we’re hiring in the woodshop!
// Woodshop instructor (part-time)
We are seeking a dynamic, curious instructor to help bring the joy of woodworking to life in our woodshop. We value curiosity, patience, and a love of the craft above all else. Our shop has a hand tool emphasis, and instructors must understand the intricacies of bench planes, chisels, and the processes of using these tools across a range of woodworking processes.
// Woodshop assistant (part-time)
Between daily woodshop classes and our membership-based open shop, our woodshop is a bustling place. We are seeking a part-time shop assistant to support the range of tasks from stock prep, to tool maintenance, to student and member support.
Interested? check out recessgrove.com/hiring or email us at [email protected]
take a tour of our woodshop!
full of restored antique hand tools, creative storage solutions, and one-of-a-kind student projects.
explore the space and learn how woodworking can teach us to see the world a little differently with RG co-creator @justin.wheeler
🎥: @sandraokuboyejo
the @rgwoodshop is built to support and inspire your woodworking journey
RG co-creator @justin.wheeler shares what makes our woodshop so special, and how wood and grain inspire his creative expression as an artist and woodworker
working with wood reminds us to go with the flow, slow down, and enjoy the process
🎥 interview/edit: @sandraokuboyejo
A Japanese toolbox is a simple, beautiful way to store and organize lots of things — tools obviously included — and could be adapted to hold art supplies, books, and custom storage of all kinds.
Over the course of 4 sessions, learn how to build your own toolbox. Learn measuring and marking, plus sawing, planing (end grain) with shooting boards, and fastening (either dowels or traditional nails). These boxes are traditionally left unfinished and allow to patina with the beautiful dings of a well-used life.
This is a fantastic beginner project. For the totally unacquainted, a brief ‘learner session’ can precede the class. The class itself will introduce students to the satisfying process of making a functional and beautiful object that will last a lifetime (or more).
Starting Sunday, April 19, 2026
Taught by local woodworker @thelazypineranch
Sign up at woodshop link in bio, or recessgrove.com/wood-projects
most things are handmade in a woodshop — including the vises! We make ours out of burly 8/4 rock maple and are building new ones this week for some of the benches.
Want to jump into our woodshop and start your woodworking journey? We have a few spots open in our March Thursday afternoon Foundations class — learn more at recessgrove.com/wood-foundations
Snowy days like these put the beauty of a tree’s form on full display — and are a great chance to hunker down in the shop with friends
And an added benefit of using hand tools: no winter bundling necessary 🌞
January and February are full of woodworking classes, projects and ‘do it’ clinics for all levels:
- Learn how to woodwork in Beginner Woodshop, Woodworking Foundations, and Intro to Wood Carving classes
- Build something in a single session in our ‘Hardwood Serving Board’ or ‘Make a Lamp’ project classes
- ‘Do it yourself’ clinics: learn to mount things to your wall in ‘Hang it!’, or wire and solder a basic light fixture in ‘Light it!’
- Membership for Open Woodshop is available for people who complete ‘Wood Foundations’. Use the shop anytime to design and build your own pieces, continue learning in clinics like Project Planning and Sharpening, and get certified to use the Power Tools.
Learn more about our woodworking classes and projects, and sign up for one of the waitlists to be the first to know about future classes: recessgrove.com/woodshop
May this year ahead bring health, growth, and discovery in the act of making. May we slow down to marvel at the quiet beauty of ordinary things, and the alchemy that comes from trees, hands, creativity — and a little bit of grit
See you in the shop in 2026.
our new store front sign is almost finished! (almost… 😅)
explore this hands-on, meditative art form in our beginner carving class, and learn how to make a beautiful hardwood spoon!
January dates posted soon — join the carving waitlist at link in bio, recessgrove.com/woodshop
Create a gorgeous centerpiece for your kitchen or culinary spread — and celebrate the beauty of wood and your own creativity.
This is a special, highly creative class — create a serving board ranging from simple(ish) traditional forms, to more adventurous designs sculptural designs, with an option to extend class via additional shop time if you wish.
December 16 or 19
Reserve a spot through woodshop link in bio, or recessgrove.com/wood-projects
