Woodworking Schools/Mentors

making in the Cincinnati OH area.

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

making in the Cincinnati OH area.

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.

I checked the two local colleges that are realisticly accessable to me, no luck there :( (though they did have a course on Fish Mongering...)

Some states also have tax supported vocational schools as well. These are often quite economical for vocational training.

This is about it:

Looks like I might be on my own. :(

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.

Aside from Rockler and woodcraft stores there are "The cincinatti woodworking group the url is:

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:

thanks again!

"Locutus" wrote

It is interesting to me that this information was hidden someplace where it could not be easily found.

Goes to show what a little persistence will do. You kept looking until you found something that would meet your needs.

You did good.