The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship is a nonprofit international school dedicated to providing exceptional education in wood craftsmanship and design.
With programs that serve professional-track and amateur woodworkers at all skill levels, our campus offers a creative, inspiring, and supportive environment for exploring skills in furniture making, turning, carving, marquetry, finishing, and more.
CFC Assistantship with Izzy McRoberts
Each summer during Workshop season, new and familiar faces join us on campus as Assistants to provide extra support in the classroom. After graduating with a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth…
“There’s Always a Secret Job Behind the Job You Imagine” with Christopher Merchant and Robert Sukrachand
This summer, two CFC Alums—Robert Sukrachand and Christopher Merchant—launched the DIN Collection: a collaboration between Merchant’s ceramic practice and Sukrachand’s design business, Pern Baan. Pern Baan creates artisan made lighting…
Crafting the Body-Mapped Chair with Ian Roberts
Ian Roberts is a former photographer-turned-woodworker living in Westchester County, New York. He’s embarked on a journey to create the perfect chair through a process he calls “Custom-Body-Mapping”. He attempts…
Alumni Profile
Benjamin Gray
Benjamin Gray spends his days coopering high-end vessels and constructing historically accurate nineteenth-century American furniture.
Furniture Intensive
Spend three months on campus developing your craft. Curriculum covers design, joinery, traditional hand skills, machine techniques, professional practices, and more.
Nine-Month Comprehensive
Designed for dedicated amateurs and aspiring professional furniture makers, our nine-month program offers students in-depth training through all the fine points of design and craftsmanship.
New Work by Faculty 2026
June 15 – September 9, 2026 “New Work by Faculty,” an exhibition of contemporary wood furniture, sculpture, and marquetry has opened for the summer at the Messler Gallery of the…
Current Student Work 2026
April 20 – May 27, 2026 “Current Student Work” opened at the Messler Gallery of the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine, on Monday, April 20. The exhibition, which…
Maine Wood 2026
January 26 – April 1, 2026 Maine Wood is a juried, biennial exhibition designed to showcase the breadth, creativity, and excellence of Maine’s woodworking community. For 2026, our tenth biennial,…