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Practical Woodworking 2012 Course Schedule
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Tuition - $890 to $990 depending on course. Unlike many other woodworking schools, each of our programs are limited to just 11 students. We have 3 instructors everyday for the highest level of individual personal instruction you will find anywhere in the country. In addition to this, our spacious 3600 sq. ft. facility has 12 professional size work benches and our machine room has 3 table table saws, 4 jointers, 3 surface planers, 3 drill presses, and a host of other quality stationary and hand held machinery coupled with an ample redundancy in hand and bench tools. All students are welcome to bring whatever tools they wish but nothing is required to attend any course at the Lohr Woodworking School except for a pair of safety glasses, a tape measure, and a pencil. Jeffry Lohr will personally be the primary instructor for all phases of the course fully assisted by two professional journeyman-cabinetmaker-teacher during all lab hours.
There is virtually no down time in this TOTAL IMMERSION course. Come prepared to really work as the pace of this extraordinary 50 hour (six day) course is enjoyable but by no means slow and easy. We hit the ground running every morning and breaks are very few.
2012 Practical Woodworking Course Schedule.
May 2012
Course
Code #
1205 -
SOLD
OUT-
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additional course offerings that are still open.
Regular Weeklong Version of the Practical Woodworking Course. Class size limited to 11 students.
50 hours of instruction and lab experience running Monday through Saturday as listed below.
Click here for complete 2012 course description and syllabus
Meetings times and dates:
May 7, 2012 - Monday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
May 8, 2012 - Tuesday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
May 9, 2012 - Wednesday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
May 10, 2012 - Thursday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
May 11, 2012 - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
May 12, 2012 - Saturday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
Tuition $890 plus a $75 lumber fee
June 2012
Course
Code #
1206 -
SOLD
OUT-
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Regular
Weeklong Version of the Practical Woodworking
Course. Class size limited to 11 students.
50 hours of instruction and lab experience running Monday through Saturday as listed below.
Click here for complete 2012 course description and syllabus
Meetings times and dates:
June 25, 2012 - Monday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
June 26, 2012 - Tuesday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
June 27, 2012 - Wednesday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
June 28, 2012 - Thursday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
June 29, 2012 - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
June 30, 2012 - Saturday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
Tuition $890 plus a $75 lumber fee Note a $50 non-refundable deposit is due within 10 days of any reservation for a course. All reserve their bench position first by reservation request via emailing Jeffry at: JDLohrWood@aol.com Provided the course is still open, your $50 deposit secures your bench position and reserves the space in your name. A 50% tuition deposit (less your $50 deposit) comes due in January 2012 for this course with the balance due by April 25, 2012
August 2012
Course
Code #
1208
SOLD
OUT-
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Regular Weeklong Version of the Practical Woodworking Course. Class size limited to 11 students.
50 hours of instruction and lab experience running Monday through Saturday as listed below.
Click here for complete 2012 course description and syllabus
Meetings times and dates:
August 6, 2012 - Monday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
August 7, 2012 - Tuesday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
August 8, 2012 - Wednesday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
August 9, 2012 - Thursday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
August 10, 2012 - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
August 11, 2012 - Saturday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
Tuition $890 plus a $75 lumber fee Note - a minimum 50% tuition deposit is due within 10 business days of reservation confirmation for this August 2012 course. The balance will come due June 6, 2012.
September 2012
Course
Code #
1209
SOLD
OUT-
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additional course offerings that are still open.
Regular
Weeklong Version of the Practical Woodworking
Course. Class size limited to 11 students.
50 hours of instruction and lab experience running Monday through Saturday as listed below.
Click here for complete 2012 course description and syllabus
Meetings times and dates:
September 24, 2012 - Monday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
September 25, 2012 - Tuesday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
September 26, 2012 - Wednesday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
September 27, 2012 - Thursday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
September 28, 2012 - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
September 29, 2012 - Saturday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
Tuition $890 plus a $75 lumber fee Note a $50 non-refundable deposit is due within 10 days of any reservation for a course. All reserve their bench position first by reservation request via emailing Jeffry at: JDLohrWood@aol.com Provided the course is still open, your $50 deposit secures your bench position and reserves the space in your name. A 50% tuition deposit (less your $50 deposit) comes due in April 24, 2012 for this course with the balance due by July 24, 2012
October 2012
Course
Code #
1210 SOLD
OUT-
Pending receipt of two outstanding tuition
balances.
(Waiting list applicants are welcome to apply by contacting Jeffry at JDLohrWood@aol.com
)
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additional course offerings that are still open.
Regular Weeklong Version of the Practical Woodworking Course. Class size limited to 11 students.
50 hours of instruction and lab experience running Monday through Saturday as listed below.
Click here for complete 2012 course description and syllabus
Meetings times and dates:
October 15, 2012 - Monday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
October 16, 2012 - Tuesday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
October 17, 2012 - Wednesday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
October 18, 2012 - Thursday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
October 19, 2012 - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
October 20, 2012 - Saturday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
Tuition $890 plus a $75 lumber fee Note a $50 non-refundable deposit is due within 10 days of any reservation for a course. All reserve their bench position first by reservation request via emailing Jeffry at: JDLohrWood@aol.com Provided the course is still open, your $50 deposit secures your bench position and reserves the space in your name. A 50% tuition deposit (less your $50 deposit) comes due in May, 2012 for this course with the balance due by August 14, 2012
November 2012
Course Code # 1211
November Class OPEN
FOR ENROLLMENT
Email JDLohrWood@aol.com to claim a bench today! Noting all the sold-out courses above,,, it should be abundantly clear that to land a bench position in our Practical Woodworking Course, you have to enroll significantly in advance of the run date. Our courses sell out well in advance for two reasons; First, most of our enrollments come from referrals from previously attending students. That phenomenon speaks for itself on the quality of the experience here. Secondly, we are one of the very few machine based - non-dogmatic, practical courses you will find that packs this much content into a weeklong course. With only (11) eleven students to a class covered by (3) three highly seasoned professional woodworker teachers, the tuition is a bargain. If you choose to shop around to other schools, please do and compare what you are getting for your tuition in their program compared to our "Practical Woodworking" course if the other schools even have an in depth syllabus spelled out for you as completely as we do. When shopping and considering, just be advised that when you return, the current remaining open classes may likely be sold out as well and you will have to wait for an even later date to enroll. The process is not that dissimilar to buying a really great set of boards you find at the local mill. If you pass on buying those beautiful boards when they are available, you can be reasonably sure of two things. #1. the price won't be cheaper when you come back and #2. when you come back later for those special boards, it's more than likely someone else bought the lot of it and you will be stuck with #2 common.
Course #1211 is the Regular Weeklong Version of the Practical Woodworking Course. Class size limited to 11 students.
50 hours of instruction and lab experience running Monday through Saturday as listed below.
Click here for complete 2009 course description and syllabus
Meetings times and dates:
November 12, 2012 - Monday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
November 13, 2012 - Tuesday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
November 14, 2012 - Wednesday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
November 15, 2012 - Thursday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
November 16, 2012 - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
November 17, 2012 - Saturday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
Tuition $890 plus a $75 lumber fee Note a $50 non-refundable deposit is due within 10 days of any reservation for a course. All reserve their bench position first by reservation request via emailing Jeffry at: JDLohrWood@aol.com Provided the course is still open, your $50 deposit secures your bench position and reserves the space in your name. A 50% tuition deposit (less your $50 deposit) comes due in May, 2012 for this course with the balance due by September 12, 2012
December 2012
Special
Course #
M.B.P.W.1212
This Special December 2012 course is not currently open for general public enrollment.
Please
come back and revisit this December Time Slot as the commercial contract
for this time slot is still pending signing on due date of June 10, 2012. See
explanation below:.
This course is a specially contracted - specially designed, application specific production training program for an anonymous undisclosed institution enrolling key personnel for training and trade specific education. This December class run date is only listed here for reference purposes in the event of default on terms of the contract which will come due for final approval June 10, 2012. In the event of a default or failure to meet the terms of this special contract, this December 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 2012 will be immediately posted as a regular Practical Woodworking 101 Course and available for your enrollment.
Note:
Students interested in
being added to our waiting list class roster for this December 2012 run date may
do so by sending a request to JDLohrWood@aol.com
Students on the December waiting list roster will have right of first refusal
for enrollment in this December time slot should this time slot become a regular
Practical Woodworking 101 course offering. Notifications for confirmed
enrolment will be available June 11, 2012.
Industrial Machine Based Production Woodworking 102. Class size limited to 10 students only.
50 hours of instruction and lab experience running Monday through Saturday as listed below.
Click here for complete 2009 course description and syllabus
Meetings times and dates:
December 3, 2012 - Monday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
December 4, 2012 - Tuesday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
December 5, 2012 - Wednesday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
December 6, 2012 - Thursday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
December 7, 2012 - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
December 8, 2012 - Saturday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
January
/ February 2013 Extended Weekend
Course Code # 1301
OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT -
Special Two Consecutive - Three Day Weekend offering of the Practical Woodworking Course. Class size limited to 11 students.
50 hours of instruction and
lab experience specially offered over 2 consecutive 3 day weekends
Click here for complete 2012 course description and syllabus
Meetings times and dates:
January 26, 2013 - Saturday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
January 27, 2013 - Sunday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
January 28, 2013 - Monday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
February 1, 2013 - Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
February 2, 2013 - Saturday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
February 3, 2013 - Sunday - 8:00am - 4:30pm
Tuition $990 plus a $75 lumber fee
Note: do not be mislead by the premium price for this course. It is the same
exact content as our regular weeklong session. The extra $100 in tuition
is due to weekend overtime considerations for staff in order to make this
available to those that cannot or would sooner not take a full week's vacation
time for the course.
Note $50 non-refundable deposit is due within 10 days of reservation for this
course. This deposit is applied towards the students tuition total.
Following formal reservation, a minimum 50% tuition deposit will come due July
26, 2012 for this Two-Consecutive 3-day Weekend Course. The
balance on tuition & lumber comes due December 1, 2012. All reserve their bench position first by reservation request
by emailing Jeffry at: JDLohrWood@aol.com
Please include your full name, postal mailing address and telephone in your
reservation request email. Confirmation reply of your bench position
generally follows within 24 hours of reservation.
Should
all the courses be sold out above and/or the dates don't work for you?
Don't despair!
Just Email
Jeffry at JeffryLohr@aol.com and
request to be put on our waiting list. It is not unusual for us to get
cancellations on enrollments plus we will always do our best to get you into a course.
Please include Phone Number and Postal Address in your waiting list request for
ease of contact. I give all my oath that all information given to Lohr
Woodworking is sacred and will not be shared with any other person or entity for
any reason.
For general admission information and to be put on my contact list for advanced notice on new course listings all you need to do is send an email stating
"I am interested in taking a course",
Post your request to JDLohrWood@aol.com
Due to our school's reputation and cut-to-the-chase content, all courses sell out very far in advance. Since the year 2000, we have had 650+ students complete this . Email contact is the only way to gain entry to the school. No one is under any obligation to register by making this simple email inquiry.
PLEASE NOTE: Make no mistake about it, this is a machine based woodworking course. This course is geared toward getting the quickest, repeatable, professional quality results in your own woodworking. Students enrolling should either already own and/or at least have a plan to eventually purchase a tablesaw, jointer, & planer to get the most out of this course. You do not need these stationary tools to enroll, (in fact I'll teach you what to look for to make the best buy) but if you want to do serious woodworking you really need to plan to purchase and/or already own these very essential basic tools of the trade.
A personal note from Jeffry Lohr concerning course availability.
"I am often called by folks that are disappointed that they can't get into a course right away and are dismayed that I only offer 8 classes of 11 students each per year. However, the persistent aspiring woodworker should indeed be able to land a slot in one of my courses. It may take a while, but I am confident you'll find it is worth the wait and the effort you put into it."
"All should remember that I am first and foremost a professional furniture maker and that is, and what will remain, the main focus of my work, hence the limited number of class offerings. This focus on my own studio work is also what makes me a very practical teacher rather than the more typical theoretical one. Making furniture is how I make my living. I don't play at it. I have to make things quickly and efficiently and at the same time with a superior quality and look that enables me to sell it. This real world focus is what drives such a high interest in my Practical Woodworking 101 course offering. It is real world, nuts and bolts, get the job done safely and efficiently, serious woodworking."
"I teach because I get as much enjoyment out of it as my students, my facility is perfect for instruction, and also because I know there is a strong need for what I have to offer. I've noticed that, with the exception of University Programs which are usually impractical for the working adult, many schools seem to only offer what I call "project specific courses and/or process specific courses" such as make a dovetail box, make a Windsor chair, or a jelly cupboard. There aren't a heck of a lot of nuts and bolts courses such as mine that focus on the practical way to develop and apply a complete base of skills that will enable you to tackle just about any woodworking project."
"If you haven't yet done so, take a quick look at My Furniture Gallery and you'll learn more of what I am about. Once you see what I actually do, perhaps you will better understand the reason why there are a limited number of courses available. Remember, be persistent and you'll make it into my school."
Jeffry Lohr
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