Dates: Monday, January 12 - Wednesday, April 8
*Monday - Friday Schedule / Class does not meet on holidays, at night, or on weekends
No Class: January 19th, February 16th, and March 17th
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Instructor: Eli Cleveland CF '09
Price: $9,612 is the full cost of the class. A $950 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit is due at the…
Dates: Monday, January 12 - Wednesday, April 8
*Monday - Friday Schedule / Class does not meet on holidays, at night, or on weekends
No Class: January 19th, February 16th, and March 17th
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Instructor: Eli Cleveland CF '09
Price: $9,612 is the full cost of the class. A $950 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit is due at the time of registration. The remaining balance of $8,662 is due one month before the start of class. The Community Education office will contact you via email with a private payment link to collect the remainder of the balance due. Note: General Registration and Cancellation Policies do not apply to this class. View more details on our CE FAQs page.
Veterans: Qualifying veterans may use VA benefits, including the Post 9/11 GI Bill® or Veteran Readiness & Employment (VR&E) benefits, to cover the tuition for this course. Withdrawal from the course may impact VA housing benefits for those receiving them. To express interest in using VA benefits for the Three-Month Furniture Making Intensive please send an email to ce@nbss.edu including the following information.
Overview:
Build a solid foundation in the most essential woodworking skills with this in-depth, comprehensive furniture making course designed for both beginners and those looking to build expertise.
This intensive class will guide you from basic hand and machine skills to advanced techniques in furniture making. Through a series of demonstrations and exercises, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills to build most tables and case pieces. Complete a number of small projects before moving on to building a shaker nightstand and a cabinet on stand.
This class is suitable for beginners to lifelong enthusiastic hobbyists and everyone in between. For those who wish to apply to one of our Career Training programs and who don’t have much prior woodworking experience, this course provides prerequisite skill-building.
These major topics are covered throughout the course:
- Tool sharpening (flat-edge tools)
- Hand tools skills and development
- Joinery (various mortise and tenon & dovetail joints as well as compound joinery)
- Machine room safety, machine set-up, and procedures
- Lumberyard trip (measuring for and selecting the correct lumber for a project)
- Turning (spindle and faceplate)
- Veneering
- Case and table construction
- Finishing
Tools & Supplies: Please bring the items on this supply list to the first day of class. Required tools are available as a kit, purchasable online in the school store for pick-up at NBSS only. For a-la-carte tool purchases, contact store@nbss.edu. All sales are final and non-refundable, and orders must be placed at least 7 days before the first day of class.
Prerequisite: None
Technical Standards: Though this is an introductory course, the nature and length of the instruction require that students meet these Technical Standards. For any questions about your ability to meet these standards, please contact ce@nbss.edu.
