sustainable woodworking: Blanket Ladder

Transform reclaimed wood into your own custom piece of decorative furniture while learning safe and effective tool and building skills. Display your throws and blankets on a rustic blanket ladder to keep your cozy supplies stylish and accessible. Learn how to use a pocket hole jig to create strong joining of two pieces of wood, which is a technique transferrable to many other projects. You won’t pack away the skills you learn for the winter, you can use them all year long!

This is a project-based class. Come with a basic idea and leave with your new piece of custom furniture!

Topics covered:

• Measuring & marking accurately 

• Using chop saws safely

• Making angled cuts

• Using a Pocket Hole/Kreg Jig

• Using Drills and attaching fasteners

• Using Orbital Sanders

Skill level: This class is ideal for beginners ages 18 and over as well as 16 and 17 year-olds with parent or guardian permission

Class Schedule: Class will run for 3 hours with no break planned

Price: We have moved to a sliding scale pricing model while funding allows! Choose which tier fits your situation best:

$150 - Pay-It-Forward Ticket: Helps fund access for others.

$120 - True Cost Ticket: Covers the actual cost of running the class.

$90 - Neighborly Rate Ticket: For those with limited expendable income.

$60 - Low-Barrier Access Ticket: For those facing financial hardship.

To learn more about our sliding scale model - check out the full explanation here.