G&G Inspired 8 Legged Table (11/12/12 – 11/17/12)
November 12, 2012 by William · Leave a Comment
This is one of our more popular classes. This beautiful table is well proportioned, with simple elegant lines that will grace any home. It can be used as a hall table, sofa table or an entry table. Imagine what your guest will say when they are welcome into your home and met with this stunning [...]
Blacker House Inspired Chair with William Ng (9/22/12 – 9/29/12)
September 22, 2012 by William · Leave a Comment
This is perhaps the most difficult class we offer at our school. This class is not for the faint hearted. This chair will challenge every areas of your woodworking skill. We will be dealing with angles, proportion, chair design, choosing wood grain, Sculpting of the crest rail using a 4-1/2″ angle grinder, Inlay technique for [...]
Sharpening and Hand Tool Tune Up with William Ng (9/15/12 – 9/16/12)
September 15, 2012 by William · Leave a Comment
There is nothing like the experience of using sharp tools. Where the actual tool does what you want it to do with ease. You should not have to fight with your tools. They should work for you and with you. In this class, we will cover a variety of techniques for sharpening edge tools including [...]
Fundamentals of Fine Woodworking with William Ng (9/10/12 – 9/14/12)
September 10, 2012 by William · Leave a Comment
The secret to fine woodworking can be found in the pursuit of the fundamentals. With high-tech machines and power tools, these fundamentals can be overshadowed. In this class we will learn the values of design, drawings, mock-ups, sharpening, care and use of hand tools, tuning up a bench plane, layout, measuring tools, wood technology, choosing [...]
Inlay Techniques in the Greene & Greene Style with William Ng (9/6/12 – 9/9/12)
September 6, 2012 by William · Leave a Comment
In this class we will be covering basic inlay techniques from design, cutting, fitting, glue up, materials, tools to finish product, and will proceed with a little more advance techniques use in some of the Greene and Greene furnitures. We will be dealing with materials such as shells, silver, brass, wood, plastic and any material [...]
Maloof Inspired Rocking Chair Class with William Ng (8/19/12 – 8/25/12)
August 19, 2012 by William · Leave a Comment
The focus of this class will be making a sculpted rocking chair inspired by the works of Sam Maloof. We will explore the joinery, bent lamination, sculpting, balance and comfort that make this chair so special. This is an advanced class and requires the student to have knowledge and experience with basic hand tools like [...]
Joinery Techniques with William Ng (8/13/12 – 8/17/12)
August 13, 2012 by William · Leave a Comment
Good joinery is key to making fine furniture that will last for generations. Many of us are intimidated by the complexity of these joints. In this class we hope to de-mystify and simplify the joinery process. We will learn western and eastern joinery and their applications, including dovetails, half-blind dovetails, sliding dovetails, mortise-and-tenons, angled mortise-and-tenons, [...]
G&G Inspired Coffee Table with William Ng (8/6/12 – 8/10/12)
August 6, 2012 by William · Leave a Comment
In this class not only will we build this beautiful coffee table inspired by Greene and Greene, Stickley and a little bit of Krenov, but will learn many table construction techniques. Reading wood grain, Mortise & tenon, shaping wood, bread board ends, drawer construction, fitting the drawer, as well as many of the Greene and [...]
Sculpted Dining Chair with William Ng (7/30/12 – 8/4/12)
July 30, 2012 by William · Leave a Comment
Class description coming soon!
Morris Chair with William Ng (7/23/12 – 7/28/12)
July 23, 2012 by William · Leave a Comment
The Morris Chair is an American classic piece of furniture designed and created by William Morris. This chair has a rich history and will sit well, anywhere in the house. This six-day class will challenge woodworkers of all levels. The main emphasis will be on joinery. We will also cover how to design and use [...]
William Ng comes from an engineering background and uses a similar approach in his woodworking. Precision, accuracy and efficiency are emphasized in his teaching. His sense of humor, combined with his passion for woodworking makes for an enjoyable learning experience.