4 Full Scholarships (covers tuition, materials, and housing). Applications for this opportunity are now closed.

Teacher: George Sawyer
Assistant: Eli Barlow

Participants will learn the fundamentals of green woodworking (working with wood that has not been kiln dried) to build their own balloon back Windsor chair using Dave Sawyer’s original chair design. All materials and tools are provided, and students leave the class with an assembled chair that will last a lifetime. In each class, attendees learn: traditional green woodworking techniques, splitting out logs and spindle shaving, seat carving with hand tools, steam bending, leg turning

Who should apply: All applicants must identify as historically excluded or outsiders in the field of woodworking and be actively pursuing a career in furniture making.