Join the Palo Alto Adult School woodworking team and create your dream project! Our woodworking classes are designed to address a wide variety of subjects and varying woodworking experience levels.
Come learn to turn wood projects on the lathe! You can make bowls, spindles and legs for furniture and craft projects! Learn More and Register
Duration: 8 wks
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $222 each section
Instructor: Claude Godcharles, cgodcharles@pausd.org, Tom Gaston, tgaston@pausd.org and Tina Chou
Develop woodworking skills while building a table from rough wood using power tools. Learn More and Register
Duration: 10 wks
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $278 each section
Instructor: (Sec. A): Derek Witte, dwitte@pausd.org, Sumit Roy, sroy@pausd.org; (Sec. B): Rayan Ghazal, rayan@stanford.edu, Alex Granieri, agranieri@pausd.org; (Sec. C): Steve Garcia, steve@adzac.com, and Marcus Miller, wmmiller2@yahoo.com
Continue learning woodworking tools and techniques, gain greater comfort with power tools, and strive to make two beautiful and elegant serving trays! Learn More
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: Apr 5 - Jun 14
(No class: Jun 7.)
Day(s) of the week: Fri
Time: 1:30–4:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $278
Instructor: Chris Cahill. ccahill@pausd.org, Albert Wang, awang@pausd.org
In this class, you will build a contemporary entryway bench! Learn More
Duration: 3 days (Mar 26, 27, & 29)
Day(s) of the week: Tue/Wed/Fri
Time: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $111
Instructor: Marc Brown marc@chezbrown.com
You will both design and build a frame for a mirror from a live-edge slab. Learn More
Duration: 4 days
Date range: Mar 26 - Mar 29
Day(s) of the week: Tue - Fri
Time: 1:30–5 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $130
Instructor: Marc Brown, marc@chezbrown.com
You will have the opportunity to review and expand upon skills learned in Woodworking 1. The class will focus on safety, joinery using power tools, and understanding the medium of wood. Learn More
Duration: 9 wks
Date range: Apr 2 - May 28
Day(s) of the week: Tue
Time: 1:30–5 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $291
Instructor: Sumit Roy, sroy@pausd.org, and Derek Witte, dwitte@pausd.org
This project will use traditional mortise and tenon joinery as well as serve as an introduction to lathe work and joinery at different angles. Learn More
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: Apr 2 - Jun 11
(No class: Jun 4.)
Day(s) of the week: Tue
Time: 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $278
Instructor: Marcus Miller, wmmiller2@yahoo.com, Mary Ann Carmack, macsoybean@gmail.com, Chris Cahill, chris.cahill@gmail.com, and Steve Garcia, steve@adzac.com
Come work on your own project, while learning setup and techniques for power tools and hand tools! Learn More and Register
Duration: 8 wks
Date range: Apr 1 - May 20
Day(s) of the week: Mon
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $222 each section
Instructor: Claude Godcharles, cgodcharles@pausd.org, Sumit Roy, sroy@pausd.org, and Aaron Straight, astraight@pausd.org
Work at your own pace with access to instruction, equipment and advice when you need it. Learn More
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: Apr 3 - Jun 12
(No class: Jun 5.)
Day(s) of the week: Wed
Time: 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $278
Instructor: Rayan Ghazal, rayan@stanford.edu, and Sharad Patel, spatel@pausd.org