Saturday - January 14, 2023 - 2PM CST

Stay tuned for the announcement and dates for the next class!

One hour Talk & Discussion

This is for the modern woodworker, wood carvers, the turner, the joiner, chair makers, axe & tool makers, and more.

If you want to make working with wood successful, grain direction key.

Understanding grain direction is going to be helpful for anyone who touches wood and absolutely vital foundational knowledge.

• Common obstacles that occur for every beginner woodworker

• Radial vs. Tangentially oriented wood - Why it matters

• How trees grow and anatomy - pith, cambium, heartwood, and sapwood

• From the roots, trunk, and up into branches - how fiber and grain interact throughout the tree

• How to analyze your wood supply

• The pros and cons of straight grained wood vs. curved and bent wood and branches.

• Tear out - carving uphill and downhill

• Short fibers vs. long flexible fibers 

  *I will be providing some printable materials.