Woodworking classes

for Adults of any age 

Edge City offers classes from beginner to advanced woodworkers. We specialize in small group classes, wood turning classes and shared woodworking space. We are an inclusive community of learners with a range of skills.

Table saws and outfeed table at the school shown from above

Shop Details

  • Top-quality machines with state-of-the-art dust collection

  • A variety of workbenches and vise styles to help students learn their preference for handtool work holding

  • Located inside of the Mergatroid Building and its artistic community in East Vancouver, BC, Canada

Students being instructed on cutting edge of lathe gouges at Edge City Woodworking School

Instruction

  • Our instructors have years of combined teaching experience

  • We welcome adult learners from beginners to those with a range of skills

  • All of our classes are designed to empower students to grow more confident and independent in their craft

  • We are a positive and encouraging learning community

Student routering a rabbet joint by hand while another student uses the router table in the background

Classes

  • Most classes range between 6 and 27 hours, over several evenings

  • Maximum capacity per class is 5 students

  • We have plenty of hand tools to share, but encourage students to bring their own tools (chisels, handplanes) for maintenance hints

Student sawing rabbet groove in tool chest project
Student made side table with tapered legs and drawer at Edge City
Student turning a bowl on a wood lathe at Edge City

Pathways

For a student at Edge City, we recommend following a skills development approach that suits their long-term desires. Our courses are programmed for project work that enhances different sets of skills each time.

Hand planes aligned in a tool chest at the school

Small Box Making

essentials hand tools and woodworking safety

Our beginners woodworking classes offer Box Making or Cutting Boards as a starting point for beginners. These sessions offer a foundation in woodworking machine safety and success with basic hand-tools.

Students using a dado stack on a table saw at Edge City Woodworking School

Beyond Basics

intermediate workshop training & small projects

Once a beginners class is completed students are encouraged to start a project class with coaching. Simple furniture projects help reinforce the skills and knowledge needed for successful woodworking. Coaching is offered at the evening classes and weeklong intensive sessions.

Round top side table with Edge City logo in the background

Drop-in Projects

craft wood working on larger tasks and complex joinery

After a student has completed a beginner’s basics class, students can rent the woodshop for 3 hour Drop-in times to work on personal projects .

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Mergatroid building with arrow at upper window where Edge City Woodworking School is located

Our shop is located upstairs in unit #260 of the artistically eclectic Mergatroid Buildling at 975 Vernon Drive in East Vancouver, British Columbia.

Parking: There is plenty of parking in front of the building and across the street. (signs on front of buildling saying “unauthorized vehicles will be towed” can be ignored for students).

Public Transit: The #22 bus comes within 1 block of the building near the corner of Clark and Venables. We are about a 7 minute walk from Hastings and Clark which serves many bus routes, and a 20 minute walk from the Commercial SkyTrain station.

Be sure to check out all of our amazing neighboring artists in the Mergatroid Building during their OpenStudio times and the Eastside Culture Crawl.

Location

Edge city woodworking school

All of our class details and costs are here: classes

Address:

#260 - 975 Vernon Drive, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Phone:

+1 604-928-6641

Email:

edgecitywoodwork@icloud.com

 

Edge City Woodworking School and Four Square Woodworking Inc., respectfully acknowledges that the land on which they operate are the traditional, ancestral and unceded land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ / sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) nations.