Woodshop Open Studio

$60.00

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Woodshop Open Studio is an opportunity for the community to use our beautiful and well-equipped woodworking shop. All participants MUST have completed the Intro to the Woodshop class at San Diego Craft Collective before participating in Open Studio. Please ensure you meet the requirements and have read through the FAQs & Woodshop Rules at the bottom of this page before signing up.

Community members have the opportunity to work in our studio using our tools and machines, but must bring their own wood and consumables (sandpaper, dowels, biscuits, tenons, glue, finishes, etc.). If you need to purchase lumber from us, please call ahead to arrange.

This is not an instructional class. There will be no instruction. By signing up for Woodshop Open Studio, you agree that you will come and work safely and ask questions when needed about the safe use of machines and tools. Our studio monitors are on-site for help with machine safety, but not to provide instruction on completing a project.

Ages 18+years old.

NOTE: No reclaimed or construction-grade lumber is allowed (because disastrous things can happen, and we like our sharp tools!).

REQUIREMENT: You must have taken San Diego Craft Collective’s Intro to the Woodshop course to participate. For more details and woodshop rules, please scroll to the bottom of the page.

We reserve the right to revoke access to our woodshop for failure to follow shop rules and safety guidelines.

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Woodshop Open Studio
Select a date from the drop-down menu.

REQUIREMENT: You must have completed Intro to the Woodshop in order to use Woodshop Open Studio.

San Diego Craft Collective, 2590 Truxtun Rd., Studio 106, SD 92106 • 619.273.3235 • make@sandiegocraft.org

Open to ages 18+. Times and days vary based on the availability of our shop safety monitors. Check the drop-down menu for dates and time slots.

DIRECTIONS: Located in Liberty Station’s Arts District, you can find our studio at the end of the hallway on the 1st floor of the Dorothea Laub Music & Arts Center (Bldg 176) at the corner of Roosevelt & Truxtun, next to The Lot movie theater. There is plenty of free parking. Parking Lot Q is behind our studio — enter via the driveway off Dewey. Across the street in the Vons parking lot, it is also free. If you can’t find us, call or text 619.273.3235.

REFUNDS: No refunds for tardiness or no-shows. For a refund (minus the 3% credit card processing fee), you must cancel 7 days before the start of the class. After 7 days, we cannot offer refunds, as materials and supplies have already been purchased.

TRANSFERS: Enrollment transfers are not allowed for Woodshop Open Studio.

THERE IS NO INSTRUCTOR OR INSTRUCTION FOR WOODSHOP OPEN STUDIO. There is a shop safety monitor for safety questions only.

MATERIAL FEE: None. You bring your own materials (read below for more details).

WAITLIST: If a class is full or you would like to be notified of future offerings, join a Class Waitlist to be notified when new dates or spaces are available.

We reserve the right to revoke access to our woodshop for failure to follow shop rules and safety guidelines.

FAQs & Woodshop Rules:

Bring your own consumables (sandpaper, glue, dowels, tenons, biscuits, finishes, etc).

Note: Open Studio is not intended for community members to use the time as a private woodworking lesson. Our woodshop monitors are on-site to help with machine and tool safety — not to provide instruction on completing a project. If you need assistance building your project, contact us for a private lesson or enroll in more woodworking classes with us.

What should I bring to Open Studio?
Please bring your own personal safety equipment (hearing and eye protection and dust mask), tape measure, an apron if needed, and comfortable clothes that do not include flowy sleeves or dangly strings– which can get caught in machines and cause injury. Closed-toe shoes are required. Please label your personal tools and items with your name. Long hair must be tied back.

What should I NOT bring to Open Studio?

Construction-grade lumber and soft woods (pine, douglas fir, or softwoods, especially if they’re not fully dried or kiln-dried– wet wood can set off the Sawstop brake system).

No reclaimed or recycled lumber may go through our machines. Urban timber that has been milled and dried is ok.

No smelly finishes containing VOCs may be applied in the shop. This includes epoxy.

What is construction-grade lumber?
Construction grade lumber is pine and fir, and most softwoods. They are not allowed in the shop because they contain sap which gums up the tools and they are also not always kiln-dried which can set off the brake on our SawStop tablesaw.

Additional information

Previous Experience	Yes, I've taken 'Intro to the Woodshop' at Craft Collective., No, I have not taken 'Intro to the Woodshop.' (If this is you, do not enroll in Open Studio.)