Woodshop

Operation Policies

Our mission is to facilitate the students in fulfillment of their course work by making available as much information, tools, and processes as our facility and staff can safely handle. When we cannot facilitate a student's technological need we shall direct the student as best we can to alternatives and possibilities. Therefore it is easier for us to state what we do not work in rather than all the possibilities in materials and processes that we can work in.

All work in the shop must be for art majors' course work.

Hours - Fall 2008

Monday/Wednesday: 12:00-3:30 and 6:00-9:00

Tuesday/Thursday: 9:00-3:30 and 6:00-9:00

Friday: Closed

Saturday: 10:00-5:00 (10:00-12:00 Safety Orientation)

Sunday: Closed

Workshops

Below is the schedule this semester for free workshops that are and are open to
all that have completed the Safety Orientation and Six Tool Training and are
presently registered students, faculty or staff.

All workshops begin at 9:00 am.

9/05/08 Understanding Wood, Know your material
9/12/08 Measurement
9/19/08 Hand Tools, Sharpening, Planes, Chisels
9/26/08 Table Saw, Jointer, Planer, Four Square Process and dimension wood

10/03/08 Joining wood and other Materials
10/10/08 Lathe /spindle, power carving
10/17/08 Finishing
10/24/08 Exhibition punch list, what does it take to produce and exhibition

Note that these are the only times this semester that these trainings will be offered. You need not register for these workships just show up on time to the Wood Shop Fleming, room 130A.

Training is required of anyone who plans to use the shop. It will be offered every Saturday up until the last three weeks of the semester.

If an instructor wishes to schedule their class for working in the shop during
public hours for a special workshop to support their course, or just to help
fullfill the course work please give us at least two weeks notice. We will
then be sending out notices as to when the shop is booked, and post the times
on the woodshop doors to help students plan. Present bookings for special woworkshops or classes during public hours for the shop will be posted on the door outside the woodshop. Come often, check often!