Located in a factory building dating from the 1920’s, the Workshop is both a teaching facility and a working shop. It features a hardwood floor, with both a bench area and areas for machine work and assembly. North windows across the front of the building provide abundant natural light.
The bench area contains 10 traditional joiners workbenches, built by Alan Turner and Mario Rodriguez. Turner designed the tail vise hardware. There is a cast iron layout table which weighs in at about 1500 lbs, with a machined surface, making flat glue-ups a simpler task.

Major Stationary Tools

20” Planer/Jointer – Felder Dual 51, 6 knife cutterhead (2007)
12” Jointer – Am. Woodworking Mach. circa 1922, with Byrd helical head
20” WoodTek 4-post planer
800mm (32”) Bandsaw – Zimmermann 2 speed bandsaw with 25” resaw capacity (1977)
20” Italian bandsaw and 14” Powermatic, Model 141 (1980)
10” Cabinet Saw – New SawStop brand, 5 hp. cabinet saw with 50” rip capacity and General 350

Radial Drill Press – Walker Turner radial drill press, 6” throw with T-slot table (early 1960’s)
37” drum sander – Kuster Woodworking (1988)
Standard drill press – Delta 15”, with 6” throw
Edge Sander – 6” x 89” WoodTek edge sander
Oscillating Spindle Sander – State brand with tilting table and multiple spindle sizes

High Speed, air cooled grinders as part of a full sharpening station

Students are expected to bring their own hand tools including measuring and marking tools, chisels, planes, and the like. There are a few such tools available at PFW if you are missing something.

Shop made jigs abound, and they will be featured from time to time in the News and Tips section of this website.

Students are required to bring their own eye protection, and hearing protection and dusk masks if desired. The Studio has two cyclone-style dust collectors which collect the major tools.