Learn the basics or enhance your existing woodworking skills in a variety of classes: Shaker tables and boxes, Windsor chairs, twig furniture, marquetry, butcher blocks, toys, and much more. Build your own instruments too, from a traditional Appalachian dulcimer to electric guitar.
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Woodworking Studio
Built in 1945, this beautiful old stone building houses our Woodworking program. The studio features a large room full of saws, drills, planers, routers, sanding belts, finishing tables, and many other helpful tools and supplies. Students can spread out in an adjoining room containing numerous spacious workstations.
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Lyle Wheeler, a longtime Folk School instructor in both Woodworking and Blacksmithing, is a treasure of the Folk School. The week I spent years ago, building a ladderback chair with Lyle, changed the way I think about craft and my own capabilities as a maker. I am excited that later this month Lyle will be giving a Zoom presentation on June 15 as part of the Folk School’s Appalachian Traditions Discussion series. I encourage you to tune into his talk, and learn from this wonderful self-proclaimed “all-around “good ol’ boy” from Millers Creek, North Carolina.”
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Did you get a chance to listen to the interview about the Folk School with Pattie Bagley, Mark Hendry and Jack Smoot on The Avenue Lounge Show on WREK Radio 91.1 FM, Atlanta, GA? If you missed the live show modern technology has preserved the interview for all to enjoy, at any time, here on Soundcloud. Learn about some Folk School history and also about Pattie, Mark, and Jack’s personal stories and experiences.
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Woodturning instructor, Alan Leland, tells us why he loves teaching at the Folk School:
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Wood Studio Coordinator
Jeffery Teal
Growing up around woodworking tools and machinery, Jeffery developed a passion for craftsmanship at a young age, helping his dad with house remodels and cabinet building. Jeffery’s journey into the world of woodworking truly began when he built guitars for Collings in Austin, Tx, where he fell in love with the artistry of working with wood.
At the Folk School, Jeffery has had the privilege of participating in timber framing mentorship and structure raising projects, as well as collaborating with Barry Stiles from Foxfire to restore our log cabin.
“Each project has been incredibly rewarding, highlighting the versatility and beauty of wood”
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