Aaron Fedarko & Rob Hiza
September 22-26
Building successful casework requires a diverse set of skills and a comprehensive building strategy – one that delivers great looks but also holds the compartments square and true so that doors and drawers can function smoothly throughout all seasons. In this class, each student builds a beautiful, wall-mounted cabinet in solid wood that includes shaped sides, an intermediate shelf, and a bar with hooks for hanging keys or other items. Students learn to cut and press veneer, creating an exciting parquetry door pattern of their own design.
Through lecture and demonstration, Aaron and Rob reinforce standard machine skills with the table saw, router, band saw, and Festool Domino, covering a variety of joinery techniques, including splined miter joints, mortise and tenon joints, sliding dovetails, inserted tenons, rabbets, and more. Students use hand tools like chisels, scrapers, and hand planes to fine-tune joinery and achieve a perfect fit. Aaron and Rob guide students through each step of construction, including how to install hinges for perfect fit and function. This course is a great next step for those who have taken Basic Woodworking and for other intermediate woodworkers.
Aaron Fedarko is an independent furniture designer/maker in mid-coast Maine. In 2007, after 16 years in the corporate world, he completed our Nine-month Comprehensive, participated in our Fellowship program, and set up shop as a furniture maker. In addition to ongoing commission work, Aaron has been a Lead Instructor for the Furniture Intensive since 2014. He also served as an Artisan Mentor for Greenwood, a nonprofit organization that teaches woodworking skills and sustainable forest management to rural communities in Latin America. Aaron’s furniture has been featured in 500 Chairs (Lark Books, 2008) and 500 Cabinets (Lark Books, 2010). His website is fedarkofurniture.com.
Rob Hiza is a furniture maker in Rockland, ME. After taking our twelve-week Furniture Intensive in 2012, he attended the North Bennet Street School’s cabinet and furniture program. Subsequently, Rob entered the field as a full-time, professional woodworker by moving to New York City, where he worked for a custom furniture business and took independent commissions. In 2021, Rob moved to Maine, reconnected with CFC, and joined our staff as Facilities Assistant. His Instagram page is @hh_woodworking.
Open to all.
