The nine month comprehensive is designed for aspiring professional furniture makers and dedicated amateurs who seek in depth training at the highest standard of excellence.
Wood furniture making school. It s like having master woodworker george vondriska in your shop right by your side. Glazing a divided light door making a true divided light door is one of the most challenging projects a furniture maker can tackle. And related skills such as carving turning marquetry and finishing. The penn foster career school furniture and cabinet maker online program includes practical exercises and a work experience option to give you hands on training and field experience.
The austin school of furniture design is a woodworking and furniture school designed for dedicated hobbyists and aspiring professional furniture makers. Receive a variety of tools to get you started including a tape measure combination square t bevel hammer chisel set dovetail saw c clamp and videos. Bring us right into your shop so we can help you learn how to build furniture. A 2009 graduate of our nine month comprehensive reed has been awarded two grants from the ontario arts council a residency at the international turning exchange and two finalist niche awards.
Unlike the doors on factory made furniture which are often a grill placed over a large. Libby schrum is a professional furniture maker in camden maine. After the basic carpentry school a students attains skills to students like installing kitchen units construction carpentry ceiling and partitioning roofing formworking and wood machinist joining in building ships etc. The hands on project oriented format includes the full range of furniture making skills.
A 2001 graduate of our furniture intensive she subsequently earned a masters of fine arts in furniture design from rhode island school of design in 2005. Our woodworking school offers courses in furniture making. Reed hansuld is a self employed furniture maker who works out of a cooperative shop in brooklyn ny where he builds furniture on commission designs freelance for industry and operates a homeware design company called harold. Boston s north bennet street school.
Sequential projects take students from the fundamentals through the fine points of. Immerse yourself in woodworking for one or two weeks with the guidance of outstanding professional craftsmen dedicated to sharing their skills and the companionship of other enthusiastic participants. With the ability to stream videos on any mobile device you can watch videos that give you tips on furniture making and other woodworking tips and techniques. Asfd teaches the craft of furniture making through fundamental woodworking skill classes small and large projects design theory joinery techniques and construction understanding.
To add your school or to make changes to an existing listing please email email protected. At my woodworking school we emphasize building divided light doors that are both classical and beautiful.