Teacher & Furniture Maker

Besides designing and building fine furniture on a commission basis, Mike also teaches furniture making at several well-recognized schools in the United States. Mike’s teaching schedule is below. Click on workshop titles for more information about upcoming classes and workshops.

Mike is also a Woodworking Instructor at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. If you are a student or faculty at the college, feel free to visit the Woodshop.

Upcoming 2023 Furniture Making Workshops

Just Joinery, September 11 - 15, 2023, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport, Maine.

Past Workshops, Classes, Teaching

Next Steps in Furniture Making, August 28 - September 8, 2023, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport, Maine.

Next Steps in Furniture Making, June 20 - July 1, 2022, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport, Maine.

Intro to Table Making, March 21 - 25, 2022, Florida School of Woodwork, Tampa, Florida.

Next Steps in Furniture Making, June 21 - July 2, 2021, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport, Maine.

Basic Woodworking section of the 9 Month Comprehensive, September 6 - 17, 2021, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport, Maine.

Tables with Verve and Veneer, September 23 - October 4, 2019, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport, Maine.

Windgate Artist in Residence, August 2018 - May 2019, The Wood Center at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Basic Woodworking, July 30 - August 10, 2018, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport, Maine.

Build a Chest of Drawers, September 2017 - February 2018, Held at Mike’s former studio in Pittsburgh, PA.

hand cut dovetail joints on a drawer side and front
a round table apron with joinery for attachment of leg