Build a Custom Shelf

Use that bare wall space to proudly display your favorite books or objects on a shelf you designed and built. In this beginner-level class we will delve into designing shelves that consider load capacity, wall-stud spacing, material choice, and finish selection. You can choose brackets or floating shelf hardware.

You will practice many skills that can be applied to all fields of woodworking: design, layout, marking, power tool use, gluing up, and assembly.

You should have a wall in mind on which to place the shelf. Design depends a lot on wall composition and stud spacing. Use a stud-finder beforehand to verify and measure stud spacing, and measure the wall dimensions. NOTE: If the wall is plaster over brick, fastening the shelf will be more difficult, requiring specialty fasteners and a hammer drill. Due to the basic nature of this class, we ask that you choose a wall that has wood studding.

Date: Sat., Feb. 1, 9 AM - 5 PM
Instructor: Max Smith
Class size (max.): 8
Attendance (min.): 3*
Skill level: basic
Prerequisites: none

Registration
Household Member & Above: $200**
Individual Member: $210**
General Public: $231
Bring a Partner: $110***
Register By: Jan. 26

Materials: $40 (included at checkout)

*Classes that do not meet the minimum attendance number may be cancelled or rescheduled. If so, you will receive a full refund, or class credit, regardless of the cancellation date.

**We encourage you to become a member (for as little as $30/year) to receive 10-15% off class tuition. You must be a current member on the date of registering to receive your discount. Please login to activate your member discount. To become a new member, please sign up here, or call 845-338-0071.

***For an additional reduced price, students can bring a partner to class. This is a great opportunity to learn together. Select the "Bring a Partner" option when checking out. This ticket must accompany someone registering at full price.

Instructor: Max Smith is a multidisciplinary craftsman with ten years of experience in woodworking in various forms, stringed instrument repair and making, piano tuning and repair, boatbuilding, cabinetmaking, and as Maintenance Coordinator for the Beacon Sloop Club. He is a full time instructor at HRMM and has participated as a skills demonstrator at the Eric Sloane Museum in Kent, CT. Max frequently sails his 15' Goat Island Skiff, inviting friends and teaching them the basics of sailing.