Drop a line to Pablo at byksm at yahoo dot com. He's mentioned a place that has all manner of tools and space at a flat per month rate. The one problem is that it's in Woburn, which would require a bit of a commute for you.

Also, have you tried MassArt and/or North Bennett Street School?

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tried massart, haven't heard of north bennett. *googles*

Pablo's the guy who took that knife course, ya?

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Yeah... several, actually. He'll be starting up a folder class sometime in the next few weeks.

North Bennett is a pretty intensive program, and I'm not sure that they do anything outside of full-time instruction. I know a few people who have gone through for varies things, including violin making and bookbinding. Neat stuff... wish I was at liberty to enroll.

You could also try the MFA Museum School. Not sure whether their programs venture into wood, but it's worth a shot.

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yeah, checked it out. very very cool looking. I'd love to enroll in their violin luthier class.
maybe someday...

Someone on b0st0n pointed me at brookline adult education. http://www.brooklineadulted.org/bin/catalog/bldCatalogPage.pl?File=CraftsandSkills.txt&Key=3

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Have you tried Boston CAE or Cambridge CAE? One of them might have the same sort of arrangement available.

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have now, neither of them seem to have their own shops, and the boston one doesn't even seem to have woodworking classes. ^_^

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Try local high schools? I don't know how much public schools may have cut back their funding, but maybe one of them still has a wood shop...

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