I would like to take some courses on the safe and accurate use of
woodworking machinery, such as table saws/routers (which I am nervous
around - had a piece of wood kick back on me, and gave me a bad
bruise). I have a Shopsmith which I am going to go through the setup
procedure again to make sure it is all square and running properly, but
would like to be shown how to actually use the various kinds of
machines, by someone who knows what they are doing. Have been doing
some searching via community colleges and such, and can't seem to find
anything.
I live in Mississauga, west of Toronto, and ideally they would be
evening classes.
Any help and info you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

"Time Peddlar" wrote in message
oups.com...
I would like to take some courses on the safe and accurate use of
woodworking machinery, such as table saws/routers (which I am nervous
around - had a piece of wood kick back on me, and gave me a bad
bruise). I have a Shopsmith which I am going to go through the setup
procedure again to make sure it is all square and running properly, but
would like to be shown how to actually use the various kinds of
machines, by someone who knows what they are doing. Have been doing
some searching via community colleges and such, and can't seem to find
anything.
I live in Mississauga, west of Toronto, and ideally they would be
evening classes.
Any help and info you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Have you checked Lee Valley? They sometimes offer courses on various
aspects of woodworking or they may know of some other place that offers
these things.

Time Peddlar wrote:
I would like to take some courses on the safe and accurate use of
woodworking machinery, such as table saws/routers (which I am nervous
around - had a piece of wood kick back on me, and gave me a bad
bruise). I have a Shopsmith which I am going to go through the setup
procedure again to make sure it is all square and running properly, but
would like to be shown how to actually use the various kinds of
machines, by someone who knows what they are doing. Have been doing
some searching via community colleges and such, and can't seem to find
anything.
I live in Mississauga, west of Toronto, and ideally they would be
evening classes.
Any help and info you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Check http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/ they have roadshow classes.
There was one here in SC sometime during the last year, don't know if
they travel north of the border.
Joe

"Time Peddlar" wrote in message
oups.com...
I would like to take some courses on the safe and accurate use of
woodworking machinery, such as table saws/routers (which I am nervous
around - had a piece of wood kick back on me, and gave me a bad
bruise). I have a Shopsmith which I am going to go through the setup
procedure again to make sure it is all square and running properly, but
would like to be shown how to actually use the various kinds of
machines, by someone who knows what they are doing. Have been doing
some searching via community colleges and such, and can't seem to find
anything.
I live in Mississauga, west of Toronto, and ideally they would be
evening classes.
Any help and info you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Many of the high schools around here offer woodworking classes in the
evening.
I took two WW courses at one, and am taking a turning course at another.
Call around.

"Time Peddlar" wrote in message
oups.com...
I would like to take some courses on the safe and accurate use of
woodworking machinery, such as table saws/routers (which I am nervous
around - had a piece of wood kick back on me, and gave me a bad
bruise). I have a Shopsmith which I am going to go through the setup
procedure again to make sure it is all square and running properly, but
would like to be shown how to actually use the various kinds of
machines, by someone who knows what they are doing. Have been doing
some searching via community colleges and such, and can't seem to find
anything.
I live in Mississauga, west of Toronto, and ideally they would be
evening classes.
Any help and info you can provide would be greatly appreciated.


Check Humber collage 5 or 6 years ago they had a wood shop class.
Jim

Toller wrote:
"Time Peddlar" wrote in message
oups.com...
I would like to take some courses on the safe and accurate use of
woodworking machinery, such as table saws/routers (which I am nervous
around - had a piece of wood kick back on me, and gave me a bad
bruise). I have a Shopsmith which I am going to go through the setup
procedure again to make sure it is all square and running properly, but
would like to be shown how to actually use the various kinds of
machines, by someone who knows what they are doing. Have been doing
some searching via community colleges and such, and can't seem to find
anything.
I live in Mississauga, west of Toronto, and ideally they would be
evening classes.
Any help and info you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Many of the high schools around here offer woodworking classes in the
evening.
I took two WW courses at one, and am taking a turning course at another.
Call around.

Thanks for responding Toller. I have spoken to both the Peel Board of
Ed, and the Halton Board of Ed., and they said they dropped the ww
courses because they could not find daytime teachers that wanted to
teach in the evening, and without this, they had safety issues, so are
not offering any courses.

efgh wrote:
"Time Peddlar" wrote in message
oups.com...
I would like to take some courses on the safe and accurate use of
woodworking machinery, such as table saws/routers (which I am nervous
around - had a piece of wood kick back on me, and gave me a bad
bruise). I have a Shopsmith which I am going to go through the setup
procedure again to make sure it is all square and running properly, but
would like to be shown how to actually use the various kinds of
machines, by someone who knows what they are doing. Have been doing
some searching via community colleges and such, and can't seem to find
anything.
I live in Mississauga, west of Toronto, and ideally they would be
evening classes.
Any help and info you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Have you checked Lee Valley? They sometimes offer courses on various
aspects of woodworking or they may know of some other place that offers
these things.

Have checked the Lee Valley courses, but they seem to fill up so fast
with only a limited number of openings. Also need to start at a very
basic level, and think that they are more advanced. Having said that,
should probably check them out better.

Jim Northey wrote:
"Time Peddlar" wrote in message
oups.com...
I would like to take some courses on the safe and accurate use of
woodworking machinery, such as table saws/routers (which I am nervous
around - had a piece of wood kick back on me, and gave me a bad
bruise). I have a Shopsmith which I am going to go through the setup
procedure again to make sure it is all square and running properly, but
would like to be shown how to actually use the various kinds of
machines, by someone who knows what they are doing. Have been doing
some searching via community colleges and such, and can't seem to find
anything.
I live in Mississauga, west of Toronto, and ideally they would be
evening classes.
Any help and info you can provide would be greatly appreciated.


Check Humber collage 5 or 6 years ago they had a wood shop class.
Jim

Thanks Jim, didnt think of the community colleges, just boards of
education. Will give this direction a try.

Here is a list of woodworking clubs in Canada, contact these and see if they
can help in anyway. I know all are not close to you but they might know
someone or can point you in the right direction to obtain your goal.
Canada

Annapolis Valley Woodcarvers
6370 Highway 201, RR #1
Lawrencetown, NS,
B0S 1M0

Durham Woodworking Club
797 Eastbourne Avenue
Oshawa, ON
L1G 1P5

Kamloops Woodworkers Guild
c/o 2329 Ojibway Road
Kamloops, BC
V2H 1p1

Marquetry Society Of Canada
636 Tapleytown Road
Stoney Creek, ON
L8J 3K7
Home page: www.artmarquetry.com/msc/index.html

Miller Goodwood Society
996 Powell Street
Vancouver, BC
Phone: 604-215-9997
Email:

Outaouais Woodcarvers
Box 23003
Ottawa, ON
K2A 4E2
Home page: www.comnet.ca/~owcarvers

Pacific Woodworkers Guild
PO Box 63071
6020 Steveston Hwy.
Richmond, BC
V7E 2K0
Home page: http://pwwg.tripod.com

Parkland Woodworking Guild in Canada
Rose Sveinbjornson
Churchbridge, SK
S0A 0M0
Phone: 306-896-2398
Email:

South Saskatchewan Woodworkers Guild
c/o 6030 Kelsey Street
Regina, SK
S4X 1V6

Sunparlour Woodcarvers Club
c/o 149 Eveleigh
Windsor, ON
N9E 4M2
Phone: 519-972-1933
Email:

West Island Woodturners Club
501 St. John's
Pointe Claire, Quebec
Email:

Windsor Wood Carving Museum
850 Ouellette Ave.
Windsor, ON
N9A 4M9
Email:


Web Only

Woodworking Shops in Progress
Home page: clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/woodworkingshopsinprogress
"Time Peddlar" wrote in message
oups.com...
I would like to take some courses on the safe and accurate use of
woodworking machinery, such as table saws/routers (which I am nervous
around - had a piece of wood kick back on me, and gave me a bad
bruise). I have a Shopsmith which I am going to go through the setup
procedure again to make sure it is all square and running properly, but
would like to be shown how to actually use the various kinds of
machines, by someone who knows what they are doing. Have been doing
some searching via community colleges and such, and can't seem to find
anything.
I live in Mississauga, west of Toronto, and ideally they would be
evening classes.
Any help and info you can provide would be greatly appreciated.