This classic cabinet (based on one at the New Lebanon Shaker Community) is a lesson in traditional joinery (rabbets) and 19th-century cut nails: the carcase and stiles are nailed together with cut brads; the back is attached with clout nails; the door is held flat with battens that are secured by clenched nails. The finished cabinet makes a great gift...or a handsome first-aid kit for the shop.

Registration for the class is free. Registrants will be invoiced for the $300 class fee, plus a materials fee that will follow (likely about $45). (Cancellations are accepted up until three weeks before the class, for a full refund minus any bank fees.)