This Spring kicks off with exciting classes with bite-sized opportunities to make a meal of your woodworking dreams. These 2-3 hour long classes will give you an opportunity to experience woodworking in a safe and empowering environment with all the tools you need and the knowledge and skill of an experienced instructor.

Discover Woodworking at Rustic Grain


Whether you’re stepping into the woodshop for the first time or looking to deepen your skills, Rustic Grain’s woodworking classes offer hands-on learning, real projects, and a welcoming community.
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Upcoming Classes

Intro to Wood and Basic Concepts
May 13th, 7–9 PM — $50
Learn why wood is the heart of fine craftsmanship, its strengths and limitations, and create your own end-grain wall hanging.
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Parent and Child “Tabletop Table” Build
May 18th, 1–3 PM — $80
A fun, simple woodworking project designed for parent and child teams. Build a small “tabletop table” together and take it home the same day.
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Tablesaw Safety and General Shop Safety
May 20th, 7–9 PM — $40
Get beyond the basics and build a solid foundation for safe, confident work in the woodshop.
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Edge Details: Hand, Power Tool, Machine, and Hybrid Techniques
May 29th, 7–9 PM — $80
Learn how to shape and decorate edges with a wide range of techniques — hand, power, and machine methods explored.
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Coming Soon

We’re already preparing a second wave of classes, including:

  • The Physics of Wood-Cutting
  • Woodworking Precision: How Much is Too Much?
  • Joinery Introduction and Milling Basics
  • Laser Marquetry
  • Reclaimed Wood Projects
    …and more! Stay tuned.

Why Rustic Grain?

Because at Rustic Grain, we believe woodworking is about more than making things — it’s about building confidence, skill, and creativity. Our classes are taught by working professionals who believe in patience, craft, and hands-on experience. Whether you dream of building heirloom furniture or just want to try something new, there’s a place for you here.

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Your instructor, Tim, jumpstarted his woodworking journey by traveling to Pennsylvania for a 40-hour, week-long, intensive woodworking course in 2006. Ultimately that base of knowledge, led to over a decade of making fine furniture and fixtures in new and reclaimed hardwoods for homes and businesses all over St Louis and nationwide. So he knows how the right instruction can give you the confidence to take the next step in your craft.