Join furniture maker and educator Andrew Hunter in building a Japanese toolbox. You may have read the article Andrew wrote about this toolbox in Fine Woodworking magazine (issue #257) or maybe even built it. In this class, unlike the traditional box built with nails, this one is chock full of fun joinery; through tenons, dovetails, and even tapered sliding dovetails, all cut by hand! Andrew will guide students through each step of the process, as if it were a fine piece of furniture. He will show students how to work safely and accurately, from cutting out parts from a single wide board to a hand plane finish. Students don’t have to use Japanese tools to enjoy Andrew’s classes. He definitely loves Japanese tools, but his main goal is to encourage people to use hand tools, regardless of who made them. There is a role for hand tools in every shop, professional or amateur, but developing proficiency with them takes practice. That is what this week is all about. Anyone who has taken one of Andrew’s classes knows they will leave with more than just a tool box.