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.
To register today, please call (650) 329-3752. You will learn the basic fundamentals of woodturning by making rolling pins, a mallet, and bud vases. Learn More
Duration: Two Sessions
Date range: May 24 - May 25
Day(s) of the week: Sat & Sun (To register today, call 650-329-3752)
Time: 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $280
Instructor: Tina Chou, tchou@pausd.org
To register today, please call (650) 329-3752. You will build on your Woodturning 1 skills and learn the basics of turning wooden bowls. Learn More
Duration: Two Sessions
Date range: May 31 - Jun 1
Day(s) of the week: Sat & Sun (To register today, call 650-329-3752)
Time: 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $280
Instructor: Tina Chou, tchou@pausd.org
Come and turn a square block of wood into a beautiful (and round) pen! Learn More
Duration: One Session
Date range: Jun 21
Day(s) of the week: Sat
Time: 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $70
Instructor: Tina Chou, tchou@pausd.org
The first class of Woodturning modified into a 3-hour standalone lesson. You will learn basic safety, operating a lathe, and using the spindle roughing gouge to turn a simple rolling pin. Learn More and Register
Duration: One Session: Jun 9 | 10 | 28 | 30 | Jul 3
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $70 per session
Instructor: Tina Chou, tchou@pausd.org
Come and learn how to combine sharp metal tools with spinning wood on the lathe to create a mess of wood shavings and a few practical projects! Learn More
Duration: Four Sessions: Jun 17, 20, 24, & 27
Day(s) of the week: Tue & Fri
Time: 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $280
Instructor: Tina Chou, tchou@pausd.org
Build on your foundations from Woodturning 1 and transfer your skills to turning bowls! Learn More and Register
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $280
Instructor: Tina Chou, tchou@pausd.org
Have you tried raising your woodworking to another level? Do you want to be the envy of other Handtool workers? Learn More
Duration: 5 wks
Date range: Jun 17 - Jul 15
Day(s) of the week: Tue
Time: 1:30–5 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $175
Instructor: Sumit Roy, sroy@pausd.org and Derek Witte, dwitte@pausd.org
This one-day intensive class will test your woodworking skills to build a gorgeous Craftsman-style table lamp. Learn More
Duration: One Session
Date range: Jun 7
Day(s) of the week: Sat
Time: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $80
Instructor: Marc Brown, marc@chezbrown.org
Come work on your own project, while learning setup and techniques for power tools and hand tools! Learn More
Duration: 6 wks
Date range: Jun 16 - Jul 21
Day(s) of the week: Mon
Time: 2–5 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $180
Instructor: Sumit Roy, sroy@pausd.org, , Tom Gaston, tgaston@pausd.org, & Claude Godcharles, cgodcharles@pausd.org
Work at your own pace with access to instruction, equipment and advice when you need it. Learn More
Duration: 6 wks
Date range: Jun 11 - Jul 16
Day(s) of the week: Wed
Time: 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Location: Palo Alto HS Woodshop
Price: $180
Instructor: Rayan Ghazal, rghazal@pausd.org, and Sharad Patel, spatel@pausd.org