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.
In this class, you will build a cookbook stand for your kitchen counter. Or, think of it as a stand for a coffee table book in your living room. Or, a stand for your favorite framed photo on an entry table. The possibilities are endless! To Register, click here, or call the Adult School office at (650) 329-3752.
Duration: 3 wks
Date range: May 5 to May 19
Day(s) of the week: Thursday
Hour: 2–5 p.m.
Address: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Quarter: Spring 2022
Prerequisite: Woodworking 1
Price: $83
Instructor: Marc Brown, marc@chezbrown.org
Develop woodworking skills while building a blanket box from rough wood using power tools. The class will focus on safety, project planning and understanding the medium of wood.
Duration: 11 wks
Date range: March 23 to June 15
(No class: May 18 and May 25.)
Day(s) of the week: Wednesday
Hour: 1:30–4:30 p.m.
Address: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Quarter: Spring 2022
Prerequisite: None
Price: $304
Instructor: Sumit Roy, sroy@pausd.org, and Derek Witte, dwitte@pausd.org
Develop woodworking skills while building a table from rough wood using power tools.
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: March 24 to May 26
Day(s) of the week: Thursday
Hour: 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Address: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Quarter: Spring 2022
Prerequisite: None
Price: $276
Instructor: Rayan Ghazal, rayan@stanford.edu, and Marty Lastowski, mlastowski@pausd.org
Expand your skills while building a beautiful heirloom rocking chair!
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: March 22 to May 24
Day(s) of the week: Tuesday
Hour: 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Address: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Quarter: Spring 2022
Prerequisite: Woodworking 1 and 2—NO EXCEPTIONS
Price: $441
Instructor: Marcus Miller, wmmiller2@yahoo.com, and Mary Ann Carmack, mcarmack@pausd.org
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.
Duration: 9 wks
Date range: March 22 to May 17
Day(s) of the week: Tuesday
Hour: 1:30–5 p.m.
Address: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Quarter: Spring 2022
Prerequisite: Woodworking 1
Price: $248
Instructor: Sumit Roy, sroy@pausd.org, and Derek Witte, dwitte@pausd.org
In this full-day class, you will build a snazzy wooden box to cover a tissue box (the box shaped like a cube).
Duration: 2 Sessions: 9 a.m.–12 noon AND 2–5 p.m.
Date range: April 1
Day(s) of the week: Friday
Address: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Quarter: Spring 2022
Prerequisite: Woodworking 1
Price: $55
Instructor: Marc Brown, marc@chezbrown.org
This class will help you become proficient at machine setup and operation on your own. Additionally, this class will cover routine care and maintenance on most power tools.
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: March 21 to March 3
Day(s) of the week: Monday
Address: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Quarter: Spring 2022
Prerequisite: Woodworking 1 AND Woodworking 2 — NO EXCEPTIONS
Price: $276 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.
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: March 23 to May 25
Day(s) of the week: Wedneday
Hour: 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Address: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Quarter: Spring 2022
Prerequisite: Three quarters of woodworking classes
Price: $276
Instructor: Rayan Ghazal, rayan@stanford.edu, Marty Lastowski, mlastowski@pausd.org, and Sharad Patel, spatel@pausd.org
