The Wild Earth School
Hudson, Wisconsin
"Education is the most important tool you'll invest in."
The Wild Earth School offers hands on classes in cabinetmaking, furniture making, lathe turning and many other woodworking topics.  Class lengths range from 1-5 days. Visit our main page by clicking here and you'll find complete details on our programs.




Here's an alphabetical list of skills, techniques, and tools used in our classes, cross referenced with the classes in which they're used.
Skill  Technique  Tool Class or classes
Adjustable shelf holes/shop made jig Cabinetmaking I and II Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Akeda Dovetail Jig Classic Tool Chest
Bandsaw Woodworking I  Cabinetmaking I Lathe Extravaganza Adirondack Chair
Bandsaw/pattern cutting Adirondack Chair In A Day Chairmaking I
beadLOCK joinery jig Woodworking II
Biscuit joiner Cabinetmaking II  Master The BiscuitJoiner Furniture Making I
Breadboard joinery Furniture Making I Classic ToolChest
Carcase joinery/rabbets/dadoes Cabinetmaking I and II Build A Tool Chest Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Drawer construction Cabinetmaking I and II FurnitureMaking I Router Table In A Day Build A Tool Chest Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Drawer lock router bit Build A Tool Chest Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Dovetail saw Mastering Hand Tools/Through Dovetails
Dovetails/hand cut Mastering Hand Tools/Through Dovetails
Edge band/plywood Cabinetmaking II Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Edge to edge glue up Cabinetmaking II Furniture MakingI
European hinges Cabinetmaking II Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Face frame cabinet Cabinetmaking I Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Flush trim bit/face frame Cabinetmaking I Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Flush trim bit/pattern following Chair Making I AdirondackChair In A Day
Frame and panel door Cabinetmaking I and II MasterFrame and Raised Panel Doors Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Frameless (Euro style) cabinet Cabinetmaking II Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Full extension drawer slides Cabinetmaking II Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Golden Proportion Woodworking II Cabinetmaking I Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Green wood turning   Bowl Turning II Lathe Extravaganza
Half-blind dovetail jig Cabinetmaking I Furniture MakingI Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Hand-cut dovetails Mastering Hand Tools/Through Dovetails
Hand scraper Mastering Hand Tools/Scrapers
Iron-on plywood edge Cabinetmaking I Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Japanese pull saws Mastering Hand Tools/Through Dovetails
Jointer Woodworking I and all classes listing this asa prerequisite
Kreg screw pocket jig Cabinetmaking I Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Lathe Lathe Extravaganza Bowl I and II Spindle I andII Master Pen Turning
Leigh dovetail jig Classic Tool Chest
Leigh FMT jig Chairmaking I
Miller Dowel Adirondack Chair In A Day Woodworking I
Miter saw/Sliding miter saw Woodworking I and all classeslisting this as a prerequisite
Mortise and tenon joinery Chair Making I FurnitureMaking I
Mortise jig/shop made Furniture Making I Chair MakingI
Mortise machine/benchtop Chair Making I Furniture MakingI
Panel glue up/edge to edge Cabinetmaking II FurnitureMaking I Classic Tool Chest
Panel raising router bit Cabinetmaking II Master Frameand Raised Panel Doors Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Pattern cutting/bandsaw and router table Chair MakingI Adirondack Chair
Planer Woodworking II Cabinetmaking I and II FurnitureMaking I Classic Tool Chest Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Plunge router Cabinetmaking I and II Furniture MakingI Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Rail and stile/router table Cabinetmaking I and II MasterFrame and Raised Panel Doors Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Reclaimed pine Furniture Making I Classic Tool Chest
Resaw/bandsaw Chair Making I Classic Tool Chest
Router/hand-held Woodworking I and II CabinetmakingI and II Furniture Making I Master The Router Classic Tool Chest
Scraping/lathe turning technique Spindle Turning I Bowl Turning I Lathe Extravaganza
Screw pocket joinery Cabinetmaking I Techniques Week/Cabinetmaking
Shearing/lathe turning technique Spindle Turning II Bowl Turning II Lathe Extravaganza
Stackable dado head Cabinetmaking I and II FurnitureMaking I Build A Tool Chest Chair Making I
Story stick Chair Making I
Tablesaw Woodworking I and all classes listing this classas a prerequisite
Tapered legs/tablesaw Woodworking II Furniture MakingI
Tenon jig/tablesaw Chairmaking I
Through dovetails/router Classic Tool Chest CabinetmakingII
Upholstered seats Chair Making I