Woodshop

The Woodshop is operated by Lowell Miller (Fabrication Coordinator) and student staff. We provide comprehensive training on all available Woodshop tools with a 3-tiered training system.

Woodshop use and training is restricted to students who are enrolled in classes pertaining to Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and/or Urban Planning.

Woodshop use and training are also available to staff and faculty employed by Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and/or Urban Planning.

A short tour of the Woodshop.

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Student using a bandsaw in the woodshop — Student worker demonstrating bandsaw use.

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Woodshop Open Hours Fall 2024 (Open from 8/26/24-12/12/24)

Monday: 9am-12pm & 1pm-9pm
Tuesday: 9am-12pm & 1pm-9pm
Wednesday: 9am-12pm & 1pm-9pm
Thursday: 9am-12pm & 1pm-9pm
Friday: 9am-12pm & 1pm-5pm
Saturday: 12pm-5pm
Sunday: 12pm-5pm

Mandatory shop dress is listed in the ISoA Fabrication Shops Facilities Manual.

The Woodshop is available for Architecture students, staff, and faculty use once the mandatory Tier 1 training is complete. All other training is optional but strongly encouraged. Online sign-up through SignUp genius is linked below for Tier 1 training.

Tier 1 training sign-up

Tier 2 training sign-up

Tier 3 training sign-up (Link will be live 10/1/24)

Policies, procedures, and/or availabilities may change depending upon campus and State of Illinois COVID policy changes or updates.

Equipment and Tools

Tier 1 tools (Woodshop)
- Laguna 14BX bandsaw (2)
- Jet bandsaw
- Jet drill press
- Bosch and Ryobi hand drills
- Bench chisels
- Jet belt/disc sander
- Rigid oscillating spindle sander
- Festool ETS 125 sander
- Pull saws
- Dewalt Scrollsaw
Tier 2 tools (Woodshop)
- Nova DVR 1.75HP Digital drill press
- General Tools mortiser
- Supermax drum sander
- Festool TS 55 track saw
- Festool TS 75 track saw
- Festool Kapex miter saw
- Festool ETS EC 125 sander (2)
- Fein FMM 350 Multimaster oscillating tool
- Mortise chisels
- Hand planes
Tier 3 tools (Woodshop)
- Felder AD941 16″ jointer/planer
- SawStop 3HP Industrial table saw
- Laguna 14SUV 3HP bandsaw
- Laguna 1836 2HP lathe
- Jet 1221 lathe
- Dewalt trim router
- Festool OF1400 router
- Router table
- Shaper Origin handheld CNC
- Festool RO90 sander
- Festool RO125 sander
- Festool DF500 loose tenon joiner
- Festool DF700 loose tenon joiner
- Power grinder
Tier 4 tools (Fabrication Shop)
- Lucas Mill 8-30 w/ slabbing attachment
- Hobart Handler 140 MIG welder
- Langmuir Systems Crossfire CNC plasma cutter
- Husqvarna 20″ chainsaw (2)
- Wazer Desktop waterjet
- Onsrud CNC
- Formech Vacuum Former
- Mag Drill
- Lotos plasma cutter
Auxiliary Systems
- GRIT RFID automatic blast gate and safety access system
- Supermax Air cleaners
- Dantherm dust collection systems
- Laguna dust collector

For all questions regarding the Fabrication Shops please contact Lowell Miller.