Woodshop Safety Training Part 2
Info
This safety training is required for Vector Space members that wish to have access to the woodshop. Training groups will be limited to five participants. Safety training will last approximately two hours and include hands-on instruction on the following machinery used for working with rough lumber: jointer, planer, wide belt sander, resaw bandsaw. The cost for this training is $20 per member.
Class prerequisites: Woodshop experience required. Woodshop Safety Training Part 1 must be completed prior to this class.
Prior to training, students must watch each video in this playlist (35 minutes total): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLULLVDVuRvsJ9s5XzazB_63eWxEEesbb3&si=ItlD_IjdFEB323Vu
Instructors
Alex Klingen
Shop Captain of the Woodshop, Volunteer extraordinare. Alex says, "As far back as I can remember I have always enjoyed making things. In my younger days I built many different items, like lots of kids do, out of erector sets and the like. I still have good memories of using scrap pieces of wood to make boats that I could sail on the creek behind our house. Through the years I continued to make whatever came to mind; coffee tables, chairs, walking sticks, cutting boards, knife handles, to name a few. I also built a 12 foot sail boat which I sailed for many years until a hurricane ended its life (long story). And, of course an endless number of home improvement projects. I also have a great deal of experience with photography, especially underwater photography but that is challenging now that I’m in central Virginia but since there are so many picturesque settings in VA it’s a fair trade off."
Registration
Registration is open now through December 18, 2026.