The First Semester

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The first part of the course involves the performance of a variety of exercises and set pieces in the classic techniques of cabinetry and joinery: dovetailing, mortise-and-tenon, doweling, frame and panel construction, coopering, and drawer construction and fitting, as well as the esthetic and practical design of cabinet and furniture construction

During this period, you will study the making and sensitive use of a cabinetmaker's hand-tools, such as fine planes and chisels, and the ways in which a caring craftsworker can "tune" these essential instruments.

To conclude the first part, you will complete a first project-a smallish chest or cabinet incorporating a number of the techniques which you have learned. Throughout this part (and throughout the entire course), you will receive regular, formal critiques and a great deal of individual instruction and attention.

The Second Semester...