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Center for Furniture Craftsmanship

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Center for Furniture Craftsmanship

Dedicated to providing the best possible education in wood craftsmanship and design.

The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship offers six distinct educational programs in woodworking and furniture making: one and two-week Workshops, twelve-week Furniture Intensives, an eight-week Turning Intensive, a Nine-month Comprehensive, Studio Fellowships, and Community Classes.

09/08/2026

Beth Ireland (Beth Ireland) just finished up two Workshops here at CFC: Learn to Turn and Next Steps in Turning. As a professional woodworker since 1983, Beth brings immense knowledge, wisdom, and expertise into the classroom, offering students the chance to jump into turning without any prior experience, or fine-tune their techniques in an aim to perfect their craft.

If you’re interested in diving into the ins-and-outs of woodturning, you’re in luck: Beth will return to campus this January for the 🌟8-week Turning Intensive🌟. In fact, a recent cohort loved their Turning Intensive so much, they’re actually back on campus this week for a reunion!

Running January 11–March 5, 2027, the Turning Intensive leads students through a sequence of hands-on projects that develop skills in all facets of professional woodturning, including: improving consistency and speed in production woodturning, crafting furniture components, gaining confidence in bowl turning, experimenting with surface techniques, and more.

Visit the link in bio to read all about The Turning Intensive’s course curriculum, or call us at 207-594-5611 to talk with our Student Services team and sign up today.

09/07/2026

The summer 12-week Furniture Intensive recently finished, culminating in an impressive show-and-tell.

With the guidance of lead instructor Libby Schrum, students spent three months expanding their woodworking knowledge through design, joinery, traditional hand skills, machine techniques, and much more over the course of the summer.

Finished works include casepieces, coopered boxes, small cabinets, benches, experimental curves, and more—all with unique details like an inlayed whale, a secret drawer (or two), and functional cut-outs.

Images of Finished Works:

1-3: Jonathan Miller (Jonathan Miller)

5: Lorna Simpson (Lorna Ai 愛)

6–7: Benn McNeill

9–11: Thomas Dalholt (Thomas Dalholt)

12–13: Grace Morris ()

14–17: Samuel Schwaiger (samuel)

Did you know we run multiple Intensives every year? Learn all about the 12-week Furniture Intensive schedule and curriculum at the link in bio.

09/03/2026

New Work by Faculty closes next Wednesday, September 9! Be sure to stop in to the Messler Gallery to see the show before it closes.

The Messler Gallery is Open:
9AM–5PM, Monday–Friday
10AM–3PM, Saturday

Visit At:
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship
25 Mill Street
Rockport, Maine

Images:

1: Scarab Vessel, 2025 by David J. Marks (David Marks Woodworking School)

2 + 3: Cherry Coat Hanger, 2026 by Kimberly Winkle (Kimberly Winkle)

4: Tall Cabinet, 2009 by Tim Coleman (Timothy Coleman)

5: Mulberry Lamp, 2026 by Benjamin Martinelli (Benjamin Martinelli)

6 + 7: Safe Keeping, 2025 by Erik Curtis (Erik Curtis)

8 + 9: Brass Bowl with Lid, 2026 + Looped Spoons, 2025 by Erica Moody (Erica Moody • Fine Metal Wares)

10: Whisk!, 2025 by Jim Macdonald ()

11: Cool Kat, 2026 by Garrett Hack (Garrett Hack)

12 + 13: Encircle II, 2025 by Adam Markowitz (Adam Markowitz)

09/02/2026

After graduating with a BFA this spring, Izzy McRoberts (Izzy McRoberts) completed a 12–week Assistantship at CFC this summer! They helped students and instructors during sessions of Basic Woodworking, Authentic Casework, More Metal for Woodworkers, Intro to Ornamental Carving, Drawer Making, and more.

We asked Izzy to share some of their background, knowledge, and takeaways to provide prospective Assistants with a firsthand account of how the program can support their woodworking goals. Link in bio for more!

🔹How did you find out about Assistantships at CFC?

IM: My professor Annie Evelyn (Annie Evelyn) often mentioned CFC. A visiting instructor + CFC Alum, Dotan Appelbaum (Dotan Appelbaum), came in 2025 to teach woodworking classes alongside Annie, and he allowed me to be his TA for a Marquetry and Veneering class. I learned that he had gotten his start in woodworking in CFC’s Nine-month Comprehensive. I checked out open applications on CFC’s website and thought that being a Summer Workshop Assistant sounded perfect.

🔹How was your experience as a 2026 Workshop Assistant?

IM: I had a wonderful time at CFC this summer! I was there for 12 weeks. One of the best parts was asking students and instructors about how they work in real time, why they use certain techniques, while also offering my expertise for people who needed support in the classroom. I was present for all the same instructional demos as the students—meaning I got to learn a ton from the visiting instructors who come from all over the world. Many times I learned about woodworking techniques, practices, or histories I never even knew existed. At CFC, I made lifelong friends and found a place in the talented community of craftspeople that come to midcoast Maine. I got everything I wanted and more out of the position.

🔹Did you get to make your own work this summer as well?

IM: Yes, after hours or during downtime, I worked on my own projects. (…) I’ve been working on a carved shelf with bandsaw box drawers holding different carved items. I use a lot of human imagery in my practice and enjoy making pieces that combine sculpture and function through the language of furniture.

08/27/2026

Max Brosi (Max Brosi) joined us from across the pond for two weeks of turning at Woodschool! While teaching two Workshops, he shared his extensive experience and encouraged students to grow their technical abilities while exploring new ways of crafting turned objects.

In The Turned Vessel: Form, Texture, Material—students each created multiple vessels that varied in form and texture, paying extra attention to proportion and scale; hollowing to appropriate wall thickness; practicing with carving gouges; and charring or painting to create a finished product.

In Multi-Axis Turning, students crafted a series of pieces turned on multiple axes, beginning with simple forms that grew in complexity with each iteration. Students got comfortable with mounting and turning smaller pieces to gain the experience necessary to tackle their larger, complex project by week’s end.

Interested in turning? Check out our upcoming Turning Intensive, running from January–March, 2027, at the link in bio!

08/26/2026

New Work by Faculty closes in two weeks! The exhibition is on view through September 9, 2026—and if you love chairs, this is the exhibition for you!

Chair Images In Order:

1: Brettstuhl, 2026 by Charles Thompson Charles Thompson (Colrain, MA)

2 + 3: Rubato, 2025 by Yuri Kobayashi Yuri Kobayashi (Thomaston, ME)

4 + 5: Rockport Chair by Peter Korn (Rockland, ME)

6: Crane Chair, 2014 by John Cameron John Cameron (Gloucester, MA)

7: Zen Round Back Chair, 2015 by Tak Yoshino 吉野崇裕 (Fujikawaguchiko, Japan)

8: A Daily Chair, 2026 by Rob Chamberlin Robert Chamberlin (Kalamazoo, MI)

9: Fjoon Captain’s Chair, 2026 by Aaron Johnson American Woodworker (Bend, OR)

10: All chairs on view in the Messler Gallery.

The 24 woodworkers, designers, and artists represented in New Work by Faculty are leaders in the fields of furniture making, design, wood turning, marquetry, and metalwork—and, they all teach here at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship.

Visit woodschool.org to learn more about the exhibition, as well as our courses and programs.

08/25/2026

Join the Turning Intensive to spend 8 dedicated weeks here at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship learning all facets of woodturning: tool making, sharpening, milling, production woodturning, bowl turning, creative woodturning, and much more.

Follow Lead Instructor Beth Ireland (Beth Ireland) as she walks students through a series of projects that develop foundational skills and encourage exploration and craftsmanship. Beth will be joined by Visiting Instructors Kristin LeVier (Kristin LeVier, Artist) and Ken Wise (Ken Wise) for two projects in the curriculum.

The Turning Intensive is open to dedicated amateur woodworkers or aspiring professionals who want to take their work to the next level. Visit the link in bio or woodschool.org to learn more, and call 207-594-5611 to sign up today!

08/21/2026

Furniture Intensive students are currently rounding out their three months of study with the curves segment! Co-instructor Yuri Kobayashi (.k.curio) is walking them through multiple exercises in steam bending, bent lamination, coopering and more as they incorporate curves into their own work.

Here you’ll see Karen practicing cove cutting, a few coopered vessels by Samuel, a child’s chair by Joel, and Yuri handing out steamed strips for bending.

Interested in learning more about the 12 Week Furniture Intensive? We offer three sessions per year! Visit woodschool.org to learn more.

08/20/2026

Interested in a funded Fellowship? Apply for an Endowed Fellowship before September 1st get priority consideration!

CFC’s Fellowship program provides emerging and established furniture makers, carvers, and turners with the time, space, and resources to develop their craft. Fellows build new skills, conduct research, craft ambitious pieces, or explore a fresh approach to their established woodworking practice.

The Endowed Fellowship provides free shop space on our campus, plus a stipend of $400/week for up to 12 weeks. After the priority deadline, applications are considered on a rolling basis as space allows.

We also offer Studio Fellowships, which provides similar offerings without a stipend and with more time flexibility. Studio Fellows can hold a bench in our Fellowship building for up to one year. We accept those applications on a rolling basis, with positions awarded as vacancies arise.

Read more and apply: https://woodschool.org/courses-programs/fellowships/

Image: Robinson Yost, Endowed Fellow 2026

08/19/2026

Last Friday, Advanced Furniture Studio concluded after three weeks of incredibly hard work 💪

Instructors Adrian Ferrazzutti (Adrian Ferrazzutti) and Owain Harris (Owain Harris) guided students in an open studio format to craft ambitious, original designs. Projects ranged from chairs, tables, benches, cabinets, and more—all with a myriad of unique elements.

A few highlights include:

-an organically-shaped host stand for an Atlanta-based restaurant

-art nouveau-inspired inlay in walnut for the top of a writing desk

-one student designing and building their first chair

-curves galore! a curved mirror, side table, bench, and legs for a desk

-two student-made tambour doors, one ~4” tall and the other...30” tall (!!)

Congrats, students!

Address

25 Mill Street
Rockport, ME
04856

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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+12075945611

Website

http://www.woodschool.org/

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