Our son, Jon, is a student in the Fine Woodworking Program at College of the Redwoods in Fort Bragg, California. Only 17 students per year are admitted into this exclusive program; 6 students are invited to stay a second year. The program was founded over 30 years ago by James Krenov, a world-renown woodworker. He taught at the school until his retirement in 2002. He continued to work in his woodworking shop until he died in 2009 at age 88. Over the years the school has gained an reputation for excellent craftsmanship and has been recognized by the woodworking community around the world.
The students attend class 8 hours a day, 6 days a week and each semester culminates with the completion of their single semester project. We visited Jon at school when we were in California in December and watched the students working on their projects.
All the student projects are featured in the school's Mid-Winter Exhibition (January 29-February 4) at the Fort Bragg Town Hall. Students may offer their projects for sale if they wish; the instructors set the purchase price which reflects the design, type of wood and number of hours spent on the piece. Jon finished his sofa table and sent us pictures on Wednesday. It is made of maple and the majority of it was made by hand. If his table sells, I will be sorry that we won't see it. When we were there in December, it was still just parts/pieces. We are so proud of him and we would love to have the table in our home. Unfortunately, it's just not possible to get it to El Salvador!
If you're interested in seeing other projects, you can check out the gallery of student work from the class of 2010: http://www.crfinefurniture.com/1pages/exhibitions/winter10/thumbnailsmw10.html
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