Windsor Chair Classes are 5-7 days long. Students will start with a log and complete a windsor chair or rocking chair during the course period.
By embarking on the journey in our Wood Design:Furniture Making Career Program, you are opening yourself up to many opportunities.
Successful participants of the 40-week program will graduate with a Professional Diploma in Wood Design.
2025 CALENDAR
1-7 Day Continuing Education Classes
JUNE
2-6 Carving with a Classical Flare
9-15 Windsor Continuous Arm Chair
9-13 Hanging Wall Cabinet
14-15 Funky Footstool Workshop
16-20 Mid-Century Modern Chair
16-20 Intro to Bench Joinery
21-22 Intro to Woodturning
23-29 Post and Rung Side Chair
23-27 Wharton Esherick Music Stand
28-29 Learn Dovetail Joinery
JULY
7-9 Cabinet Making in the Garage Shop
7-13 Windsor Continuous Arm Chair
12-13 Intro to Woodturning
14-18 Mastering Upholstery: From Side Chairs to Armchairs
14-18 Mid-Century Modern Chair
19-20 Mid-Century Modern Ottoman Workshop
21-25 Bending Light
21-25 Wharton Esherick Stools
28- Aug 1 Angled Liquor Cabinet
28 - Aug 1 Finefolk Chair (Modern Stick Chair)
AUGUST
4-8 Build a Windsor Comb-Back Rocker
9-10 Mid-Century Modern Ottoman Workshop
11-15 19th-Century Windows & Doors – Construction & Repair
11-17 Modern Windsor Rocking Chair
16-17 Farm House Table
18-24 Intro to Woodworking
18-22 Intro to Bench Joinery
30-31 Band Saw Box
30-31 Learn Dovetail Joinery
SEPTEMBER
1-6 Sculpted Elegance: Crafting a Maloof-Inspired Rocker with Chairmaker Jeff Wyatt
8-14 Windsor Continuous Arm Chair
13-14 Design and Craft: Sea Shell Trays
19-21 Introduction to Timber Frame Engineering: Design/Make/Break
22-27 Timber Framing
27 Upholstery Basics: Wrap and Staple Essentials
OCTOBER
13-18 Hand Tool Timber Framing
20-24 Balloon Back or Fan Back Windsor Side Chair
20-25 Riving, Shingling, and Siding
NOVEMBER
8-9 End Grain Butcher Block Cutting Board
22-23 Learn Dovetail Joinery
DECEMBER
8-14 Modern Windsor Rocking Chair
13-14 MCM Funky Footstool
2026
6/8-6/12 Smooth Abstract Sculpture Carving with Mike Sasaki
Holidays Observed
The SBWI will be closed on the following holidays: Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, New Year’s Day