Woodworking Courses Question

Woodworking schools with a few exceptions
seem to have a hard time staying active.
YouTube has probably made it even harder
to get students.

Both the Kelly Mehler and William Ng schools
seem to have gone mostly inactive. Both were
promising schools some years ago.

Not sure how common it is, but Mann Tools, which is about an hour from me, does classes.

https://www.manntools.com/advancedwebpage.aspx?CategoryText1=Classes&SBCatPage=&FromPage=1&sbt=

Looks like a lot on the list deal with either wood turning or festool….

There are also some online woodworking classes. Woodworkers Guild of America has a good many.
https://www.wwgoa.com/products/woodworking-classes/

Depending on how close you are to the northeast, you might consider the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. http://www.woodschool.org/
I did a one-week carving course a couple years ago and was very impressed. They also offer 8-week, 12-week and 9 month general woodworking courses that are more comprehensive. Idyllic spot, good instruction and 5 minutes down the road from Lie-Nielsen factory and headquarters in case you have money you need to spend and a hankering for nice hand tools.

-- Jeremy, in the Acadian forests

Have you looked into adult education classes in your area? That is where I got started.

-- No PHD just a DD214

I took a one day dovetail course here, http://www.conoverworkshops.com/, it was the first part of a five day course in hand tool cabinet building. I, unfortunately, wasn’t able to spend the whole week, but truly enjoyed the day and even though I had done a fair amount of hand cut dovetails I learned a lot. For me the best parts weren’t the nuts and bolts of mark it this way cut it that way, it was okay you made a joint and it’s not the best, but here is how we are going fix it. I would highly recommend Ernie’s courses to anyone.

-- --Zach

Thanks for all the responses, very helpful. Nothing really in the New Orleans area where I am unfortunately.

It’s not near you, but I took several great workshops at the North Bennet St School in Boston.

-- “Big man, pig man, ha ha, charade you are.” ― R. Waters

http://www.americanschooloffrenchmarquetry.com
Or just a few miles outside the USA,
http://thecanadianschooloffrenchmarquetry.com/index.html

-- Paul M ..............the early bird may get the worm but it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese! http://thecanadianschooloffrenchmarquetry.com/

This place is another alternative, but it is far away from New Orleans:
https://northhouse.org

-- Kjell - Eau Claire WI

The Heritage School of Woodworking is near Waco, Texas.
They offer a week long Foundation course in handtools.

http://www.sustainlife.org/catalog/classes/traditional-crafts/woodworking/

-- Life is good! Make the most of it.

I second the Heritage School of Woodworking in Waco. Their classes are well laid out and taught. The whole heritage center is very nice and the pace is peaceful. I’ve taken quite a number of classes on varying topics besides just woodworking and I’ve enjoyed every single class without exception. You’ll get your money’s worth there.

-- "Our past judges our present." JFK - 1962; American Heritage Magazine

I’m sure that you have heard this many times from a lot of people. However, you would be surprised at how much you can teach yourself from woodworking books and DVDs. Never the less, if you have a Woodcraft store in your area you can get some one and two day courses at the Woodcraft Stores. They have a number of courses that give you the basics that will get you started in a safe way.

helluvawreck aka Charles
http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com

-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com