I am looking for a school or a mentor to teach me the basics of furniture making in the Cincinnati OH area. I have tried google and didn't really come up with anything. Does anyone have suggestions? Perhaps I am not searching for the correct terminology?
Sorry I can't offer any specific advice for that area, but you might check if there's a woodworking store like Rockler or Woodcraft in your area - they sometimes offer classes or seminars, and employees there would probably be a good source of info for what else is available in the area. You could also google or ask around about a woodworking club or guild in your area, and they might be able to point you towards classes, or let you observe demonstrations there. Failing all that, get some general woodworking books, read them, get some more specific books on subjects/techniques/tools you're interested in, read those, pick a simple project, and just do it. I think you'd find a lot of people here who started something like that (but maybe with less reading...) Good luck, Andy
Really? Interesting, when I think of a college I don't think of woodworking. :) I will check with the local community colleges. Thanks for the heads up.
it does seem more like something you woudl get in a voctech school. In the Detroit area these are associated with the public school system. Maybe you can check for adult education or vocational education.
BTW, I have emailed Rockler and another local furniture store that says they offer classes, niether has responded yet... (both sites have no upcoming classes listed).
Thanks everyone for the advice, I ended up emailing the University of Cincinnati to see if they offered any woodworking programs (I couldn't find any on their online course catalog) and they replied back with this:
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I am going to check into that and if it will be a good fit for me.
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