920 D. Traditional Hand Tools Series: Joiner's Mallet

920 D. Traditional Hand Tools Series: Joiner's Mallet

Workshop - Wood | This class is completed

251 N Spruce St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 United States

Wood Studio 210-A

Beginner and up

4/28/2021 (one day)

6:00 PM-8:30 PM EDT on Wed

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$75.00

$67.50

Learn the skills and techniques of traditional woodworking while building your very own hand tools, in this ongoing series of workshops.

The Joiner’s mallet is a necessary tool for cutting traditional joinery such as dovetails, mortise/tenons, sliding dovetails, and others. In contrast to the round Carver’s mallet which is more common in the modern workshop, the Joiner’s mallet is typically heavier, and has two square faces for transferring the maximum amount of power to the blow. The mallet for this class will be a two-piece construction with a handle that is wedged into the head, creating a joint that can only be taken apart in one direction (so the head cannot fly off). The class is open to students ages 14 and up. Masks and social distancing are required in this and all Sawtooth classes.

Materials: $20 payable to the instructor upon the start of class

Wilson, Christopher

Christopher Wilson is a traditional hand tool woodworking enthusiast, furniture maker, and luthier. He holds a BS from Clemson University in Mechanical Engineering and currently works as a researcher in the Aerospace Engineering field. Christopher has a workshop at his home where he runs a small business making acoustic guitars and handmade wood furniture. Christopher is originally from the mountains of Western North Carolina and he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, playing music, hiking, and Judo.