Sawdust Studios

10/16/2025

This year, skip the gift cards and give something they'll actually treasure.

Our Gift Giving Workshops are here—five different sessions where you'll create multiple beautiful, handmade pieces in just one morning or evening. Walk in empty-handed, walk out with your holiday shopping done (and some serious bragging rights).

🖊️ 4 HANDCRAFTED PENS + ENGRAVING | $150
Experience the magic of the lathe while creating elegant writing instruments. Perfect for teachers, writers, and anyone who appreciates beautiful details.
→ Monday, Nov 10, 9am-12pm
→ Tuesday, Dec 16, 6pm-9pm

🪵 3 MEDIUM CUTTING BOARDS + ENGRAVING | $250
Transform Missouri hardwoods into three stunning boards that'll become family heirlooms.
→ Tuesday, Nov 11, 6pm-9pm
→ Tuesday, Dec 2, 9am-12pm

🧀 3 CHARCUTERIE BOARDS + ENGRAVING | $180
Craft three gorgeous serving pieces that'll be the star of every gathering for years to come.
→ Wednesday, Nov 19, 9am-12pm
→ Tuesday, Dec 2, 6pm-9pm

☕ 3 SETS OF COASTERS + ENGRAVING | $150
Build three complete coaster sets (4-6 coasters each) with matching custom holders you'll craft from the same wood.
→ Tuesday, Nov 18, 6pm-9pm
→ Tuesday, Dec 9, 9am-12pm

❄️ 8 CHRISTMAS ICICLE ORNAMENTS | $150
Discover why people are obsessed with lathe turning while creating eight elegant wooden ornaments.
→ Monday, Nov 17, 9am-12pm
→ Tuesday, Dec 9, 6pm-9pm

What's Included:
✓ All premium materials and tools
✓ Expert instruction from start to finish
✓ Custom engraving options
✓ Multiple finished pieces to take home

No experience necessary. We've helped hundreds of first-timers create beautiful work. You'll be amazed at what you can make in just a few hours.

Timing doesn't work? Gather your people and book a private session on your schedule. Private workshops start at $500.

Spots are limited for each session. Register now at sawdust247.com or link in bio.
Let's build something remarkable. 🎁

10/15/2025

"One of the best instructional videos I've seen in 50 years of education."

"I watch woodworking videos every day, and I've never learned this much from a single video."

This is the feedback we got from members after dropping our Charcuterie Board tutorial. Not gonna lie—it feels pretty incredible. 🙌

🎥 Watch the full tutorial on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sojYRrLcp6U&t=245s

But here's what makes us even more excited: our members didn't just watch a video. They walked into our shop with 24/7 access, grabbed premium Missouri hardwoods, and MADE THESE BOARDS THEMSELVES.

That's the difference between watching woodworking content and actually being a woodworker.

Our Project Kit videos aren't just tutorials—they're your roadmap to using $200,000+ of professional tools, premium materials, and a community that's got your back. No intimidation. No gatekeeping. Just real guidance that turns "I wish I could" into "look what I made."

Ready to stop watching and start making?
👉 Sign up for our Shop Safety Course and become a member of the coolest woodshop in the Midwest: https://Sawdustclasses.as.me/?appointmentType=52474279

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10/13/2025

WINTER APPRENTICESHIPS ARE HERE

Holiday travel doesn't have to kill your momentum.
Three 2-week projects. Choose 1, 2, or all 3. Skip the holiday weeks. Come back ready to build.

Early December: Magnetic Knife Block
Dec + Jan: Hand-Carved Spoons & Spatulas
Late January: Segmented Rolling Pin

Same $1000 value. Same $300 investment. Full membership included.

February we're back to 4-week builds with a stunning Wine Rack/Wall Shelf that'll make your friends jealous.

This is for you if you're tired of the same routine and ready to discover what your hands can actually do. No experience needed. Just show up. We'll take care of everything.

Morning, afternoon, or evening sessions—you pick.

10/10/2025

📅 NOVEMBER CALENDAR + BIG CHANGES AHEAD

November is LOADED (swipe through all 6 slides ➡️):
🎁 5 gift-giving workshops
🦃 Thanksgiving showstoppers
❄️ Kids sled camp
🪚 Intro to Woodworking
🪑 Apprenticeship
💑 Better Together

We're changing things up.
After November, we're shifting how we offer workshops. No more monthly calendars—we're moving to a private event model while still offering select public workshops.
What this means:
✨ Private events become our primary focus (teams, groups, corporate bookings)
✨ Select public workshops still happen (Intro to Woodworking, bowl turning, member favorites—announced as scheduled)
✨ Gift workshops continue in December
✨ Kids camps continue on school breaks
✨ Apprenticeship continues strong
✨ Membership unchanged—24/7 access continues

November is your last chance to plan around a full calendar. After this, we'll announce workshops as we schedule them.

Why the change? Because we're committed to making Sawdust the best it can be—and this evolution lets us do exactly that.

New workshop webpage in the works. Stay tuned for a better booking experience.
🚨 REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW → sawdust247.com (link in bio)
Book private events: shop@sawdust247.com

Let's make November count. 🪵

10/06/2025

Next Wednesday. Three spots left.

Our River Epoxy Table Workshop keeps selling out for a reason. Two evenings, your hands, and wood that becomes something worth bragging about.

Wednesday, October 15 & 22
6:00-8:30 PM
$325
📸 Trisha Splitter

10/05/2025

⚔️ The Epic of the 1st Annual Sawdust Studios Kubb Tournament

We were going to start at 3:00… but nobody really cared.
The only rule: finish before dark. 🌅

Six teams entered the grass outside Sawdust Studios:
Bright Ideas, Beat KU, Payne in the Kubb, Lilac Butt, Eagle Ace Bowls, and the Dusty Dudes.

The tacos were endless. The throws? Questionable. The laughter? Constant. 🌮🍻

After hours of glory and groans, it came down to Payne in the Kubb vs. the Dusty Dudes.

One perfect throw later—the King Kubb fell.
The Dusty Dudes stood victorious.

🏆 The King Kubb Trophy, crafted from Walnut, Oak, Maple, Hickory, Ash, and Purpleheart, now bears its first engraving:
Dusty Dudes 2025

No thunderous applause. Just quiet promises of revenge.
The legend has begun.

10/05/2025

⚔️ The Epic of the 1st Annual Sawdust Studios Kubb Tournament

🌮 Where the grass was uneven, the tacos were endless, and vengeance was promised before sunset.

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🪓 The Gathering at Sawdust

We were going to start at 3:00 PM, but nobody really cared — the only real rule was we had to finish before dark.

Beneath the proud tin walls of Sawdust Studios, the warriors gathered.
The battlefield was marked by crooked stakes and questionable measuring, but no one minded. The smell of tacos, beer, and fresh-cut grass was victory enough.

The weapons were not of war, but of wood: Ash, Oak, Hickory, Walnut, Maple, and a defiant strip of Purpleheart — each one hewn from the shop’s finest offcuts.

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🧠 The Contenders

Six mighty teams entered the fray:

Bright Ideas – creative thinkers, inconsistent throwers.

Beat KU – fired by passion, hindered by aim.

Payne in the Kubb – pun masters with a taste for blood.

Lilac Butt – no one knew why, no one dared ask.

Eagle Ace Bowls – elegant in form, deadly when focused.

Dusty Dudes – calm, quiet, and unnervingly accurate, as if they’d been training in secret all year.

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💥 The Early Battles

The first clashes began with cheers, groans, and a few wild throws that endangered spectators.

Payne in the Kubb stormed through their bracket before the tacos even cooled.
Eagle Ace Bowls made their mark but fell victim to the cruel geometry of kubb physics.
And the Dusty Dudes, stoic and focused, advanced—one precise throw at a time.

Meanwhile, the Silver Bracket became a land of laughter and excuses, where warriors insisted the grass was crooked, the wind unfair, or that someone had hexed their dowels.

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⚔️ The Final Showdown

By the last round, the tacos were still plentiful, the light still golden, and the championship hung in the balance:
Payne in the Kubb vs. Dusty Dudes.

Spectators gathered at the edge of the field with sodas, cervezas, and unsolicited advice.
Kubbs fell fast. Payne in the Kubb was sharp, relentless, and hungry for glory.

But the Dusty Dudes, channeling the patience of seasoned woodworkers, would not yield.

With one final throw, the King Kubb toppled.
The crowd gasped.
Some cheered.
Most groaned.
And someone muttered, “Yeah, well… next year’s ours.”

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🏆 The Coronation

As the sun dipped low, the champions raised the King Kubb Trophy — a glorious hodgepodge of Walnut, Oak, Maple, Hickory, Ash, and Purpleheart.

It stood tall, proud, and slightly heavier than expected.
There was no thunderous applause — only laughter, empty taco containers, and muttered vows of revenge.

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🌅 The Trophy’s Legacy

But the King Kubb Trophy does not rest forever. It waits.
Each year, a new name will be engraved in its wooden base like a scar of glory.

The first inscription will read:
Dusty Dudes 2025

Next year, a new team will rise.
The legend will grow, one match at a time, until the trophy itself hums with the echoes of every throw, every laugh, and every whispered promise of “next year.”

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✨ Thus it was written:

> When the dust settles and the tacos are gone,
the Dusty Dudes stand victorious.
(For now…)

10/03/2025

WE'RE AT THE FARMER'S MARKET THIS MORNING – come say hi!

We'll be showing off Kubb sets handcrafted by our apprentices. And yeah, we checked – you literally can't find sets this beautiful anywhere online.

Want to talk woodworking? We're here for it.

Curious about our 1st Annual Kubb Tournament happening TOMORROW (October 4th at 3pm)? We'll tell you everything.

Just want to see what happens when regular people discover they can build something this cool? Come check out the proof.

See you at the market.

Sawdust Studios is a minority-owned woodworking space in Columbia, Missouri. We offer 24/7 shop access to members, classes to the community, and custom woodworking. Our mission is to make woodworking accessible by providing professional tools, space, and mentorship to help people achieve their wood

10/03/2025

WE'RE AT THE FARMER'S MARKET TOMORROW MORNING – come say hi!
We'll be showing off Kubb sets handcrafted by our apprentices. And yeah, we checked – you literally can't find sets this beautiful anywhere online.
Want to talk woodworking? We're here for it.
Curious about our 1st Annual Kubb Tournament happening TOMORROW (October 4th at 3pm)? We'll tell you everything.
Just want to see what happens when regular people discover they can build something this cool? Come check out the proof.
See you at the market.

10/03/2025

24 people walked in doubting.
24 cutting boards walked out proving them wrong.
This is what happens when you give people premium tools, expert guidance, and permission to discover what they're capable of.
An Edward Jones leadership team spent yesterday in our shop, and watching them transform from "I've never done this before" to "look what I just made" never gets old.
✂️ Every person made their own custom cutting board
✨ Every board was professionally engraved
🤝 Every teammate discovered something new about each other
💪 Every single person succeeded
The shop was alive - busy, energized, full of collaboration and celebration. This is exactly why we exist.
Because when people create something with their own hands, something shifts. Confidence builds. Connections deepen. The impossible becomes "I can't believe I just did that."
Ready to build something remarkable with your team?
👉 Link in bio or DM us to book your team building experience

10/02/2025

🦃 THANKSGIVING BREAK WORKS
Make the most of MU's fall break! We're offering TWO incredible cutting board workshops Nov 24-25:

🌟 BEAST OF THE FEAST (Daytime)
12:00-2:30 PM | $250

Create a MASSIVE 20"x14" end grain cutting board with juice groove. This Thanksgiving Beast can handle your biggest holiday spreads! We rarely teach end grain because it's so intensive - don't miss this chance.

✨ OPTICAL ILLUSION BOARD (Evening)
6:00-8:30 PM | $175

Craft a mesmerizing optical illusion board that'll make everyone do a double-take. Functional art meets precision woodworking.

Both workshops are 2-day experiences. Choose Missouri hardwoods, customize your design, and walk away with something remarkable.

Limited to 15 per workshop - these will fill fast!
Register at https://Sawdustclasses.as.me/?appointmentType=category:Workshops

Schedule your appointment online Sawdust Studios