Delivered by furniture designer + maker Norman Pirollo. Topics range from developing a design from a concept, workshop setup, hand tools + machines in your shop, joinery, jigs, templates, precision with tools, veneering, CAD. Includes eBook (235 pgs.) and 5 hrs. of Live Classes.

Learn the traditional Japanese craft of Kumiko featuring asa-no-ha motif. Detailed steps to create the pattern are demonstrated. Guide Block plans included. Elevate your woodworking by incorporating Kumiko into furniture or wall art. Kumiko panels are created using hand tools and some machinery in initial wood prep. Video included of dedicated Kumiko bench hook to allow creation of grid using only hand tools.

Do you find social media overwhelming? Norman Pirollo, successful woodworking business owner, guides you through using social media to market your woodworking business. Fast track your knowledge of social media for woodworking and furniture making. Norman provides the expertise to leverage social media to funnel sales through your web site. Start Your Own Woodworking Business (eBook, 130 pgs., $15) included.

Dovetail Class includes step by step sequences on how to create through dovetails and half-blind dovetails. I guide you through the process of creating handmade dovetails, drawer bottom grooves and a small drawer. Following my class simplifies the process and motivates you to create dovetail joinery. Dovetail Jig Plan ($15) used in class included. Start Woodworking ($15 eBook) included.

Learn how to select and use hand tools (updated 2024). Hand tools offer a quiet, dust free alternative to machines. Develop techniques to create furniture using hand tools. Hand planes, chisels and dovetail joinery are featured. Shooting board plan, dovetail jig plan included. Bench hook project included with class. Set up your workshop for hand tool woodworking. Includes Start Woodworking (eBook).

A video series describing the design and build of a striking Krenov-inspired display cabinet. The contemporary styled cabinet features highly figured, veneered sides and doors. Veneered doors and sides can be substituted with solid wood panels. James Krenov is widely recognized for his cabinets on stand and the attention to detail he brought to furniture making. Includes dovetail lessons used in drawer making.

Start your own woodworking business. Learn the steps to launch a woodworking business. Topics include workshop setup, get the right machines and tools, space requirements, marketing strategies, selecting a niche, developing products. Avoid mistakes when starting your woodworking business. Learn from someone who launched four woodworking businesses. Includes Start Your Own Woodworking Business (eBook,130 pgs.)