Calendar & Agenda

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DUTCH TOOL CHEST BUILD presented by the Omaha Woodworkers Guild

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Join us as Chris Schwarz takes us through his techniques and builds a tool chest by hand, presents on the history of the workbench and more! 

German American Society

3717 South 120th Street 

Omaha, NE 6814

About Chris Schwarz

Chris Schwarz is a furniture maker and writer who works from a German barroom built in 1896 in Covington,  Kentucky. He is one of the founders of Lost Art Press, a book-publishing company that specializes in handwork,  and Crucible Tool, a company that makes hand tools for woodworkers. 

Chris is the former editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine and the author of several books, including  Workbenches: From Design & Theory to Construction & Use (F+W Media), The Anarchist’s Tool Chest,  Campaign Furniture, The Anarchist’s Design Book, and Ingenious Mechanics (Lost Art Press). 

In addition to his publishing efforts, he builds casework and Welsh stick chairs for clients all over the world.  Additionally, he’s been an instructor at numerous woodworking schools, including The Marc Adams School of  Woodworking, The Woodwright’s School, The Furniture Institute of Massachusetts, Port Townsend School of  Woodworking, as well as woodworking schools in Canada, Germany, Australia, and England

About the Class

This program is geared to hand tool purists, building both traditional or contemporary creations, but any  woodworker will enjoy this information-packed workshop. 

Chris will be building a Dutch Tool Chest over the two-day seminar. Construction of this chest will include a  discussion of design as well as effective building techniques and details. He'll cover typical techniques he  practices daily in building his projects and teaching his classes. These techniques include cutting dovetails,  dados, tongue and groove joinery, rabbets, and the use of cut nails. He will be hand-sawing and truing up the  boards with hand planes. During this process, there will be lots of opportunity to discuss topics such as tool sharpening, work holding techniques, tool setup, and much more. 

We'll end each day with a short presentation by Chris on  several different topics. We'll cover:

• Chair design (including a showcase of his Welsh stick chairs)
• History of workbenches

Schedule 

This seminar will be held on: 

Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 8:30am-6pm 

Sunday, May 22, 2022 from 8:30am-6pm 

Location: 

German American Society 

3717 South 120th Street Omaha, NE 68144

What’s Included? 

• Access to the two day seminar  at the German American Society in Omaha,  Nebraska
• Continental breakfast each morning, lunch, and  an afternoon snack
• Giveaways throughout the event 
• Ability to purchase raffle tickets for a chance  to win the finished Dutch Tool Chest that Chris  Schwarz is building

Tickets

Early Bird Ticket (before May 10, 2022) $130

Standard Ticket (after May 10 & at door) $150

You have four ways to register and pay for the seminar.         

1. You can write a check (payable to Omaha Woodworkers Guild) for $130 and bring it to the April 6th or May 4th Guild meetings.          
2. You can write a check for $130 and mail it to the Guild’s PO Box (making sure it’s there before May 10th):                                    Omaha Woodworkers Guild                                                              P.O. Box 540972,                                                                       Omaha, NE 68154      
3. We have the seminar set up on www.eventbrite.com .  Here is the direct link to the seminar on Eventbrite.  Click on this link to register and pay online.  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dutch-tool-chest-build-by-christopher-schwarz-tickets-307194074747. There is appx a $10 fee associated with Eventbrite registration. To avoid the fee it is recommended to pay at one of the up-coming meetings or mail your registration. (you may have to cut & paste the link)    
4. You can also register on the Guild’s Facebook Group Page which will have the link to www.eventbrite.com.