Traditional Craft | Modern Education
A nonprofit woodworking and furniture school for everyone, from first-timers to aspiring professionals. Every class is taught by woodworkers, furniture makers and designers with decades of experience.
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Allclasses at the school, by price.Each one is a seat at a bench in our shop, with a woodworker teaching it. Drag the mark to see what fits.
Where to start
Our beginner classes have no prerequisites and need only a few tools to get started. Pick a small project for an afternoon, a full course, or a teacher all to yourself.
01 · An afternoon
Beginner classes taught by volunteers. Small class sizes, a limited number of tools, and easy projects you take home the same day.
02 · Where most people start
The launching point into our sequential woodworking courses. Safety, grain and wood movement, machines, hand tools, milling and basic joinery. Materials included. Daytime or Tuesday evenings.
03 · Your project, your pace
For one, two or three students. You pick the project and the time; we design the class and provide the tools.
Fundamentals of Woodworking
In Fundamentals, every student builds a Japanese toolbox and a set of Krenov-style sawhorses. The lumber is ready and waiting for you, and you walk away with the tools of your next project, built by your own hands.
In their own words
We welcome woodworkers of any skill level and any background. Here's what students tell us after their time at the bench.
I took an introductory class in Marquetry followed by a Hand Plane class and I was hooked. The instructors were engaging and really interested in our learning experience. I’ve made several friends that tracked through the same classes with me.
This is a GREAT place to start for someone who has little to no exp or is just interested in picking up a new hobby.
Ten years ago you had to travel to the east coast to find this level of professional instruction. Kudos to the staff of ASF for creating this opportunity for woodworkers.
Austin School of Furniture Foundation · 501(c)(3)
Donations are managed by our nonprofit Board of Directors. They fund scholarships, lower class costs, living wages for teachers and staff, community events, and the effort to buy a permanent property for the school.
Tax ID 92-2744783
How it started
Our founder, Austin Waldo, got his passion for woodworking by hanging around that shop growing up. In 2017 he saw how much Austin wanted more woodworking education, and set out to find the best furniture makers to plan, open and run a school. A core group of makers came together, and the Austin School of Furniture was born.
1600 W Stassney Lane
Austin, TX 78745
Tours by appointment. Call 361-857-9228 or send us a message.
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