Winter 2025 and Spring 2026 Class Schedule
with old and new faces
*Enroll by emailing peter@petergalbert.com after 8 am on August 1, 2025.*
I’ve posted the new class on my website for December 2025 through May 2026. I’m happy to have lots of returning instructors, Follansbee, Fisher, Manney and Glenn. I’m also excited to welcome Chris Schwarz into the fold. I know he doesn’t need an introduction, but I want to share why I am so excited to have him teach here. Folks often ask me what I think of Chris’ stick chairs. When they pose the question I always suspect they are hoping to pit me and Chris against each other like bugs in a jar. Chris’ approach to chairmaking is so different than mine, but honestly, I think it’s great. I love his efforts to open up the craft to folks without access to logs and tons of specialized tools. It’s a fine line I try to tread myself. I started experimenting with kiln dried boards (with lots of success) to make chairmaking more possible for my west coast students who don’t have access to the green logs that are so readily available in the east. It’s a great craft, but like all crafts, tools and materials are the key as well as the hurdle. Chris never loses sight of this and his laser focus on practical solutions given todays options is a great service to the craft. Here are the classes I’ve added:
Build a 3 Legged Stool with Tim Manney
Monday, December 8, 2025 9:00 AM
Friday, December 12, 2025 5:00 PM
Green Wood Lounge Chair with Andy Glenn
Monday, February 16, 2026 9:00 AM
Saturday, February 21, 2026 5:00 PM
Modern Rocking Chair Class with Peter Galbert
Sunday, February 22, 2026 9:00 AM
Sunday, March 1, 2026 5:00 PM
Build the "Temple" chair with Peter Galbert
Monday, March 30, 2026 9:00 AM
Sunday, April 5, 2026 5:00 PM
17th-Century Style Carved Oak Box with Peter Follansbee
Sunday, April 12, 2026 9:00 AM
Friday, April 17, 2026 5:00 PM
The Helix Armchair with Peter Galbert
Monday, May 4, 2026 9:00 AM
Sunday, May 10, 2026 5:00 PM
Comb Back Stick Chair with Chris Schwarz Class
Monday, May 18, 2026 9:00 AM
Friday, May 22, 2026 5:00 P
All the descriptions are up on the website schedule page. There are also a few spots left in the fall classes in classes with me, Follansbee and Andy Glenn. If you have questions, please email me at peter@petergalbert.com. As usual, all enrollment is first come first serve, starting on August 1 at 8 am. I’ve changed the payment policy to simplify the correspondence. To enroll, 1/2 of the tuition is due as a deposit and the remainder is due at the time of class. Please read the policies page to get more details. I hope to see you there!
