Our two main summer classes are offered as Mendocino College credited courses under the section ID’s WOD70A and WOD70B. They are also the prerequisites when applying to our nine month program (though we accept equivalent experience).

Our summer classes are intended to give intermediate woodworkers an opportunity to participate in an intensive, high-quality educational experience in a relatively shorter time frame. While there are no prerequisites for this course, it is not a beginning woodworking course. It is an introduction to furnituremaking, is intense, and expects a certain minimum level of skill and experience.

These two courses are an opportunity to learn what our nine month students learn in the first semester. They are  also a chance to see what our longer program might be like in case you are considering applying in the future. We often get a few nine month applicants from summer courses.

At a minimum, students in these courses would benefit greatly from having wood shop machinery experience and training prior to our classes. We do cover proper and safe machine use, but it is done rather quickly and in mostly a review manner.

In addition to these core classes, we occasionally offer additional short courses covering topics not normally taught during our nine month program (WOD88.1). These classes are suitable for all experience levels and vary from year to year.