Current Classes
Introduction to Pyrography
Pyrography is a great way to start working with wood for beginners. Pyrography is also great for more experienced woodworkers or woodturners who would like to learn more about how to embellish your pieces. In this class students will learn how to create a small unique piece of wood burned art. You will learn how to draw a woodburning design and transfer your design, how to select and prepare ideal surfaces for woodburning, and how to select the right tools for your design. You will emerge from the class with a one of a kind design and great introduction to working with wood. This class is taught at Highland Woodshop, and I am the primary instructor.
Introduction to Woodworking
In this class students will learn to safely use each of the large pieces of equipment in the woodshop, including table saw, jointer, planer, bandsaw, router table, and drill press. We will help you select material, mill wood and choose a proper finish, as you construct a beautifully crafted hardwood cutting board. This is a great introduction for anyone curious about woodworking. This class is taught at Highland Woodshop, and I am the primary instructor.
Scroll Saw Techniques
Learn basic woodworking and scroll saw techniques. We will build free-hanging mobiles by balancing fun and interesting shapes and sizes cut out on the scroll saw. Students will also have time to embellish their designs with wood burning, finishes and paint. This class is taught at Highland Woodshop, and I am the primary instructor.
Past Classes
Introduction to Design
The objective of this course is to provide a team project-based, hands-on discovery experience of developing prototype products through a well-organized engineering design process including planning, problem definition, concept design, product design/realization, and testing. A group of students builds a working robotic car that attempts an obstacle course at the end of the term. This course was taught at Oregon State University, I served as the graduate teaching assistant helping students with their design problems, as well as designing and building the obstacle course.
Wood Machining I-III
Introduction to the technology of woodworking trades: Jointer, planer, table saw, band saw, drill press, router, power sanders, laser engraver, and CNC machining; basic sharpening, joinery, planning, stock milling, assembly, and finishing; care of and safety with tools and equipment. This course was taught at Oregon State University, I served as the graduate teaching assistant I was the main instructor for this course.
Computer Aided Design
Provides students with the tools and techniques to design and render products, furniture, and structures using Solidworks, as well as create technical drawings that facilitate communication between designers, engineers, and clients. The techniques developed during this course are applicable to a wide variety of industrial CAD and product design industries worldwide. This course was taught at Oregon State University, I served as the graduate teaching assistant helping students troubleshoot design issues in Solidworks.
Advanced Computer Aided Design
Develop advanced techniques using industry standard CAD software as it relates to wood based product, furniture, and structural design. Build upon the skills acquired in CAD: COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN and learn advanced Solidworks techniques. Introduction to Rhinoceros 3D software and various parametric plugins. This course was taught at Oregon State University, I served as the graduate teaching assistant helping students troubleshoot design issues in Solidworks and Rhinoceros 3D.
EntrepreneuralProduct Design I & II
Provides an entrepreneurial experience in product development, in which students design, produce, market, and sell a product in a business setting. Working as a team, students will design a product using renewable materials and are expected to perform and understand manufacturing techniques and processes to produce the product in limited quantities. This course was taught at Oregon State University, I served as the graduate teaching assistant helping students with manufacturing techniques and developing design ideas.
Secondary Product Design and Manufacturing
A group of individuals design and make wood products for a partnership organization. The product must be done in a repeatable process and the students will also complete the marketing and packaging of the final product. This course was taught at Oregon State University, I served as the graduate teaching assistant helping students with manufacturing techniques and developing design ideas.
Timber Tectonics in the Digital Age
An exploration of the advances in design, construction and fabrication of timber buildings. Includes experimentation with both physical and digital models and a final project, in collaboration with UO Architecture students. This course was taught at Oregon State University, I served as the graduate teaching assistant helping students with developing design ideas and cutting joinery for their final projects.
Woodworking for Art and Design
Acquaints students with the fundamentals of making art and design objects with wood. This course was taught at Oregon State University, I served as the graduate teaching assistant and I was the main instructor for this course.
Wood Science Art and Design Capstone
Brings together the basic collaborative design elements and technical background of each student in the creation of collaborative design projects with the intention of giving students real-world, problem-based design experience. This course was taught at Oregon State University, I served as the graduate teaching assistant helping students complete large scale design projects with multiple machining and manufacturing elements.