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Monday 8am - 4pm Tuesday 8am - 4pm Wednesday 8am - 4pm Thursday 8am - 4pm Friday 8am - 4pm Saturday 8am - 12pm

Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute

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Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute is an accredited, hands-on trade school in Adrian, Michigan. We are located in Adrian, Michigan.

SBWI offers full-time programs in Furniture Design, Carpentry & Timber Framing, and Architectural Carpentry & Preservation. The SBW is a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to promoting personal development through woodworking. We provide woodworking classes for all ages as well as job training, workforce development and rehabilitation services for Lenawee County residents. The SBW is an accredited education center recognized by the Woodworking Career Alliance of North America, the woodshop provides certification for over 250 different machine operations. We are a certified evaluation center that awards certificates, credentials, and transcripts that are recognized by thousands of woodworking manufacturers as proof of skill level and job experience. In partnership with the WCA, the current credentials program is recognized by the State of Michigan for its respective state-sponsored career and technical education programs. Aside from workforce training, our certified woodworking facility allows us to offer art classes and machinery resources to the public. Class offerings include sculptural woodworking, woodcarving, wood turning, instrument building, and canoe building, along with many other offerings. The woodshop is ran by a ten person board and a strong volunteer base. We have 3 part time instructors employed with us. Our great team allowed us to serve almost 1000 students at the woodshop in the past year. The large majority of those students received free tuition and materials for their classes.

11/05/2026

A great video with SBWI alum Alex Dean and Cass from Bad Axe Tool Works

11/04/2026

We are looking for chicken wire 4' or taller & t-posts. The SBWI crew is planting 400 trees and we need help protecting them from our deer friends. Call Peter at 630-363-9218 or email [email protected]

11/04/2026

24 amazing Furniture Design students are learning turning and veneer work this week 🍂

10/31/2026

The shop is a whirlwind of activity this week

10/28/2026

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10/16/2026

The program opens a local path into skilled trades with strong earning potential. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a national median annual wage of $60,580 for carpenters in May 2025. A Southeast Michigan union wage schedule for June 2025–May 2026 lists journeyman base pay of $41.37 per...

10/14/2026

Next Level Talent!

Address

1375 N. Main Street #41
Adrian, MI
49221

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4pm
Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	8am - 4pm
Thursday	8am - 4pm
Friday	8am - 4pm
Saturday	8am - 12pm

Telephone

+15177593070

Website

http://www.sbwi.edu/

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