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 and try combining a sharp metal tool with spinning wood on the lathe to create wood shavings and a rolling pin! Learn More and Register
Duration: One Session
Day(s) of the week: Sat
Time: 1–4 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
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
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
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Instructor: Tina Chou, tchou@pausd.org
Learn to use handtools such as chisel, plane and saw to augment your skills and refine your projects. Learn More
Duration: 9 wks
Date range: Jan 6 - Mar 17
(No class: Jan 20 & Feb 17.)
Day(s) of the week: Mon
Time: 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $270
Instructor: Marcus Miller, wmmiller2@yahoo.com, and Aaron Straight, astraight@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@pausd.org, Alex Granieri, agranieri@pausd.org, and Marty Lastowski, mlastowski@pausd.org
Build a mid-century versatile stool from a design by Max Bill (1953). Learn More
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: Jan 16 - Mar 20
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 Derek Witte, dwitte@pausd.org
Expand your woodworking and shop safety skillset while building a Craftsman style mantel clock. Learn More and Register
Duration: 10 wks
Date range: Jan 14 - Mar 18
Day(s) of the week: Tuesday
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
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
Come work on your own project, while learning setup and techniques for power tools and hand tools! Learn More
Duration: 9 wks
Date range: Jan 6 - Mar 17
(No class: Jan 20 & Feb 17.)
Day(s) of the week: Mon
Time: 2–5 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $270
Instructor: Darryl Dieckman, ddieckman@pausd.org, and Sumit Roy, sroy@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: Jan 15 - Mar 19
Day(s) of the week: Wed
Time: 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $300
Instructor: Rayan Ghazal, rayan@pausd.org, and Sharad Patel, spatel@pausd.org