Original stories, songs, poems, and other creative pieces.
It was a year like this one: very little snow in New England. All the local ski areas were hurting.
The Laurentians to our north, however, had plenty of snow.
Mt. Tremblant, 90 miles northwest of Montreal, was offering a ski week package and I decided to take advantage of it.
There are a few openings in HatchSpace’s upcoming classes for advanced beginner and intermediate woodworkers.
Fundamentals of Cabinet Making – begins April 5. Build a hanging wall cabinet and learn about doors, drawers, frame and panel construction, hinge placement, mortising and more! Details and registration here: https://www.hatchspace.org/event-4721217.
Master teacher and woodworker, Gail Grycel, is offering 3 Woodworking for Women classes this spring at HatchSpace.
Beginning Woodworking for Women
Learn basic woodworking skills in a safe and supportive environment. This class is designed for anyone who has had little or no experience working with wood or tools, or who wants a refresher.
2 groups offered. Each group meets for 8 sessions.
Only 2 spaces left in this fun class – Wednesday March 9, 1 – 5 pm . This project offers infinite design possibilities and is a fun and quick to make, using the bandsaw and drill press. Register now at https://www.hatchspace.org/event-4715001
March at HatchSpace: Learn to use jigs for precision cuts, make a clever box or a gourmet rolling pin, or have fun with turning green wood!
Two Fun Projects
Pivot Top Box: A small project with infinite design possibilities! This great place for small keepsakes is fun and quick to make. The class will cover the safe and thoughtful use of the band saw and the drill press.
One Space Left!
No woodworking experience required
Come for some tablesaw practice, leave with an elegant little box!
In this workshop we will use the tablesaw to cut dados, rabbets, and some raised panels, and the router table for a little bit of detailing.
HatchSpace is offering 2 classes this month that introduce digital design and production for woodworking. With “CNC” designs are created on a computer, which then drives a router to cut out the design on wood or other materials.
Make a Stool with CNC and Fusion 360
In this intro class to digital design and manufacturing, we will break into Fusion 360, a very powerful CAD software. You will be introduced to the basic user interface and be led through the steps of creating a 3D model of a stool. During the design process we will focus on designing the piece for cutting out on a ShopBot CNC Router. You will learn the safety and set up of the CNC router and prepare the machine and a file for a cut. Once cut, we will use a router table, sander, pocket hole jig to finish and assemble the stool.
I released an album.
“But Chris, you aren’t a musician and don’t play in any bands.” Well, yes, technically that’s true, but let me explain.
Last year I read a book called “Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984” by Duane Tudahl. The author goes day by day through studio logs and band member’s recollections and notes of every recording, rehearsal, and performance by Prince and his band the Revolution.
Favorite Classes Offered Again at HatchSpace
These classes filled up fast when offered in January, so we’re offering a second round in February!
Learn from the best! HatchSpace instructors are experienced teachers, expert craftspeople and highly focused on safe shop practices. Classes are held in our new shop at HatchSpace, located at 22 High Street, Brattleboro VT.
These classes are suitable for beginners as well as experienced woodworkers who wish to learn new skills or refine existing skills. Financial aid may be available, contact info@hatchspace.com for details.
Join a woodworking class at HatchSpace for a great start on 2022. Many classes are suitable for beginners as well as experienced woodworkers. Learn new skills from experienced instructors in a safety-focused environment.
Financial aid may be available, contact info@hatchspace.com for details.
“By the time a fool learns the game, the players have dispersed.”
African Proverb
Anyone else relates to that. . . or just me?
Traditionalists here are missing the old animated history calendar for the month of December. We are, too.
There is good news to report, though. A group of programmers has been working to build a Flash emulator to play old Flash-based content. The Internet Archive is using their work to preserve old Flash files, and they are also making it available to the rest of us.
There is still room in several of HatchSpace’s holiday gift making classes. These classes are suitable for beginners and are a great way to learn some basic woodworking skills. Register now before classes fill up.
All these classes are suitable for beginners.
Craft a holiday gift for someone you love. Workshops available for sign up include, Cutting Board Workshop, *Resin Edge Bowl Turning, Make a Frame, Build a Flower Press, Make a Gift Box, Design and Carve Key Holder, Tile Top Charcuterie Board, Turned Gifts (bottle stopper, opener and more). Open to beginners, no woodworking experience required. Space is limited. Sign up today! Go to www.hatchspace.org for details and registration. *Bowl turning experience required for the Resin Bowl workshop.
Come to HatchSpace’s new woodworking shop, get some tablesaw practice and leave with an elegant little box! In this workshop we will use the tablesaw to cut dados, rabbets, and some raised panels, and the router table for a little bit of detailing. You’ll learn how to accurately fit small pieces together, and work with some lovely local hardwoods to make a simple box for keepsakes, tea, tiny spice jars, or even recipe cards! Whether you’re brand new to the woodshop, or have experience and want some practice on the tablesaw, this workshop will guide you safely through some simple techniques for working with small parts accurately. No woodworking experience required.
Classes for beginners and experienced woodworkers. Financial aid may be available – contact info@hatchspace.org for information.
More details, more classes and registration at https://www.hatchspace.org/ClassCalendar
Refresher for Woodworkers: Build a Cutting Board, with Doug Finkel
Yes! This hands-on workshop is designed high school students and adults to learn the basics of design for the X-Carve, a computer numerical controlled machine (CNC) for carving on wood, plastic and other materials. No woodworking experience required. Learn more at Digital Design for the X-Carve with Gail Fletcher, at HatchSpace, Saturday, October 16, 9 am – noon; $60
Learn something new and have fun in HatchSpace’s introduction to working classes.
Introduction to Woodworking: Build a Side Table
Through the creation of a side table, this class introduces students to the fundamentals of building furniture, the safe use of power tools such as the jointer, planer and table saw, a wide range of hand tools and techniques, and numerous design possibilities. Instructor Doug Finkel has many years of experience teaching in schools and at craft centers. Tuesdays, September 21 – November 9 (8 sessions); 6-9 pm.
It IS silly, but it DOES make you laugh.
Buddy Hackett’s Duck Joke on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show 08/27/1987
The Rosefire Writing Circle has been offering community and support for writers of all ages and abilities since 2016. Award-winning writer and veteran teacher Deborah Lee Luskin facilitates.
Deborah creates a safe and welcoming space where participants write to prompts designed to prime the creative pump. Writers focus and fly, spilling their words onto the page. Those who wish then read this new work, while others bear witness to these remarkable stories. The entire process enhances creativity; participants invariably write more, write better, and write with greater confidence.
