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Wood & Carving Classes in Chicago

Woodworking and carving classes around Chicago — from a single spoon-carving afternoon to multi-week shop courses.

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3 woodworking classes in Chicago

WED, NOV 18

Beginning Woodworking

The Sticks · West Loop & Near West · 3 h

One-time class

$500.00 / person

SAT, DEC 5

Making Marionettes

The Sticks · West Loop & Near West · 3 h

One-time class

$360.00 / person

MON, NOV 16

November Gallery Show

Chicago Industrial Arts & Design Center · North Side

Multi-week course

See listing

Wood & Carving studios in Chicago, side by side

The 2 studios behind the classes above, worked out from what each one has on our calendar right now: how many sessions, the lowest printed price, what kind of class it runs and when the next one is.

Studio	Area	Classes	From	Formats	Next
The SticksBeginner sessions	West Loop & Near West	2	$360	One-time class	WED, NOV 18
Chicago Industrial Arts & Design Center	North Side	1	Not printed	Multi-week course	MON, NOV 16

Questions people ask

Where can I try woodworking once, without signing up for a course?＋

1 studio runs single-session classes on our calendar: The Sticks (from $360). Use the "One-time class" filter above to see only those.

Are there beginner woodworking classes in Chicago?＋

Yes. 1 studio lists classes billed as introductory or open to first-timers, including The Sticks. Intro sessions usually provide clay, tools and firing, so you only need to turn up; check the listing for what is included.

Can I take a woodworking class on a weekend or after work?＋

Of the classes listed now, 1 start on a Saturday or Sunday (at The Sticks), and 1 start at 5pm or later (at The Sticks). The "When" filter narrows the list to either.

Which part of town has the most woodworking studios?＋

By the studios we list, West Loop & Near West (1), North Side (1). Pick an area in the filters to see what is near you.

How current is this list?＋

Every class here was read off the studio's own booking page by a person, with the date, time and price as printed. Sold-out and cancelled sessions come off when we see them, and courses show their next real start date. If a studio's page disagrees with ours, the studio's page is right, and we would like to hear about it.

How this page is put together

Every listing here was read off the studio's own page by a person: the date, the price as printed, and whether a session is a one-off, a course or something you book for any day. Where a studio keeps its dates behind a booking system we say so rather than inventing one, and where it publishes no price we say that too.

Recurring classes show their next real occurrence rather than the date they were first entered, worked out in Central time so a 6:30pm class stays 6:30pm across the clock changes. The side-by-side table and the answers above are calculated from the same listings, so they change as the calendar does.

Other crafts on this calendar

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