Upcoming Workshops and Events
Japanese Woodworking Bootcamp - Spring 2026
6 Day Workshop, Meals Included
$1410 ($1269 Early Bird Price Through 1/24/26)
Learn fundamentals of Japanese tools with sharpening, chisel set up, kanna set up, sawing, mortise and tenon drills, basic layout.
Japanese Toolbox Building Workshop
4 Day Workshop, Materials and Meals Included
$940 ($846 Early Bird Price Through 1/31/26)
Apply Japanese joinery and layout techniques to build an elegant tool box.
Transforming the Tree - Felling, Hewing, Layout
3 Day Workshop, Meals Included
$705 ($634.5 Early Bird Price Through 2/4/26)
Chainsaw and felling skills, hewing, material prep and center line layout of curved beams.
Standing on Stones - Scribing and Vertical Layout
3 Day Workshop, Meals Included
$705 ($634.5 Early Bird Price Through 2/7/26)
Timber scribing to stones and vertical layout for Japanese structures.
Japanese Woodworking Bootcamp - Summer 2026
6 Day Workshop, Meals Included
$1410 ($1269 Early Bird Price Through 3/21/26)
Learn fundamentals of Japanese tools with sharpening, chisel set up, kanna set up, sawing, mortise and tenon drills, basic layout.
Summer Japanese Timber Frame Workshop 2026: The Micro Minka
10 Day Workshop, Meals Included
$2350 ($2115 Early Bird Price Through 3/28/26)
Intensive full build project to cut and raise a small cabin in the style of a Japanese traditional farmhouse, or minka!
Natural Plaster for Timber Frame Structures
3 Day Workshop, Meals Included
$820 ($738 Early Bird Price Through 4/22/26)
Join Liz Johndrow of Earthen Endeavors to learn the art of natural plaster work. Take a deep dive into plaster work, techniques and apply plaster to several buildings on the campus.
Maine Japanese Woodworking Festival 2026
3 Day Event, Lunch and Dinner Provided
$55 - $333 (Discounted 10% at checkout through end of March)
Come spend a long weekend immersed in the traditions of Japanese woodworking through hands-on workshops and demonstrations. Work side by side with masters of the craft to develop your skills, whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned tradesperson. Handle and acquire finely made tools for your next project, and compete for prizes in the revered planing contest: chasing the thinnest shaving with a Japanese hand plane.
Visit mainejapanesewoodworking.com for more information.
Advanced Japanese Joinery - Kanawa and Shachi
4 Day Workshop, Meals Included
$940 ($846 Early Bird Price Through 4/28/26)
Advance joinery instruction to layout and cutting of the kanawa tsugi and shachi sen tsugi joints.
Japanese Woodworking Bootcamp - Fall 2026
6 Day Workshop, Meals Included
$1410 ($1269 Early Bird Price Through 6/26/26)
Learn fundamentals of Japanese tools with sharpening, chisel set up, kanna set up, sawing, mortise and tenon drills, basic layout.