Northwest Woodworking Studio
📍 1002 SE 8th Ave, Portland, ORNorthwest Woodworking Studio in SE Portland's Central Eastside Design District has been teaching classic hand-tool woodworking since the 1990s, with a curriculum built around traditional joinery, furniture making, and woodworking design. Classes range from single-day skill workshops to multi-week mastery programs that take students from beginner to confident craftsperson, with nationally known guest instructors brought in for specialty summer sessions. The studio's well-maintained hand-tool shop gives students a quiet, focused environment that is notably different from power-tool-heavy vocational programs.