Case Furniture Construction/Manufacturing

This program will prepare students to make a living manufacturing case furniture. The emphasis will be on utilizing construction processes and building skills to fabricate solid wood furniture with doors and drawers. By studying historic period furniture pieces students will apply traditional methods of construction to modern and contemporary designs while also developing production methods to increase efficiency and profit. Students will learn to work with clients to design and construct either period furniture pieces or custom contemporary pieces.

Learning Outcome(s):

1. Student will be able to design and construct period case furniture.
2. Student will be able to write a business plan for a furniture related business.
3. Students will be able to competently use hand tools in basic and complex operations.
4. Students will be able to make judgements as to when simple and traditional methods/processes are appropriate to use.
5. Students will be able to produce their own line of furniture and create production methods to produce large quantities.
6. Students will be able to work with client to design and construct custom case furniture.
7. Students will be prepared to set up a shop to run their own bussiness.