Our mission is to inspire a lifelong respect for craftsmanship and a passion for creating by providing a diverse, safe, and excellent woodworking education for all. We’re A Community Like No Other We range in age from 18 to 85. At first glance you might wonder what brings us together. The answer is a shared love for woodworking. We’re serious about technique,maintain a tireless work ethic,thrive on helping each other solve problems. We believe the only failure is not trying. Our passions includehand tools, joinery, fine furniture, indigenous arts, woodturning, and creating a diverse and supportive fine woodworking community. The first thing you’ll notice stepping into our bench rooms is how quiet it is. That’s intentional. Don’t ask to turn up the stereo. We’re listening.We’re attuning our ears to recognize the sound of sharp tools on wood.However if you visit on a Friday afternoon we’ll be anything but quiet: we’ll be having a potluck and if the weather’s warm, you’ll find us outside in the sun, our mismatched dogs tethered close by. Some of us are training for our first careers, some are retraining, some are retired and pursuing a lifelong passion, some of us are novices and unsure where this adventure will lead us. Welcome. Learn From The Best We’re committed to offering students small class sizes, and the opportunity to study with an array of woodworking professionals who bring a wide breadth of specialties and master craftsmanship. As professional educators they are able to recognize individual learning styles, employ excellent communication skills, and are always generous with their patience and good humor. We’re fortunate to draw on our wealth of local woodworkers as faculty, including master craftspeople from around the world. This pool of over 30 educators allows us to offer a combination of 12-week courses and a diverse selection of shorter courses for woodworkers at various skill levels.If you have a specific interest not inc