Registration/Payment: If you'd like to sign up for a class please print this registration form, complete it and mail with your class deposit, or use the shopping cart buttons if you plan to pay with credit card or PayPal. If paying online, please note that on the form when you send it. Note, the button is only for 50% of the class. If you wish to pay all of the class in one payment, please change your quantity to "2" during checkout.

Cancellation and Refund Policy: If the student cancels we will refund the full deposit if the cancellation is received in writing four weeks prior to the class date. Later cancellations and "no shows" will not receive a refund. Full refunds will be given if we need to cancel a class.

Travel Information: Airport and hotel suggestions are available here. You might also wish to check our local weather, kindly provided by weather.com.

Private Classes: David offers private classes which provide one-on-one instruction. The advantage of the private class is that it is completely tailored to suit your individual skill level, interests, and needs. In addition, there is more flexibility in scheduling dates for one-on-one class sessions which can range from one day to five days. You can pick any subject or subjects to focus on, such as bandsawn veneers, bentwood lamination, wood turning, dovetails, double-bevel marquetry, sharpening hand tools, wood carving, gold leafing, patinas on metal, working with the vacuum press, working with commercial veneers, fixing mistakes, design elements, etc. The class takes place in David’s workshop/studio in which he taped the television show "Woodworks", and also includes a tour of his home in which he has many of the pieces he made on "Woodworks".

Please use the Contact form to ask about private classes.

Group Classes: Each class will have 3 - 20 students, or more depending on the class format and use of power tools, and will be held in David's shop/studio in Santa Rosa, California. Demonstration only classes can have more students.

Store/Association Classes: David travels quite a bit teaching classes at Woocraft stores, associations and other teaching centers. Details on his schedule for these is listed below as well.

David's Photo Gallery

July 11 - 12, 2009 Gilding And Chemical Patinations Hands-On Class
Class Size: 15-20 Students
$375.00 - All materials and tools included.

The processes that students will learn can be applied to any surface that will accept paint. These include wood, metal, paper, ceramics, glass, even plastics. So no matter if you are a jeweler, potter, sculptor, blacksmith, woodworker or woodturner, you will take home some very creative and innovative techniques to enhance your work and increase your marketability as appropriate.

This is a hands-on class where all students will receive six sample boards (4 inch by 10 inch) that students will gild with genuine 22 karat gold leaf as well as copper, silver, and dutch metal leaf. On the first day students will work with the traditional oil size method of gilding. We will also explore creative gilding techniques, such as the Japanese Notan method, of balancing positive and negative spaces. On the second day, students will be introduced to the process of chemical patination. David will demonstrate various cold patina processes that students will learn working safely with mild acids. These techniques are very comprehensive and not just limited to woodworkers.

July 24 - 26, 2009 Marquetry and Inlay Class Hands-On
Class Size: 3-10 Students
$725.00 - All materials and tools included.

In this hands-on class David will teach the challenging and artistic world of inlay. He will explore several different methods of creating one-of-a-kind inlays that will enhance your work and take it to the next level. David will show you how to do free hand inlay, router template inlay, double bevel marquetry (which is a veneering technique as opposed to an inlay technique), and colored epoxy inlay. He will show students how to do repeatable inlays by teaching you how to design and make your own templates. In addition, as seen demonstrated by David at the 2007 AWFS Delta Booth "Combining Metal & Epoxy for Inlay", David will show students a unique technique using various non-ferrous metals, copper, brass, and aluminum, combined with various dyes mixed in epoxy.

August 6 – 10, 2009 Combining Vessel Turning With Gilding and Chemical Patination Hands-On
Class Size: 3-10 Students
$875.00 - All materials included.

Get ready to have fun in this five-day hands-on turning class that will incorporate gilding, chemical patination and vessel turning. Using bowl turning gouges, hollowing tools, and scrapers, students will learn how to turn bowls and hollow vessels. David will guide students through the process of selecting stock and how to prepare it for turning. Students will also learn sharpening and sanding techniques, ways to mount wood onto the lathe using faceplates, four jaw chucks, and safety techniques. David will teach students his signature process technique of gilding and chemical patination to embellish their turned pieces. This class promises to be action packed and students will take home a variety of art pieces that they will treasure for years to come.

August 21 - 23, 2009 Band Sawn Veneers Class Hands-On
Class Size: 3-10 Students
$750.00 - All materials included.

This class is for beginning to intermediate students, and in this hands-on class each student can expect to take home a completed sample of a veneered project. The class will focus on learning how to saw your own veneers on the bandsaw, edge join the veneers, choose the appropriate glue, select the substrate, and glue up the project in the vacuum press. Time permitting, each student will get to try their hand at either double-bevel marquetry or inlay work.

December 5 - 6, 2009 Shell Inlay: With Master Artist Larry Robinson
Class Size: 12 Students
$650.00 - All materials and tools included.

This two-day class will cover all aspects of the inlay process, from composition and design, material selection and cutting, through routing, leveling, and engraving details. Students will be provided with a complete set of tools which they will be able to take home with them at the end of the course, and all materials used in the inlay will be provided. Students will, during the length of the course, complete their own inlay utilizing all the different processes they will be likely to deal with in the majority of any future inlay piece. A list of shell and tool suppliers will be available, and various examples of Larry's own inlays will be on hand.

You can read Larry's bio here and see more examples of Larry's work on his website robinsoninlays.com.

September 14 - 18, 2009 Combining Patination and Vessel Turning
September 19 - 20, 2009 Curved Joinery

October 15 - 18, 2009 Woodcraft of Loveland, Colorado
Please contact the Woodcraft store for Class Details and Registration
3718 Draft Horse Drive
Loveland, CO 80538
Phone: (970) 292-5940
Fax: (970) 292-5939
loveland@woodcraft.com

October 16 – 17, 2009 Woodcraft of Denver, Colorado
Please contact the Woodcraft store for Class Details and Registration
6770 S. Peoria St.
Centennial, CO 80112
Phone: (303) 290-0007
denver-retail@woodcraft.com

October 30 – November 1, 2009 Dallas and Ft Worth, Texas Woodcraft stores
Please contact the Woodcraft store for Class Details and Registration

October 30 and November 1, 2009
Woodcraft of Dallas:
Brookhaven Village Shopping Center
14380 Marsh Lane
Addison, TX 75001
Phone: (972) 241-0701
Fax: (972) 241-0241
dallas-retail@woodcraft.com

October 31, 2009
Woodcraft of Ft Worth:
Green Oaks Rd @ IH30
2400 Lands End Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76116
Phone: (817) 569-0777
Fax: (817) 569-0888
ft-worth-retail@woodcraft.com

November 6 - 8, 2009 Woodcraft of Columbus, Ohio
Please contact the Woodcraft store for Class Details and Registration
1077 Bethel Road
(Corner of Bethel & Kenny Roads)
Columbus, OH 43220
Phone: (614) 273-0488
Fax: (614) 273-0490
columbus-retail@woodcraft.com

Friday Evening Nov. 6, 2009 Creative Turning Techniques Demo
Saturday Morning Nov. 7, 2009 Setting Up & Resawing on the Bandsaw Demo
Saturday Afternoon Nov. 7, 2009 Vacuum Press Veneering Demo
Sunday Nov. 8, 2009 Gilding & Chemical Patination Hands-On

November 21 - 22, 2009 Austin and San Antonio Woodcraft Stores
Please contact the Woodcraft store for Class Details and Registration

Woodcraft of Austin, Texas:
8904 Research Blvd.
Austin, TX 78758
Phone: (512) 407-8787
Fax: (512) 407-8790
Austin-retail@woodcraft.com

Woodcraft of San Antonio, Texas:
Galleria Oaks
15909 San Pedro
San Antonio, TX 78232
Phone: (210) 545-5885
Fax: (210) 545-5880
sanantonio-retail@woodcraft.com

December 10 - 13, 2009 Woodcraft of Orlando, Florida
Please contact the Woodcraft store for Class Details and Registration
8155 South US Highway 17-92
Fern Park, FL 32730
Phone: (407) 260-5002
Fax: (407) 260-5017
orlando-retail@woodcraft.com

December 18 – 20, 2009 Woodcraft of Pompano Beach, Florida
Please contact the Woodcraft store for Class Details and Registration
Pompano Marketplace
1157 South Federal Hwy
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Phone: (954) 785-6321
Fax: (954) 301-0327
pompano-retail@woodcraft.com