Three-Month Furniture Making Intensive | Fall 2023

Dates: Monday, September 11 through Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Class does not meet on holidays, at night, or on weekends
Times: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Instructor:  Eli Cleveland CF '09
This class is sold out. Join the waitlist.

Price:  $7,965 is the full cost of the class. ($985 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit due at time of registration. Remaining balance of $6,980 due one month before the start of class. This will be automatically charged to the credit card on file.)

Overview: The Three-Month Furniture Making Intensive 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.

These major topics are covered throughout the course:

​- Tool sharpening (flat-edge tools)
​- Hand tools skills and development
​- Drafting and project organization
​- Joinery (various mortise and tenon & dovetail joints as well as compound joinery)
​- Machine room safety, machine set-up and procedures
​- Lumber yard trip (measuring for an selecting the correct lumber for a project)
​- Turning (spindle and faceplates)
​- Veneering
​- Case and table construction
​- Finishing

Please contact us if you have questions about a particular topic. 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.

Prerequisite: None

Full Cost: $7,965 is the full cost of the class. $985 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit due at the time of registration. $6,980 remaining balance due one month before start of class. This will be automatically charged to the credit card on file. Note: General Registration and Cancellation Policies do not apply to this class. View more details on our CE FAQs page.

Tools and supplies: Please bring the items on this supply list to the first day of class.​ Many of the tools and supplies for Continuing Education classes are available for purchase from the NBSS Store by emailing store@nbss.edu. All sales are final and nonrefundable, and orders must be placed at least 7 days before the first day of class.

Health & Safety:  Full Covid-19 vaccination is required of all CE Students and Instructors. Masks are optional while in class. View more details on our CE FAQs page. Note: Vaccine exemption requests may be considered for Three-Month Intensive students only, on a case-by-case basis, for those with a qualifying medical condition or sincerely held religious belief and practice. Medical exemptions may require a letter from a physician, religious exemptions require a letter from a clergy member. Requests must be received one month before the start of class. Contact CE@nbss.edu for more information.

Technical Standards: Though this is an introductory course, the nature and length of the instruction requires that students meet these Technical Standards. For any questions about your ability to meet these standards, please reach out to ce@nbss.edu.

Veterans: Qualifying Veterans may use their post-9/11 GI Bill to cover the tuition for this course. Withdrawal from the course may impact VA housing benefits for those receiving them.