The Port Townsend School of Woodworking, founded by Jim Tolpin (yes that Jim Tolpin), John Marckworth and Tim Lawson, offers courses on woodworking, cabinet making, furniture making, historic preservation and traditional woodcrafts.

The School is located in the Old Power House at the heart of Fort Worden State Park, Washington. Port Townsend is a Victorian sea port located at the entrance to Puget Sound about 2 hours away from downtown Seattle in the Pacific NW.

We offer:

• Classes for Beginning Woodworkers
  Our beginner classes are designed for folks who don't know one end of a chisel from the other but want to learn. We'll guide you through each step of mastering the basic skills.
• Classes for Intermediate and Advanced Woodworkers
  Our advanced courses will build your confidence with hand tools, stationary tools, design, and finishing. We will introduce you to advanced techniques like steam bending and veneering.
  
• A Wide Variety of courses
  From the pragmatic to the artful: "Quick-Joinery" techniques for cabinetry; weekend project courses; advanced design and construction; Jim Tolpin's "Joy of Woodworking" courses; hand tool intensives; Shaker benches to sculptural fine furniture.

• And some unique advantages for our students...click here!