Cedar Ridge High School North Carolina Keith Yow is the instructor at Cedar Ridge High School and he has helped students become winners again and again. In these photos, the students are shown at the AWFS Fair in California, where they captured many awards.
The Chippendale International School of Furniture Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland www.chippendale.co.uk
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship Rockport, ME www.woodschool.org The Center has programs for all skill levels, and instructors come from all over the world. Classes are available in 2 week, 12 week, and 9 month sessions. Studio fellowships are even available to emerging profesionals.
The Craft League of New York City New York, NY Classes for teens thru adults. Full complement of multi-week classes such as Woodworking I, Woodworking II, Bowl Turning, Box Making, Wood Carving, Traditional Woodworking, Carpentry, Furniture Re-finishing, Gilding, Frame Making. One day weekend workshops on router techniques, tablesaw techniques, japanese woodworking, restoring hand-tools, cabinet basics etc...
Juniata High School Mifflintown, Pennsylvania Juniata High School has an active wood shop program. The instructor, Jeffrey Saylor teaches a large number of students and the program continues to grow. As you can see, Jeff is very good at nurturing talent. These photos show some of the student work completed this June, in time for their show.
Wood Design and Craftsmanship - University of Maine. A comprehensive, accredited, 4-year degree program for those who want an in-depth understanding of wood and who wish to design and work with wood in an artistic, creative and professional manner. McLaughlin Woods Canterbury, NH www.mclaughlinwoods.com
Thaddeus Stevens School of Technology Lancaster, PA www.stevenstech.org Thaddeus Stevens is a 2 year technical training school (post high school) founded by Thaddeus Stevens. Born poor and disabled in Vermont, Thaddeus Stevens eventually became a legislator in Pennsylvania. He was largely responsible for creating free public education in Pennsylvania at a time when no state provided free schooling(in 1833). Thaddeus Stevens has 16 technical programs, one of which is an outstanding 2 year program in Cabinet Making and Wood Technology. Steve Latta and Rob Tobias run this program, you can see some of the student projects here.
Amy is a jack of all trades, and is one of the best multi-taskers I have ever seen. She has been with us since 1992.