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.
The first class of Woodturning modified into a 3-hour standalone lesson. Learn More and Register
Duration: One Session: Sep 16, Oct 14, or Oct 28
Day(s) of the week: Mon
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $70 per session
Instructor: Tina Chou, tchou@pausd.org
The first class of Woodturning modified into a 3-hour standalone lesson. Learn More and Register
Duration: One Session: Sep 18, Sep 25, Oct 16, Oct 30, or Nov 13
Day(s) of the week: Wed
Time: 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $70 per session
Instructor: Tina Chou, tchou@pausd.org
You will learn the basic fundamentals of woodturning by making rolling pins, a mallet, and bud vases. Learn More and Register
Duration: Two Sessions
Day(s) of the week: Sat & Sun
Time: 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $280
Instructor: Tina Chou, tchou@pausd.org
You will build on your Woodturning 1 skills and learn the basics of turning wooden bowls. Learn More and Register
Duration: Two Sessions
Day(s) of the week: Sat & Sun
Time: 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $280
Instructor: Tina Chou, tchou@pausd.org
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: $300 each section
Instructor: (SECTION A): Derek Witte, dwitte@pausd.org, and Sean McCluskey, sean94118@gmail.com; (SECTION B): Rayan Ghazal, rayan@stanford.edu, and Alex Granieri, agranieri@pausd.org; (SECTION C): Marty Lastowski, mlastowski@pausd.org, and Nicholas Lewin-Koh
What do you do with all the cut-offs you have from your projects? Learn More
Duration: Two Sessions: December 17 & December 19
Day(s) of the week: Tue & Thu
Time: 9 a.m.–12 noon
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $140
Instructor: Marc Brown, marc@chezbrown.com
Learn new skills and new tools while making several small projects suitable for gift giving. Learn More and Register
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: Sep 10 - Nov 19
(No class: Sep 24.)
Day(s) of the week: Tue
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $300 each section
Instructor: (SECTION A): Steve Garcia, steve@adzac.com, and Mary Ann Carmack, macsoybean@gmail.com; (SECTION B): Steve Garcia, steve@adzac.com, Marcus Miller, wmmiller2@yahoo.com, and Chris Cahill, ccahill@pausd.org
This class will introduce woodworkers to the use and maintenance of common hand tools used in fine woodworking. Learn More
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: Sep 12 - Nov 14
Day(s) of the week: Thu
Time: 1:30–4:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $300
Instructor: Sumit Roy, sroy@pausd.org and Darryl Dieckman, ddieckman@pausd.org
In this class you will sharpen your woodworking skills, and likely learn some new ones, in building a sturdy kitchen work center. Learn More
Duration: 5 days
Date range: Dec 16 - Dec 20
Day(s) of the week: Mon - Fri
Time: 12 noon–5 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $250
Instructor: Marc Brown, marc@chezbrown.com
Come work on your own project, while learning setup and techniques for power tools and hand tools! Learn More and Register
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: Sep 9 - Nov 18
(No class: Nov 11.)
Day(s) of the week: Mon
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $300 each section
Instructor: (SECTION A) Darryl Dieckman, ddieckman@pausd.org , and Sumit Roy, sroy@pausd.org; (SECTION B) Marcus Miller, wmmiller2@yahoo.com, 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: Sep 11 - Nov 13
Day(s) of the week: Wed
Time: 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $300
Instructor: Rayan Ghazal, rayan@stanford.edu, and Sharad Patel, spatel@pausd.org