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Alabama

 


Black Warrior Wood Turning School

   4509 Woodland Hills Dr.

   Tuscaloosa, Al 35405

   (205) 553-6977

   Contact: Maurice Clabaugh, maurice@clabaugh.org

   (Woodturning: One-day classes taught on full sized lathes at all skill levels)

 

Southern Union State Community College

   1701 Lafayette Parkway

   Opelika, AL 36801

   334-745-6437

 

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Arizona

 

Southwest Center for Craftsmanship LLC

   Phoenix, AZ 85022

   1321 E. Monte Cristo Ave.

   e-mail: http://www.swcfc.org

   Contact: Raul Ramirez, Director

   e-mail: director@swcfc.org

   Description: Our Mission is to teach and promote the skills of fine craftsmanship in: furniture design & construction, sculpture, and mixed media, through the use of traditional hand skill techniques and modern equipment.
We strive to encourage creativity and personal growth through education in craftsmanship.

 

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Arkansas

 

White River Artisans School

   2519 Denton Ferry Road

   Cotter, AR 72626

   (870) 430-5437

   (Canoe Building)

 

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California


Ambrose Pollack

   26550 Rancho San Carlos Road

   Carmel, CA 93923

   (831) 625-6554

   (Cabinetmaking & Furniture making)

 

The American School of French Marquetry

   3815 Utah Street

   San Diego, CA 92104

   (619) 298-0864

   (Marquetry/Inlay)

 

American School of Lutherie

   449 Allan Court

   Healdsburg, CA 95448

   707-431-9530

 

The Arques School

   P.O. Box 2010

  Sausalito, CA 94966

   (415) 331-7134

   (Boat Building, Outfitting and Detailing)

 

Cerritos College

   Technology Division Office

   11110 Alondra Blvd.

   Norwalk, CA 90650

   (562) 860-2451ext. 2900

   Certificate program with courses on system cabinetmaking equipment and traditional machines and hand tools.

 

College of the Redwoods

   440 Alger Street

   Fort Bragg, CA 95437

   (707) 964-7056

   (Woodworking Basics & Furniture making)

 

David J. Marks Woodworking Classes

   PO Box 6101

   Santa Rosa, CA 95406

   (Woodworking, Turning, Gilding & Chemical Patination) Classes are taught in David's

   workshop/studio in which he taped the television show "Woodworks" on the DIY Channel.

 

Essick Woodworking School

   15087 Lost Ln.

   Grass Valley, Calif.  95949

   530-264-6062

   (Teaches all levels of students in furniture and cabinet making)

 

Grew-Sheridan Studio

   3450 Third Street, #5E

   San Francisco CA 94124

   (415) 824-6161

   (Woodworking Basics & Woodturning)

 

Masterpiece School of Furniture

   541 S. Franklin Street

   Fort Bragg, CA 95437

   (707) 964-8798

   Woodworking Basics Furniture making

 

Palomar College

   1140 W. Mission Road

   San Marcos, CA

   (760) 744-1150

   (Cabinetmaking, Millwork, Machining & Furniture making)

 

Pleasant Hill Education Center Wood Shop

   3100 Oak Park Blvd, Room 208

   Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

   (925) 937-1530 Ext. 3990

   (Woodworking Basics Woodcarving)

 

Rich Johnson’s Woodturning Center

   14979 Joanne Ave.

   San Jose, CA 95127-1273

   (408) 254-8485

   (Courses in green woodturning, natural edged woodturning or hollowing.)

 

School of Classical Woodworking

   819 Dolan Avenue

   Mill Valley, CA 94941

   (415) 381-9474

   (Woodcarving)

 

Vocademy

   1635 Spruce St.

   Riverside, CA 92507

   (951) 266-6630

 

William Ng Woodworks LLC – School of Fine Woodworking

   1340 N. Dynamics St. #H

   Anaheim, CA. 92806

   (714) 993-4215

   (Marquetry, Tool Making, Veneered Furniture, Finishing Techniques,

   Woodturning, Joinery/Advanced Joinery, Carving and more)

 

The Wood Works Furniture Design Studio

(Located within The Corona Heritage Park)

510 Foothill Parkway

Corona, CA. 92882

(951)836-2052

 

The Woodworker Academy

   1731 Clement Avenue

   Alameda, CA

   (510) 521-1623

   (Woodworking Basics, Furniture making & Woodturning)

 

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Colorado


Red Rocks School of Fine Woodworking and Lutherie

Red Rocks Community College

   13300 W 6th Ave

   Lakewood, CO 80465

   (303) 914-6600

   Furniture making

 

Anderson Ranch Arts Center

   5263 Owl Creek Rd. 

   P.O. Box 5598 

   Snowmass Village, CO 81615

   (970) 923-3181

   (A community dedicated to creativity and growth through the making and understanding

   of the visual arts, including woodworking.)

 

Luthiers School of the Rockies

   4500 Whitney Place 

   Boulder CO 80303

   (303) 499-1614 Harry Fleishman

   Musical Instruments Specialty Woodwork

 

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Connecticut

The Woodworkers’ Club

   215 Westport Avenue Norwalk

   CT 06851

   (203) 847-9663

   (Woodworking Basics)

 

Durham School For Early American Trades

   230 Maple Ave. 

   Durham CT 06422

   (860) 349-8872  Rick Bihlmeyer

   Furniture making Musical Instruments Specialty Woodwork

 

Brookfield Craft Center

   P.O. Box 122 Route 25

   Brookfield, CT 06804-0122

   203-775-4526 John Russell

 

Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking

   249 Spencer Street

   Manchester, CT 06040

   860-647-0303 Bob Van ***

   Basic woodworking fundamentals classes to cabinet making to woodturning classes

 

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Florida

 

 

Constantine's Wood Center

   1040 E. Oakland Park Blvd.

   Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334

   (954) 561-1716

   (Marquetry/Inlay, Woodturning, & Restoration)



Infinity Tools Wood School

   310 Mears Blvd.

   Oldsmar, FL 34677

   (813) 881-9090 (Local)

   (877) 872-2487 (Toll free)

   Contact: Kurt Raschke (kraschke@infinitytools.com)

   Infinity Tools woodworking classes are designed to help beginning woodworkers through advanced sharpen and hone your skills. We offer multiple classes as well as private instruction to help get you on your way to furniture building fun.

 

Swann Woodwork Studio

   2111 N. Albany Ave

   Tampa, FL 33629

   (813) 503-7061

   (Woodworking, Furniture Making & Finishing)

 

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Georgia


Gwinnett Woodworker’s Association

   Lawrenceville, GA

   (770) 682-9394

   (Woodworking Basics & Furniture making)

 

Central Georgia Technical College

   3300 Macon Tech. Dr. 

   Macon, GA 31206

   478-757-3472

   (Degree, diploma or certificate programs in cabinetmaking, carpentry, finish trim.)

 

The Dogwood Institute School of Fine Woodworking

   Ronald G. Peyton

   1640 Mid-Broadwell Road 

   Alpharetta, GA 30004

   770-751-9571

   (Courses in woodworking basics, foundations for fine woodworking series, furniture making and wood turning.)

 

 

Gwinnett Woodworker's Association

   535 Indian Trail Rd. 

   Lilburn, GA 30047

   (770) 925-3674

   (Demonstrations, lectures, hands-on sessions and seminars for furniture, crafts, gift items, and many other types of woodworking projects.)

 

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Illinois


J. Miller Handcrafted Furniture

   1774 W. Lunt Avenue

   Chicago, IL 60626

   (773) 761-3311

   (Furniture making)

 

 

Alpine School of Woodcarving

   225 Vine Avenue

   Park Ridge, IL 60068

   (847) 692-2822 -Woodcarving

 

 

Orth Furniture Apprenticeship

   20817 Bunker Hill Road

   Marengo, IL 60152-

   815-943-4099 David Orth

 

 

Peg & Dowel

   563 N. Hicks Road 

   Palatine, IL 60067

   (847) 991-1212

   Furniture making Musical Instruments Specialty Woodwork

 

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Indiana

 

American Sycamore Retreat

   7559 East County Road 950 South

   Cloverdale, Indiana 46120

   (765) 795-4044 (765) 795-2525

   (Woodworking Basics, Furniture making, Woodcarving & Women's Classes)

 

 

Marc Adams School of Woodworking

   5504 E. 500 North

   Franklin, IN 46131

   (317) 535-4013

   (Woodworking Basics, Furniture making, Woodcarving & Women's Classes)

 

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Iowa

 

Maharishi University of Management

   1000 North 4th Street 

   Fairfield, IA 52557

   (800) 369-6480

   Woodworking Basics Cabinetmaking Furnituremaking Woodturning Woodcarving Hand Tools Architectural Millwork

 

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Kansas

 

Pittsburg State University College of Technology

   David Miles, Ed. S. Assistant Professor Technology Studies  

   Wood Technology E139 C-KTC 

   1701 South Broadway 

   Pittsburg, Kansas 66762

   (620) 235-4942

   
(CNC routers and other industrial equipment.)

 

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Kentucky

 


Berea College of Crafts

   Berea, Kentucky, USA

   (606) 986-9341

 

 

Full Circle School of Woodworking

   122 S. Main St.

   Lawrenceburg, KY 40342

   http://fullcircleww.com

   contact: Wayne Miller

   502-517-5006

   wayles59@gmail.com

   About: A hand-tool woodworking school that teaches classes in the fundamentals of joinery, tool and hand saw sharpening, hand plane usage and more.

 

 

Kelly Mehler's School of Woodworking

   P.O. BOX 786

   Berea, KY 40403

   (859) 986-5540

   (Basic woodworking skills and Furniture making)

 

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Maine

 


Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

   P.O. Box 518

   Deer Isle, ME 04627

   (207) 348-2306

   (Woodworking Basics, Furniture making , Woodturning)

 

The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship

   25 Mill Street

   Rockport, ME 04856

   (207) 594-5611

   (Furniture making, Turning, and Carving. Beginner through advanced. Workshops, Twelve-week

   Intensive & Nine-month Comprehensive courses)

 

The Landing School

   P.O. Box 1490

   Kennebunkport, Maine 04046

   (207) 985-7976

   (Boat Building)

   Wood Design and Craftsmanship – University of Maine

 

Nutting Hall University of Maine

   Orono, Maine 04460-5755

   1-800-WOOD-UNIV (1-800-966-3864)

   Wood Science and Technology

 

University of Maine

   5755 Nutting Hall

   University of Maine 

   Orono, Maine 04469

   (207) 581-2888

   4-year degree program in Wood Design and Craftsmanship

 

 

The Breed School

   South Berwick, Maine

   603-749-6231 or 207-384-5938

 

Woodenboat

   Naskeag Road

   P.O. Box 78

   Brooklin, ME 04616

  207-359-4651 Rich Hilsinger

 

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Maryland

Greenwoodworking

   1406 Light Street

   Baltimore, MD 21230

   (410) 685-4375

   (Furniture making)

 

Edward H. Stone

   Bowie, MD

   Clockmaking

 

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Massachusetts

North Bennet Street School

   39 North Bennet Street

   Boston, MA 02113

   (617) 227-0155

   (Cabinetmaking, Furniture making, Musical Instruments, Specialty Woodwork)

The Furniture Institute of Massachusetts

   116 Water Street

   Beverly, MA 01915

   (Furniture making)

 

 

New England School of Architectural Woodworking

   One Cottage Street

   Easthampton, MA 01027

   (413) 527-6103

   (Woodworking Basics, Cabinetmaking, Furniture making, Wood

   Machining, Architectural Millwork, Boat Outfitting and Detailing)

 

Paul White Woodcarving

   295 Rte 6A   

   E. Sandwich, MA 02537

   (508) 888-1394

   (basic woodcarving & eagle carving workshops)

 

 

The Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts

   24 Eliot Street 

   Jamaica Plains, MA 02130

   (617) 524-3313

   (Woodworking Basics – Hand Tools)

 

Calvo Studio Wood Carving School

   186 Main St. 

   Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930

   (978) 283-0231

   (Woodcarving, Woodcarving Tool Forging and Design)

 

 

Heartwood School

   Johnson Hill Road 

   Washington, MA 01223

   (413) 623-6677

   (Woodworking Basics, Cabinetmaking, Furniture making & Women's Classes)

 

WM. B. SAYRE, INC.

   One Cottage Street

   Easthampton, MA 01027

   (413) 527-0202

   Furniture making

 

 

Worcester Center for Crafts

   25 Sagamore Road

   Worcester, MA 01605

   (508) 753-8183

   Woodworking Basics Furniture making Woodturning Woodcarving

 

Professional Craft Studies

   Worcester Center for Crafts 

   25 Sagamore Rd. 

   Worcester, MA 01605

   508-753-8183, ext. 3014 Tom O' Malley

   Routing basics to woodturning

 

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Minnesota

Blue Sky Galleries

   1200 Mendelssohn Ave. N.  

   Golden Valley, MN 55427-4357

   (763) 546-8007

   (Furniture Making)

Dakota County Technical College

   1300 E. 145th Street

   Rosemount, MN 55068-(651) 423-8472-

   (Woodworking Basics, Restoration & Conservation)

Hennepin Technical College

   Brooklyn Park Campus  9000 Brooklyn Blvd. 

   Brooklyn Park, MN 55445

   or

   Eden Prairie Campus

   9200 Flying Cloud Drive 

   Eden Prairie, MN 55347-800-345-4655 Gayle Johnson

 

Ivan Whillock Studio

   122 NE First Avenue

   Fairbault, MN 55021

   (507) 334-8306-

   (Woodcarving)



Mike Siemsen's School of Woodworking

   9912 Green Lake Trail

   Chisago City, MN 55013

   651-257-9166

   www.schoolofwood.com

   mike@schoolofwood.com

   Specializes in hand tools and blended power/hand tool woodworking

 

North House Folk School

   P.O. Box 759 

   Grand Marais, MN 55604

   (218) 387-9762 (888) 387-9762

   (Project, tool-use and other handicraft courses.)

 

North Country Woodshop
1170 East Cliff Road
Burnsville, MN 55337
952-500-8812
www.NorthCountryWoodshop.com
Email – hello@northcountrywoodshop.com
Facebook: facebook.com/northcountrywoodshop
Twitter: twitter.com/ncwoodshop
(We are a woodshop that is open to the public and has classes for beginners through advanced students)

 

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Missouri

American Woodworking Academy

   1304 W. Lark Industrial

   Fenton, MO 63026

   (636) 343-3750

   (Woodworking Basics, Cabinetmaking, Furniture making, & Woodturning)

 

Craft Alliance Education Center

   6640 Delmar Blvd.

  St. Louis, MO 63130

  314-725-1177 Ron Diefenbacher

 

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Montana


Chidwick School of Fine Woodworking

146 Crooked Pine Road

Stevensville, Montana 59870

USA

406-546-7130‎

 

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Nebraska

Western Woodcarvers

   868 Cty Rd. 13

   Itheca, NE 68033

   (402) 623-4292

   (Woodcarving)

 

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New Hampshire

McLaughlin Woods

   336 Baptist Road

   Canterbury, NH 03224

   603)783-9700

   (Woodworking, Furniture making, Woodcarving, Finishing & Women's Classes)

 

Homestead Woodworking School

   52 Bald Hill Road

   Newmarket, NH 03857

   (603) 659-2345

  (Woodworking Basics, Furniture making, Woodturning, Woodcarving & Women's Classes)

 

The Windsor Institute

  44 Timber Swamp Road

   Hampton, NH 03842

   (603) 929-9801

   (Furniture making)

 

Dana Robes Wood Craftsmen

   Box 707 Lower Shaker Village

   Enfield, NH 03748

  603-632-5385 Eric Gesler or Chris McGrody

 

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New Jersey

 

 

Frank Klausz – Master CabinetMaker

   Frank's Cabinet Shop, Inc.

   1992 Burnt Mills Rd.

   Pluckemin, NJ 07978

   (908) 658 4396

 

 

Wood Technology, Joinery & Finishing

   Peters Valley Craft Education Center

   19 Kuhn Road

   Layton, NJ 07851

   (973) 948-5200

   (Furniture making & Woodcarving)

The American Woodcarving School

   21 Pompton Plains Crossroad 

   Wayne, NJ 07470

   (973) 835-8555

   (Woodcarving)

 

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New Mexico

Santa Fe Community College

   Fine Woodworking Program 6401 Richards Ave.

   Santa Fe, NM 87505

   505-428-1726 Robert Lasso

 

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New York


Long Island School of Classical Woodcarving

   74-West Hoffman Ave

   Lindenhurst NY 11757

  (631) 225-1666

   (Woodcarving)

 

School for American Crafts

Rochester Institute of Technology

   James E. Booth Building

   73 Lomb Memorial Drive

   Rochester NY, 14623

   (716) 475-5778

   (Woodworking Basics & Furniture making)

 

 

Art's Wood Shop & School of Woodworking

   240 Portage Rd.

   Niagara Falls, NY 14303

   (716) 285-1814

   (Courses in woodworking basics, cabinetry, furniture-making and hand tools.)

 

 

Fine Joinery Workshops

   557 Country RD 95

  P.O. Box 40

   Obernburg, NY 12767

   (845) 482-5682

   Woodworking Basics Furniture making

 

Makeville Studio

119 8th St., Unit 208

Brooklyn, NY 11215

917-873-5542

www.makeville.com

 

 

School of Art+Design

   Purchase College School of the Arts

   State University of New York

   735 Anderson Hill Road

   Purchase, NY 10577

   914.251.6763Dennis FitzGerald

 

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North Carolina

 


Country Workshops Woodworking School

   990 Black Pine Ridge Road

   Marshall, NC 28753

   (828) 656-2280

   (Furniture making, Woodturning, Woodcarving, & Women's Classes)

 

John C. Campbell Folk School

   One Folk School Road

   Brasstown, NC 28902

   (828) 837-2775

   (Furniture making, Canoe Building, Marquetry/Inlay, Woodturning, Woodcarving, & Musical Instruments)

Rockingham Community College

   P.O. Box 38

   Wentworth, NC 27375

   (336) 342-4261 Ext. 2178

   (Woodworking Basics & Furniture making)

 

Rogue River Studios School of Fine Woodworking

   3015 Boundary St., Unit 9 

   Wilmington, NC 28405-(910) 352-4735

   (Hands-on instruction in traditional furniture making with an emphasis on hand skills and then the use of power machinery.)

Hobbs Furniture Classes

   948 Pender Road 

   Hertford NC 27944

   (252) 426-7815

   Furniture making

 

Penland School of Crafts

   P.O. Box 37

   Penland, NC 28765

   704-765-2359

 

Haywood Community College

   Freedlander Drive

   Clyde, NC 28721-9454

   704-627-2821

 

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Ohio

Boston Woodworking Co., Ltd

   423-A South Galena Rd.

   Sunbury, OH 43074

   www.bostonwoodworking.com

   (740) 965-9618

   Contact: Mark Arnold, mark@bostonwoodworking.com

   (Located in Central Ohio, Boston Woodworking Co., Ltd has been providing instruction to aspiring furniture makers since 1996.)

 

Conover Workshops

   18125 Madison Road 

   P.O. Box 679 

   Parkman, OH 44080

   (440) 548-3491

   (Woodworking Basics, Cabinetmaking, Furniture making, & Woodturning)

 

University of Rio Grande

   218 N. College Avenue

   Rio Grande, OH 45674

   (740) 245-7441

   (Fine Woodworking: Nine-month certificate, and associate degree, and a bachelor degree program)

 

 

The University of Akron

   Continuing Education Division

   Akron, OH

   (330) 972-7577

   Woodworking Basics Woodcarving

 

Wisen Woodworking School

   218 East Main St.

   P.O. Box 877

   Painesville, Ohio 44077

   www.wisenwood.com

   (Woodworking and Furniture Making classes for all skill levels in Downtown Painesville.)

 

Woodworking with Ron

   4290 Indianola Ave. (rear)

   Columbus, OH 43214

   Parkman, OH 44080

   (We believe in teaching the skills every woodworker needs to know to be
successful in working the material we all use – wood!)

 

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Oregon

 


Oregon School of Arts & Crafts

   8245 SW Barnes Road

   Portland, OR 97225

   (503) 297-5544

   (Woodworking Basics & Furniture making)

 


The Northwest Woodworking Studio

   1002 SE 8th Avenue

   Portland, OR 97214

   (503) 284-1644

   (Furniture making, Woodcarving, Hand Tools, & Women's Classes)

 

American School of Lutherie

   2745 SW Scenic Dr.

   Portland, OR 97225

   (503) 292-2307

   (Comprehensive guitar-making and repair program for stringed instrument makers of all levels.

   Master classes with some of the world's leading luthiers.)

 

 

The Northwest Woodworking Studio

   Gary Rogowski 1002 SE 8th Avenue

   Portland, OR 97214

   (503) 284-1644

   (Traditional crafts approach)

 

 

Great Ned Woodworks

   1842 SE 1st, Unit F  

   Redmond, OR 97756

   (541) 923-0808

   Woodworking Basics Furniture making

 

Nora Hall, Woodcarver

   PO Box 237

   Cloverdale, OR 97112

   503-392-3415

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Pennsylvania

 


Bucks County Community College

   275 Swamp Road

   Newtown PA 18940

   (215) 968-8000

   (Fine Woodworking Majors)

 

 

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts Wood Studio

   201 Washington Street

   Reading, PA 19601

   (Machinery and hand tools)

   www.goggleworks.org

   (610) 374-4600

 

 

J. D. Lohr School of Woodworking

   242 N. Limerick Rd.

   Schwenksville, PA 19473

   (610) 287-7802

   www.jdlohrschoolofwoodworking.com

   (Machine-based Woodworking)

 

 

Philadelphia Furniture Workshop

   1725 Spruce Street

   Philadelphia, PA 19103

   (215) 546-9700

   (Machinery and hand tools.)

 

Pennsylvania College of Technology

   Williamsport, PA

 

 

Thaddeus Stevens School of Technology

   Lancaster, PA

   Cabinet Making and Wood Technology

 

 

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

   Department of Art

   Sprowls Hall, Room 115 470

   South Eleventh Street

   Indiana, PA 15705

   724-357-2538 or 724-357-2367 Steven Loar or Christopher Weiland

 

 

Jeffrey Greene Design Studio

   3853 Old Easton Road 

   Doylestown, PA 18901

   215-348-5232

 

Philadelphia Windsor Chair Shop Workshops

   P.O. Box 67

   Earlville, PA 19519

   610-689-4717 Jim Rendi

 

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

   750 East King Street

   Lancaster, PA 17602

   717-299-7733 Steve Latta or Rob Tobias

 

 The Acanthus Workshop, LLC

244 Ellis Woods Rd.

East Coventry Twp., Pottstown, PA 19465

610-970-5862

www.acanthus.com

 

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Rhode Island

 


International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS)

   449 Thames Street

   Newport, RI 02840

   401-848-5777

 

Rhode Island School of Design

   2 College St.

   Providence, RI 02903

   401-454-6373 Rosanne Somerson

 

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South Carolina

 


Thomas W. Timm

   Summerville, SC

   (843) 871-8815

   15-week courses. The reserved-space classes include hands-on instruction as the student

   builds a piece of fine furniture from start to finish.

 

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South Dakota

 

Black Hills School of Woodworking

606 6th. Ave

Belle Fourche, SD 57717

Mailing address:

105 Spruce Lane

Spearfish, SD 57783

Phone: 605-591-2947

www.bhsw.org

 

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Tennessee


Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts

   556 Parkway

   Gatlinburg, TN 37738

   (865) 436-5860

   (Furniture making & Woodturning)

Lonnie Bird's School of Fine Woodworking

   1145 Carolina Drive Dandridge, TN 37725

   (865) 484-1145

   (Wide variety of classes, beginning to advanced, small class size)

 

Tennessee Technological University

   Appalachian Center for Crafts

   1560 Craft Center Drive

   Smithville, TN 37166

   
615-597-6801 Ward Doubet

 

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Texas

 


Heritage School of Woodworking

   608 Dry Creek Rd.

   Waco, TX 76705

   (888) 447-7335

   Contact: crafter@heritagewoodschool.com

Heritage School of Woodworking has successfully taught over 4000 students over 20 years, the craft of fine, hand tool woodworking at our campus in central Texas. Now we are offering our high-quality courses online as well.

 

Majestic Ranch Arts Foundation | Explore your creative nature at the Majestic Ranch Arts Foundation

   543 Hwy 46 West

   Boerne, TX 78006

   (830)537-4654

 

Renaissance Custom Furniture

   170 Yates St. 

   Hawkins, TX 75765

   (903) 769-1017

Apprenticeship program in custom furniture design, building, and finishing. Carving, turning, and veneer work included. One year, no tuition.

 

Spring Harvest School of Fine Woodworking

   1523 East Commerce St.

   San Antonio, TX 78205

   210-232-2899 George Huron

 

Wortheffort Woodworking – school & gallery

   122 S. Edward Gary St.

   STE B

   San Marcos, TX 78666

   (512) 396-2014

Wortheffort is a dedicated woodworking school positioned in the middle of an art gallery, also dedicated to woodworking. A place to inspire, educate and motivate new artisans in this craft. We have afterschool programs, evening classes and long weekend classes targeting all skill ranges. Starting out we'll specialize in hand tool and basic machinery education but hope to quickly expand into carving, turning, scrolling and sculpting. We also have a YouTube Channel and Facebook page.

 

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Vermont

Burlington College

351 North Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401

802-923-2178 (Direct)

802-862-9616 (Main) 

www.burlington.edu

Yestermorrow School

   169 VT Route 100 

   Warren, VT 05674

   (866) 495-5540

   (Woodworking Basics, Cabinetmaking, Furniture making, Woodturning, & Woodcarving)

 

The Vermont Woodworking School

   148 Main St.

   Cambridge, VT 05444

   802-849-2013

 

 

Fine Art Woodcarving

   Main St. Route 30 

   P.O. Box 302 

   Newfane, VT 05345

   802-365-7255

   Thomas Golding

 

The Preservation Education Institute

   PO Box 21

   Windsor, VT 05089

   802-674-6752

 

Shelburne Art Center

   P.O. Box 52 64 Harbor Road

   Shelburne, VT 05482

   802-985-3648

 

 

Vermont Instruments

   West Fairlee Road

   P.O. Box 115

   Post Mills, VT 05058

   802-333-4308 George Morris

 

The Wood School

   53 Sears Lane

   Burlington, VT 05401

   802-864-4454 Tim Clark

 

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Virginia

The Mariner’s Museum

 

   100 Museum Drive

   Newport News, VA 23606

   (757) 596-2222

   (Boat Building)

 

 

Workshops of Charles Neil

   Timberville, VA

   Landmark Logworks

   3489 Landmark Road 

   The Plains, VA 20198

   540-687-4124 Redmond Manierre

 

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Washington

 

 

The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding

   251 Otto Street Port

   Townsend, WA 98368

   (Boat Building)

 

Puget Sound Woodworking

   105 Avenue A

   Snohomish, WA 98290

   425-328-6311 cell

   360-862-1300 shop

   woodworkingschool@gmail.com

   pugetsoundwoodworking.com

 

The Woodworking School, L.L.C.

   5813 152nd Ave. Ct. E., #104 

   Sumner, WA 98390

   (253) 862-6571

   (Courses on turning, Shaker and other furniture building.)

 

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West Virginia

 


Augusta Heritage Center

   David & Elkins College

   100 Campus Drive

   Elkins, WV 26241

   800-624-3157

 

Cedar Lakes Crafts Center

   HC 88, Box 21

   Ripley, WV 25271

   304-372-7860, Gloria Gregorich

 

West Virginia Wood Technology Center

   10 Eleventh St. Elkins, WV 26241

   304-637-0803, Paul Schreffler

 

Woodcraft

   1177 Rosemar Rd

   Parkersburg, WV 26102

   1-800-535-4482

 

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Wisconsin

Blackhawk Technical College

   6004 Prairie Road  Janesville, WI 5354

   (Woodworking Basics)

 

The Wild Earth School

   924 County Road North

   Hudson, WI 54016

   (715) 749-9011

   (Woodworking Basics, Cabinetmaking, Furniture making, Woodturning, Architectural Millwork,

   Women's Classes & Children's Programs)

 

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International

 

 

 

Australia


Australian School of Fine Furniture

   214 York Street  P.O. Box 378 

   Launceston 7900 

   Tasmania, Australia-03-6331-0288


Canada


Passion for Wood

   RR#2  Acton,

   Ontario, Canada L7J 2L8

   (519)853-2027

   (Fine Woodworking)

 

Rosewood Studio

   83 Little Bridge St.

   P.O. Box 839

   Almonte, Ontario, Canada. K0A 1A0

   (613) 256-8900  Toll Free: 1-866-704-7778

www.rosewoodstudio.com

 

   (Hand tools, Marquetry, Fine Woodworking, Furniture making)

 

Chipping Away, Inc.

   808 Courtland Ave East 

   Kitchener, ON N2C 1K3 Canada

  (519) 743-9008

  (Woodcarving & Woodburning)

 

Northern Alberta Institute Of Technology

   11762-106 St. Edmonton

   Alberta T5G 2R1

   (780) 471-7400

   (Courses in advanced furniture-making and design.)

 

Seafoam Woodturning Studio

   3178 Route 6

    Seafoam  RR#4 River John

   Nova Scotia, Canada B0K 1N0

   (888) 428-3794

   (Courses in woodturning)

 

Woodworking Centre of Ontario

   Conestoga College 

   299 Doon Valley Dr. 

   Kitchner, Ontario N2G 4M4

   (519) 748-5220, ext. 3466

   (Courses in cabinetry, furniture-making, wood machining and architectural millwork.)

 

Errington School of Woodwork and Design

   Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

 

The Adney School

  Box 26

   Maniwaki Quebec, J9E 3B3 Canada

 

Camosun College: Fine Furniture Program

  4461 Interurban Road

  Victoria, British Columbia V9E 2C1 Canada

  250-370-3803 Cam Russell

 

Inside Passage School of Fine Woodworking

  Roberts Creek

  British Columbia, V0N 2W2, Canada

   604-885-9676; toll-free 877-943-9663 Robert Van Norman


River Woodworks Birch-Bark Canoe Workshops

   665 Riverside Dr.

   Wakefield, Quebec J0X

   3G0-819-459-2477 John Zeitoun

 

Red River College

   Wood Products Manufacturing Technology

   B133-2055 Notre Dame Avenue

   Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3H 0J9

   204-632-2344 Ollie Orobko

 

Sheridan College Furniture Studio, Craft and Design Program

   1430 Trafalgar Road Oakville

   Ontario L6H 2L1

   905-845-9430 ext 2659

 

Silva Bay Shipyard School

   3200 Silva Bay Road

   Gabriola Island British Columbia, V0R 1X7 Canada

   250-247-8809 Irv Boichuk

 

Timeless Instruments

   Box 51

   Tugaske SK CANADA S0H 4B0

 


England


Christopher Faulkner

   Ashridge Barn Totnes 

   Devon TQ9 6EW England-

   U.K. 01803-862861 or 863736 evenings 

   From the U.S. call 011-441-803-862861

 

Rycotewood College

   Priest End

   Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 2AF England

   44-1844-21-2501 Evers Pearce

 

The Yarner Trust

   Welcombe Barton

   Welcombe Bideford

   Devon EX39 6HF England

   01288-331692


Scotland

The Thomas Chippendale School of Furniture

   Gifford, East Lothian EH41 4JA

   Scotland

   Tel: 44 0 1620 810680

   (Design and making of Furniture)


United Kingdom


Box-Making Instruction

   Shropshire SY6 6QQ 

   United Kingdom

   (44) 01694 781318

   One-to-one instruction on box making, including basic construction,

   curved panels, inlays, book matches, use of machines, finishing and more.


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