>I am looking for a school or a mentor to teach me the basics of furniture 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
Again I'm not local. But in our County the local community college has
a fully equipped shop and teaches both basic woodworking and furniture
design.
Andy wrote:
> >I am looking for a school or a mentor to teach me the basics of furniture 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
"Howard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Again I'm not local. But in our County the local community college has
> a fully equipped shop and teaches both basic woodworking and furniture
> design.
>
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.
"Howard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Again I'm not local. But in our County the local community college has
> a fully equipped shop and teaches both basic woodworking and furniture
> design.
>
> Andy wrote:
>> >I am looking for a school or a mentor to teach me the basics of
>> >furniture 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
>
I checked the two local colleges that are realisticly accessable to me, no
luck there :(
(though they did have a course on Fish Mongering...)
"Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*nadaspam*@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Locutus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "Howard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Again I'm not local. But in our County the local community college has
>>> a fully equipped shop and teaches both basic woodworking and furniture
>>> design.
>>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
> Some states also have tax supported vocational schools as well. These are
> often quite economical for vocational training.
>
This is about it:
http://www.grantcareer.com/Carpentry/index.htm
Not really what I am looking ....
Looks like I might be on my own. :(
"larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Aside from Rockler and woodcraft stores there are "The cincinatti
> woodworking group the url is: www.cincinnatiwoodworkingclub.org .
> There is also a woodturning group but I don't know the url for them.I am
> sure that threr are others you can find with a google search. Larry
>
Thanks Larry!
"larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Aside from Rockler and woodcraft stores there are "The cincinatti
> woodworking group the url is: www.cincinnatiwoodworkingclub.org .
> There is also a woodturning group but I don't know the url for them.I am
> sure that threr are others you can find with a google search. Larry
>
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).
"Locutus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>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?
>
> Any assistance is appreciated!
>
>
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:
http://www.uc.edu/cas/woodtech.aspx
So I am going to check into that and if it will be a good fit for me.
thanks again!
Aside from Rockler and woodcraft stores there are "The cincinatti
woodworking group the url is: www.cincinnatiwoodworkingclub.org .
There is also a woodturning group but I don't know the url for them.I am
sure that threr are others you can find with a google search. Larry
"Locutus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>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?
>
> Any assistance is appreciated!
>
>
>
Locutus wrote:
> "Howard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Again I'm not local. But in our County the local community college has
>>a fully equipped shop and teaches both basic woodworking and furniture
>>design.
>>
>>Andy wrote:
>>
>>>>I am looking for a school or a mentor to teach me the basics of
>>>>furniture 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
>>
>
> I checked the two local colleges that are realisticly accessable to me, no
> luck there :(
> (though they did have a course on Fish Mongering...)
>
>
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.
--
Thank you,
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor
man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16
"Locutus" <[email protected]> wrote
>
> 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:
>
> http://www.uc.edu/cas/woodtech.aspx
>
> So I am going to check into that and if it will be a good fit for me.
>
> thanks again!
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.
"Locutus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Howard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Again I'm not local. But in our County the local community college has
>> a fully equipped shop and teaches both basic woodworking and furniture
>> design.
>>
>
> 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.
>
Some states also have tax supported vocational schools as well. These are
often quite economical for vocational training.