Now in our 14th year, we offer two paths
to advance your woodworking skills:

• Prepares both beginning and experienced woodworkers for careers in architectural woodworking.
• Also ideal for people looking to learn or upgrade cabinetmaking skills for self employment or personal projects.
• Students will learn:
  • The properties of wood and how to select and mill lumber
  • To select and use veneers
  • To read and create shop drawings and prepare material cut lists/estimates
  • The safe use of common stationary woodworking machinery and portable power tools
  • To use and sharpen hand tools, such as planes, chisels and scrapers
  • A range of cabinet construction methods, including face frame, frameless and the euro 32mm system
  • Cabinet joinery and assembly techniques, the selection and use of cabinet hardware, and cabinet installation
  • The fundamentals of spray finishing
• Upon completion of basic skills training, students will work directly with members of the local community to design and build projects ranging from built-in cabinets for private residences to bookshelves and reception desks for public libraries.
• See the program description for more details, and click here for admission, tuition, and schedule information.

Year Round Adult Education Classes

• We offer a variety of short-term beginner to intermediate evening and weekend adult education courses in woodworking. See the schedule of upcoming classes for more information.