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Woodworking Schools

We have compiled a listing of select woodworking schools the United States, Canada, Europe and New Zealand. We urge you to check-out local woodworking clubs, community college, and high school adult education programs first. They are often overlooked and offer some of the best courses to develop and build woodworking skills.

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Woodworking Classes in your neighborhood

Have you checked with your local high school adult education department or Community College for woodworking, cabinet making or carpentry classes? Did you know that Woodcraft stores across the country offer a wide variety of woodworking classes to help you build your skills? In many cases, you'll complete an entire project that you can take home with you – click here to search for a location near you.

If you are interested in perfecting your craft and travel is an option check out one of these schools.

Alabama

Black Warrior Wood Turning School
(Woodturning: One-day classes taught on full sized lathes at all skill levels)
2929 10th Ave
Tuscaloosa, Al 35402
(205) 553-6977

Arkansas

White River Artisans School
(Canoe Building)
2519 Denton Ferry Road
Cotter, AK 72626
(870) 430-5437

Californina

Ambrose Pollack
(Cabinetmaking & Furniture making)
26550 Rancho San Carlos Road
Carmel, CA 93923
(831) 625-6554

College of the Redwoods
(Woodworking Basics & Furniture making)
440 Alger Street
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
(707) 964-7056

Cerritos Community College
(furniture making, cabinetmaking, woodturning, and related topics)
11110 Alondra Blvd
Norwalk, CA 90650-6298
(562) 467-5051

David J. Marks Woodworking Classes
(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.
PO Box 6101
Santa Rosa, CA 95406

Deb Zito Fine Furniture & Design
(Fine Woodworking classes for Women)
55 Bonte Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 648-6861

Grew-Sheridan Studio
(Woodworking Basics & Woodturning)
3450 Third Street, #5E
San Francisco CA 94124
(415) 824-6161

Masterpiece School of Furniture
(Woodworking Basics & Furniture making)
541 S. Franklin Street
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
(707) 964-8798

Palomar College
(Cabinetmaking, Millwork, Machining & Furniture making)
1140 W. Mission Road
San Marcos, CA
(760) 744-1150

Pleasant Hill Education Center Wood Shop
(Woodworking Basics Woodcarving)
3100 Oak Park Blvd, Room 208
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
(925) 937-1530 Ext. 3990

School of Classical Woodworking
(Woodcarving)
819 Dolan Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415) 381-9474

The American School of French Marquetry
(Marquetry/Inlay)
3815 Utah Street
San Diego, CA 92104
(619) 298-0864

The Arques School
(Boat Building, Outfitting and Detailing)
P.O. Box 2010
Sausalito, CA 94966
(415) 331-7134

The Woodworker Academy
(Woodworking Basics, Furniture making & Woodturning)
1731 Clement Avenue
Alameda, CA
(510) 521-1623

William Ng Woodworks LLC – School of Fine Woodworking
(Marquetry, Tool Making, Veneered Furniture, Finishing Techniques, Woodturning, Joinery/Advanced Joinery, Carving and more)
1340 N. Dynamics St. #H
Anaheim, CA. 92806
(714) 993-4215

Colorado

Red Rocks School of Fine Woodworking and Lutherie
(Carpentry, Furniture making, Carving, Woodturning, Strip Canoe and Luthier)
Red Rocks Community College
13300 W 6th Ave
Lakewood, CO 80465
(303) 914-6600

Anderson Ranch Arts Center
(Woodturning, furniture design, woodworking, and multi-media sculpture workshops)
5263 Owl Creek Road
Snowmass Village CO 81615
(970)923-3181 x216

Connecticut

The Woodworkers' Club
(Woodworking Basics)
215 Westport Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06851
(203) 847-9663

Florida

Constantine's Wood Center
(Marquetry/Inlay, Woodturning, & Restoration)
1040 E. Oakland Park Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334
(954) 561-1716

Franklin Street Fine Woodwork
(Woodworking, Furniture Making & Finishing)
1609 N. Franklin Street
Tampa, FL 33602
(813) 283-4958

Georgia

The Dogwood Institute School of Fine Woodworking
(Woodworking, Wood Turning and Marquetry)
1640 Mid-Broadwell Rd.
Ste 200
Alpharetta, GA 30004
(800) 533-2440

Gwinnett Woodworker's Association
(Woodworking Basics & Furniture making)
Lawrenceville, GA
(770) 682-9394

Idaho

Coeur d'Alene School of Woodworking
(Intarsia, turning, & fine woodworking)
4951 Building Center Drive
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815
(208) 755-9902

Illinois

Bauhaus Woodshop NFP
(Fundamentals and Fine Woodworking)
6525 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 761-0418

Chicago School of Woodworking, LLC
(Woodworking Basics & Furniture making)
4700 N. Ravenswood SW4
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 275-1170

J. Miller Handcrafted Furniture
(Furniture making)
1774 W. Lunt Avenue
Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 761-3311

Greater West Town Training Partnership
(state-certified and nationally accredited vocational training program)
2021 W. Fulton St.
Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 563-9570

Windsor Academy
(Chairmaking and Woodturning)
445 West Walnut
Kirkwood, Illinois 61447
(309)283-1831

Indiana

Bavarian Chalet Woodcarving Studio
(Woodcarving Classes)
61191 U.S. 31 South
South Bend, IN 46614
(574) 299-1808

American Sycamore Retreat
(Woodworking Basics, Furniture making, Woodcarving & Women's Classes)
7559 East County Road 950 South
Cloverdale, Indiana 46120
(765) 795-4044

Marc Adams School of Woodworking
(Woodworking Basics, Furniture making, Woodcarving & Women's Classes)
5504 E. 500 North
Franklin, IN 46131
(317) 535-4013

Randall O'Donnell Classical Institute
(Early American Design & Hand Tool Techniques)
2380 Turning Tree
Nashville, IN 47448
(812) 988-1380

Iowa

Woodsmith Store Woodworking Seminars
(In-depth one-hour seminars held weekly in a fully-equipped, 200-seat woodworking shop/classroom.)
10320 Hickman Road
Clive, IA 50325
(515) 254-9494

Kentucky

Kelly Mehler's School of Woodworking
(Basic woodworking skills and Furniture making)
P.O. BOX 786
Berea, KY 40403
(859) 986-5540

Maine

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
(Woodworking Basics, Furniture making , Woodturning)
P.O. Box 518
Deer Isle, ME 04627
(207) 348-2306

The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship
(Furniture making, Turning, and Carving. Beginner through advanced. Workshops, Twelve-week Intensive & Nine-month Comprehensive courses)
25 Mill Street
Rockport, ME 04856
(207) 594-5611

The Landing School
(Boat Building)
P.O. Box 1490
Kennebunkport, Maine 04046
(207) 985-7976

Wood Design and Craftsmanship - University of Maine
(Wood Science and Technology)
Nutting Hall
University of Maine
Orono, Maine 04460-5755
1-800-WOOD-UNIV (1-800-966-3864)

Maryland

Annapolis Woodworks
(Fine Woodworking & Woodturning)
3312 Rodeo Drive
Davidsonville, MD 21035
(301) 922-0649

Mark Supik Woodturning Workshops
(Woodturning)
1 N. Haven Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 732-8414

The Woodworker's Club
(Hand tools to Cabinet Making)
4950 Wyaconda Road
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 984-9033

Massachusetts

North Bennet Street School
(Cabinetmaking, Furniture making, Musical Instruments, Specialty Woodwork)
39 North Bennet Street
Boston, MA 02113
(617) 227-0155

The Furniture Institute of Massachusetts
(Furniture making)
116 Water Street
Beverly, MA 01915

New England School of Architectural Woodworking
(Woodworking Basics, Cabinetmaking, Furniture making, Wood Machining, Architectural Millwork, Boat Outfitting and Detailing)
One Cottage Street
Easthampton, MA 01027
(413) 527-6103

Paul White Woodcarving
(basic woodcarving & eagle carving workshops)
295 Rte 6A
E. Sandwich, MA 02537
(508) 888-1394

The Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts
(Basic, Intermediate & Open Workshops)
24 Eliot Street
Jamaica Plains, MA 02130
(617) 524-3313

Calvo Studio Wood Carving School
(Woodcarving, Woodcarving Tool Forging and Design)
186 Main St.
Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930
(978) 283-0231

Heartwood School
(Woodworking Basics, Cabinetmaking, Furniture making & Women's Classes)
Johnson Hill Road
Washington, MA 01223
(413) 623-6677

Michigan

Ed Walicki Studios (FishCarver.com)
(Fish Carving & Painting)
41825 Borchart
Novi Mi. 48375
(248)305-5557
ed@fishcarver.com

Kendall College of Art & Design
(Four-year degree in Furniture Design)
17 Fountain Street
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3102
(800) 676-2787

Northern Michigan University
(Four-year degrees in Furniture Design and Woodworking)
1401 Presque Isle Ave.
Marquette, MI 49855
906-227-2194

Willow Tree Academy
(Making American Period Furniture using hand tools)
12413 Stark Rd.
Livonia, MI 48150
(734) 679-6330

Minnesota

Mike Siemsen's School of Woodworking
(Woodworking & Furniture Making)
9912 Green Lake Trail
Chisago City, MN 55013
(651) 257-9166

Blue Sky Galleries
(Furniture Making)
1200 Mendelssohn Ave. N.
Golden Valley, MN 55427-4357
(763) 546-8007

Dakota County Technical College
(Woodworking Basics, Restoration & Conservation)
1300 E. 145th Street
Rosemount, MN 55068
(651) 423-8472

Ivan Whillock Studio
(Woodcarving)
122 NE First Avenue
Fairbault, MN 55021
(507) 334-8306

Missouri

American Woodworking Academy
(Woodworking Basics, Cabinetmaking, Furniture making, & Woodturning)
1304 W. Lark Industrial
Fenton, MO 63026
(636) 343-3750

Montana

Chidwick School of Fine Woodworking
(Furniture Making & Sculptural Woodworking)
146 Crooked Pine Rd.
Stevensville, MT 59870
(406) 546-7130

Nebraska

Western Woodcarvers
(Woodcarving)
868 Cty Rd. 13
Itheca, NE 68033
(402) 623-4292

New Hampshire

McLaughlin Woods
(Woodworking, Furniture making, Woodcarving, Finishing & Women's Classes)
336 Baptist Road
Canterbury, NH 03224
(603)783-9700

Homestead Woodworking School
(Woodworking Basics, Furniture making, Woodturning, Woodcarving & Women's Classes)
52 Bald Hill Road
Newmarket, NH 03857
(603) 659-2345

The Windsor Institute
(Furniture making)
44 Timber Swamp Road
Hampton, NH 03842
(603) 929-9801

New Jersey

Frank Klausz – Master CabinetMaker
(Wood Technoology, Joinery & Finishing)
Frank's Cabinet Shop, Inc.
1992 Burnt Mills Rd. Pluckemin, NJ 07978
(908) 658 4396

Peters Valley Craft Education Center
(Furniture making & Woodcarving)
19 Kuhn Road
Layton, NJ 07851
(973) 948-5200

The American Woodcarving School
(Woodcarving)
21 Pompton Plains Crossroad
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 835-8555

New York

3rd Ward
(Woodworking Fundamentals & Advanced Topics)
195 Morgan Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11237-1016
(718) 715-4961

Makeville Studio
(Basic Woodworking & Projects)
119 8th St
Unit 208
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(917) 873-5542

TreeHouse
(Basic Woodworking Classes)
33 Flatbush Avenue
4th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 383-6404

Long Island School of Classical Woodcarving
(Woodcarving)
74-West Hoffman Ave
Lindenhurst NY 11757
(631) 225-1666

School for American Crafts
(Woodworking Basics & Furniture making)
Rochester Institute of Technology
James E. Booth Building
73 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester NY, 14623
(716) 475-5778

North Carolina

Asheville Woodworking School
(Turning, Carving & Fundamentals of Woodworking)
91 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville NC 28801
(828) 252-8088

John C. Campbell Folk School
(Furniture making, Canoe Building, Marquetry/Inlay, Woodturning, Woodcarving, & Musical Instruments)
One Folk School Road
Brasstown, NC 28902
(828) 837-2775

Country Workshops Woodworking School
(Furniture making, Woodturning, Woodcarving, & Women's Classes)
990 Black Pine Ridge Road
Marshall, NC 28753
(828) 656-2280

Western Piedmont Community College
(Woodworking Basics and Furniture making, wood turning and carving)
1001 Burkemont Avenue
Morganton, NC 28655
(828) 448-3552

Rockingham Community College
(Woodworking Basics & Furniture making)
P.O. Box 38
Wentworth, NC 27375
(336) 342-4261 Ext. 2178

Ohio

Conover Workshops
(Woodworking Basics, Cabinetmaking, Furniture making, & Woodturning)
18125 Madison Road
P.O. Box 679
Parkman, OH 44080
(440) 548-3491

University of Rio Grande
(Fine Woodworking: Nine-month certificate, and associate degree, and a bachelor degree program)
218 N. College Avenue
Rio Grande, OH 45674
(740) 245-7441

Oregon

Oregon School of Arts & Crafts
(Woodworking Basics & Furniture making)
8245 SW Barnes Road
Portland, OR 97225
(503) 297-5544

The Northwest Woodworking Studio
(Furniture making, Woodcarving, Hand Tools, & Women's Classes)
1002 SE 8th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 284-1644

Pennsylvania

Bucks County Community College
(Fine Woodworking Majors)
275 Swamp Road
Newtown PA 18940
(215) 968-8000

Philadelphia Furniture Workshop
(Furniture Making)
5212 Pulaski Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 849-5174

J. D. Lohr School of Woodworking
(Machine-based Woodworking)
242 N. Limerick Rd.
Schwenksville, PA 19473
(610) 287-7802

The Acanthus Workshop, LLC
(Furniture Making)
244 Ellis Woods Rd.
East Coventry, PA 19465
(610) 970-5862

Tennessee

Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts
(Furniture making & Woodturning)
556 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
(865) 436-5860

Lonnie Bird's School of Fine Woodworking
(Wide variety of classes, beginning to advanced, small class size)
1145 Carolina Drive
Dandridge, TN 37725
(865) 484-1145

South Dakota

Black Hills School of Woodworking
(Furniture making)
606 6th Avenue
Belle Fourche, SD 57783
(605) 591-2947


Texas

Center for Essential Education School of Woodworking
(Fine Woodworking)
Homestead Heritage at Brazos de Dios
P.O. Box 869
Elm Mott, Texas 76640
(254) 799-1480

Renaissance Apprenticeship Program
(Apprenticeship programs in furniture making)
170 Yates St.
Hawkins, TX 75765
(903)769-1017

Utah

Violin Making School of America
Violin Making
304 East 200 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 209-3494

Vermont

The Vermont Woodworking School
(Fine Woodworking Basics & Furniture making)
148 Main St
Fairfax, VT 05454
(802) 849-2013

Yestermorrow School
(Woodworking Basics, Cabinetmaking, Furniture making, Woodturning, & Woodcarving)
169 VT Route 100
Warren, VT 05674
(866) 495-5540

Shelburne Art Center
(Fine Woodworking & Furniture Making)
64 Harbor Rd.
P.O. Box 52
Shelburne, VT 05482
(802) 985-3648

Virginia

The Mariner's Museum
(Boat Building)
100 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA 23606
(757) 596-2222

Washington

The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding
(Boat Building)
251 Otto Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368

Port Townsend School of Woodworking
(Beginner- through expert-level classes)
c/o 200 Battery Way
Fort Worden State Park
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360) 344-4455

West Virginia

Pocahontas Woods
(Fine Woodworking)
Pocahontas Woods, a non-profit woodworking education and business incubator program in Marlinton WV, offers a program in Fine Woodworking in partnership with New River Community and Technical College. Students can take individual classes for college credit, enroll to study for a "skill set" certificate, sign up for a one-year "collegiate certificate'" (with credits transferable to a degree program), or opt for a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree program.
503 Third Avenue
Marlinton, WV 24954
(304) 799-6985

Wisconsin

Blackhawk Technical College
(Woodworking Basics)
6004 Prairie Road
Janesville, WI 53547

The Wild Earth School
(Woodworking Basics, Cabinetmaking, Furniture making, Woodturning, Architectural Millwork, Women's Classes & Children's Programs)
924 County Road North
Hudson, WI 54016
(715) 749-9011


Canada

Inside Passage School of Fine Woodworking
(Fine Woodworking)
1-1055 Roberts Creek Road
Roberts Creek, British Columbia V0N 2W0
Canada
(604) 885.9676
Toll Free: 1-877-943-9663

Passion for Wood
(Fine Woodworking)
RR#2
Acton, Ontario, L7J 2L8
Canada
(519)853-2027

Rosewood Studio
(Hand tools, Marquetry, Fine Woodworking, Furniture making)
83 Little Bridge St.
Almonte, Ontario, K0A 1A0
Canada
(613) 256-8900
Toll Free: 1-866-704-7778

Chipping Away, Inc.
(Woodcarving & Woodburning)
808 Courtland Ave East
Kitchener, ON N2C 1K3
Canada
(519) 743-9008

Europe

Boat Building Academy
(Carpentry, Joinery, Furniture Making and Boat Building)
Monmouth Beach
Lyme Regis
Dorset DT7 3JN
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1297 445545

David Savage – Fine Furniture Making School
(Furniture Making and Woodworking Courses)
Rowden Farm Workshops
Shebbear, Devon, EX21 5RE
United Kingdom
Tel: (in the U.K.) 01409-281579
Tel: (From the U.S.)011-44-1409-281-579

New Legacy School of Woodworking
(Traditional hand tool woodworking and furniture making)
Penrhyn Castle
Llandegai, Bangor, LL57 4HN
United Kingdom
Tel: 01248 715220
Mobile: 07590 928320

Lethenty Mill Furniture
(Furniture Making)
Lethenty Mill
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Scotland AB51 0HQ
Tel: +44 (0)1467 622489

The Thomas Chippendale School of Furniture
(Design and making of Furniture)
Gifford, East Lothian EH41 4JA
Scotland
Tel: 44 0 1620 810680

New Zealand

Centre for Fine Woodworking
(Cabinet Making to the making of Furniture)
PO Box 1452
Nelson, New Zealand
Tel: +64 3 545 2674




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