Larry White's Arches Bench Workshop

For beginners and intermediate woodworkers.

Three consecutive days:

Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Participants must attend all 3 days.

Bench Dimensions: 18”h x 27”w x 13.5”d

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day

Maximum 5 students per course

$1045 for members and $1100 for nonmembers

includes wood and materials.

It’s a pleasure to announce that we’ll be using black walnut again for the

late Winter and early Spring Woodworking workshops in the upper barns at

the Maloof Foundation for 2026. Walnut was Sam Maloof’s chosen

material, favored for its beautiful grain, color and workability and that it

leant itself to the exquisite detail he brought to his fine furniture. We’re

pleased that Bohnhoff Lumber in Los Angeles was willing to work with us

so that we could reintroduce Sam’s preferred lumber for use in our new

workshops.

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Woodworker and Artist, Larry White was Sam Maloof’s first full-time woodworker employee, hired as a college student at the age of 19. Today, more than half a century later, Larry is an accomplished master artist and sculptor, who brings his personal story and expertise to this fantastic workshop.

During 21 hours of intensive instruction over three days, Larry will share his skills and insights across a full spectrum of woodworking tools and techniques. Students will be introduced to design, pattern-making, and selection of wood. Larry then guides the process step-by-step as you learn to saw, shape, join, clamp, glue and finish.  The course covers basic set-up, safe use and calibration of the table saw, band saw, jointer/planer, router, rasp, sanders and a range of essential hand tools, materials and finishing products.

Open to participants over 18 years of age with little or no previous woodworking experience, this course is a great way to jumpstart a new woodworking passion, renew and refresh existing skills, or find new inspiration for your next stage of exploration.