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Max and Jim are the perfect rustic woodworker team to assist you in making your very own rustic bench from scratch. You’ll choose and trim up a slab, make rustic legs, drill holes, fit the legs, and go home with a family heirloom! Woodlanders have been making slab benches for years—definitely a favorite!
Class size 10
This workshop requires a Woodlanders Day Fee. Learn more here.
Jim Arendt retired from a long career as a teacher and YMCA director. “I became interested in willow furniture watching John Schakel, the master willow bender, give a demonstration at Woodlanders many years ago. Shortly after that I registered for Shake Rag Alley’s bent willow chair class with John. As fate would have it, I was John’s only student and through that class we developed a lasting friendship. Over the years I helped John gather the willow needed for a class and assisted him. I have built many chairs on my own, but some of my most cherished undertakings are the three youth willow chairs I have made for my three grandchildren. I was deeply honored when Shake Rag Alley contacted me to teach the Make a Bent Willow Chair class. I am looking forward to working with everyone in lovely Mineral Point.”
Workshops
Make a Bent Willow Chair – June
Make a Bent Willow Chair – September
Add the $115 Woodlanders Day Fee for Saturday (or $60 Half-Day Fee) to your cart, then select as many Saturday workshops as you wish, ensuring that your choices don’t overlap times. Materials fees listed at the end of each workshop description will be added to the shopping cart as you make your selections.
Day fees include: your choice of workshops, lunch, snacks, beverages, and evening activities. Thursday and Sunday registrants are welcome to attend evening events on Friday or Saturday.
Half-day fees include: your choice of morning/afternoon workshops, am/pm snacks, and beverages. Does NOT include lunch, which can be purchased separately.
Saturday, July 13, Workshop Schedule:
7:30-8:30 am Registration & Morning Treats | Silent Auction | Art Cafe
8:30-11:30 am
C02 Get a (Rustic) Handle On It (reprise!) with Lindy Wilson | Potters House
C03 Silk Scarf Dyeing & Painting with Nancy Welch | Lind North
C04 Rustic Garden Bench with Jim Arendt & Max Kulick | Cabinet Shop
C06 Bloom—Kinetic Yard Art with Bob Tuftee | Blacksmith Barn
8:30 am-4 pm
C01 Carve a Shorebird with Nick Scheuer | Lind South
C05 Nature-Inspired Wall Art with Jamie Rogness & Regina Riley | Ellery House
12-1 pm Lunch on the Green | Silent Auction Closes
1-4 pm
C07 Gyotaku-Fish Printing with Cathy Kitto | Potters House
C08 Mosaic Birdie with Luann Smith | Lind North
C09 Rustic Serving Tray with Carole Spelic | Cabinet Shop
C10 Traditional and Rustic Toys & Games with David Eagan | Green
1-5 pm
C11 Twig Table Lamp with Todd Kingery | Green
5:00 pm Picnic on the Green
6:00 pm Fun Evening Event
18 Shake Rag St.
Mineral Point, WI 53565
(608) 987-3292
