Our main studio is spacious, well equipped, and well lit. We have 10 full-sized, solid maple, joiner’s benches; one for each student. |
Our 2 table saws easily handle shop volume. The generous out-feed table makes cutting sheetgoods easy and safe. The main shop saw is a 10” SawStop, universally considered the safest saw in the world. |
This classic General table saw, Canadian-made, is often set up with a
with a stacked dado head to speed up class exercises. |
Much of our milling is performed on a Felder combination jointer/planer. This hi-tech beast easily handles easily handles boards up to 20” wide, and its digital, motorized table height setting allows uniform thicknessing, day to day. |
Our antique cast iron12” jointer performs most of our smaller day-to-day jointing and milling tasks. Fitted with a Byrd "Shelix" custom cutterhead, tearout is minimized. |
All our woodturning lathes are well maintained and ready for class.
PFW also keeps a supply of turning tools for student use. |
Just 2 of the 4 machines that make up our “bandsaw cluster." We’ve got the perfect band saw for every job. Our towering Zimmerman bandsaw can accurately handle a 25” re-saw- in any wood. |
We’ve recently created a spacious store room behind the main studio
for storing supplies, materials, equipment, and projects. We don’t
know how we ever got along without it. |
Most of our small stock cutting is done on a Bosch 10” sliding
compound miter saw. |
At PFW, we use vertical dry-wheel grinders, fitted with very effective
shop-made jigs to establish critical angles and safely support tools.
Our system virtually guarantees a perfect job every time. |
PFW always maintains a large and ready supply of both domestic
and imported hardwoods. |
The north-facing shop is bathed in soft light. |
Mario’s studio also serves as the school’s library and design center.
Prototype designs, jigs, shop drawings, and cut lists are prepared
and stored here.
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Mario’s bench (a giant slab of pine on a welded steel frame) holds
his collection of favorite planes, woodworking mementoes, his
chisel rack- and coffee mugs. |
This is a shot of Alan’s studio. It contains his personal bench. Standing free from the wall, it provides access from any side. The bench (which Alan built) is fitted with a rare Emmert No. 2 patternmaker’s vise. |
This is Alan’s tool chest. As you can see, he has arranged
everything in a carefully organized manner; providing easy access
to any tool at a glance. |
