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Woodworking and furniture making courses in Berea, Kentucky.

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We had four students join us for a quiet week of Artful Joinery with Rob last week. It's fun to build out your toolkit with some joinery details that can be added to elevate any piece of furniture you make! 📏🔨🤓

This may have been our last summer class, the weather has cooled down and Fall is in Berea!!! 🍂 by @pinecroftwoodschool

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Earlier this summer, I spent the day with @pleasesendword and a lovely group of broom makers from all over the country. I was invited to capture some of the moments shared at Broom Salon, an advanced broom-making class where craftspeople come together to explore and expand their work.

It was a special kind of space where folks really dove into their practices and played with the materials at hand. Grateful for the opportunity to document something like this, and even make my own hand broom! taken in Berea, Kentucky by @pinecroftwoodschool

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We’ll be at Handworks 2026 in Amana, IA with a collection of fun objects made in Pine Croft classes over the past years. Please come say hi and check out our 2027 schedule.

This instrument, made in our recent Folk Futures class, will be a door prize. Register in advance and take it home with you! On the last day of this class, Kentucky saw intense rains and flooding. While Pine Croft made it out ok, the headstock tells the story of a snake that took cover under our awning, some fledging baby birds, and a crawfish that escaped the creek and walked inside our shop to get away from the torrential rain! by @pinecroftwoodschool

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Congratulations to the Berea / Eastern Kentucky recipients of the Craft Catalyst Initiative, our new partnership with Etsy to invest in craft hubs nationwide.

Berea and Eastern Kentucky have a deep and longstanding relationship to Appalachian craft traditions—a place where independent makers, tourism-oriented businesses, Berea College artists, and production enterprises exist side by side, making craft feel woven into local identity and everyday life. Local makers describe a community defined by relationship: apprenticeships, maker-to-maker learning structures, and shared physical spaces that foster connection across a close-knit geography. The region's small scale is both an asset and a limitation—affordability and access to space remain relative advantages, while remoteness can constrain economic growth and access to broader support systems.

Meet the Berea / Eastern Kentucky Partners:

A creative economy anchor for Eastern Kentucky since 1999, the Appalachian Artisan Center (AAC) supports makers through workshops, apprenticeships, artist incubator spaces, and a marketplace supporting 330+ artisan entrepreneurs. Formed through collaboration with partners such as the Hindman Settlement School and supported by staff and a teaching artist network, AAC drives cultural tourism, manufacturing, and recovery-through-craft initiatives.

Berea College Student Craft program was founded in 1893 to preserve craft traditions and promote the artistry and industry of the Appalachian region. Throughout its history, it has provided thousands of students with a robust and tuition-free education in making in addition to fellowship and artist-in-residence programs.

Rooted in the legacy of the Kelly Mehler School of Woodworking and relaunched by Berea College in 2019, the Woodworking School at Pine Croft offers intensive courses ranging from two days to two weeks—furthering a 120-year institutional commitment to craft while offering makers a place to grow their skills, build community, and counterbalance a disposable world through the practice of making.

Swipe to meet the recipients in the Berea / Eastern Kentucky hub.

@aachindman @bcstudentcraft @pinecroftwoodschool by @pinecroftwoodschool

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3 months ago

We've got another group of classes coming up in the next few months, get excited! There are still spots in the Artful Joinery and Greenwood Spoons classes so sign up now! Link in our Bio by @pinecroftwoodschool

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3 months ago

Rob and Katie looking tuff in the front yard!

Thanks to @made_by_somegirl for getting some shots of us yesterday! by @pinecroftwoodschool

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3 months ago

🚨 Back by popular request! Applications are now open for @robert.spiece and @katiebister 's Rocker class at @pinecroftwoodschool.
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This is not your traditional style Windsor Rocker build- there will be machine work, jig and pattern making. This class is open to all levels but might be of particular interest to woodworkers who are looking to deepen their understanding of production work and consistency across builds.
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More class details and link to Slideroom on our website! Applications are open until midnight EST on August 14th. by @pinecroftwoodschool

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3 months ago

Our Folk Futures Class ROCKED ⚡

Rob did a great job of showing that instrument making doesn't have to follow the rules ALL the time. Let loose, have fun, rock on!!! by @pinecroftwoodschool

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3 months ago

Two peaceful days of learning to piece and quilt with @erin.r.miller . We had a lovely time and spent most of the weekend aweing over a sleepy @osage.the.orange.cat ❤️ by @pinecroftwoodschool

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4 months ago

Broom Salon! Nothing but BROOMS, all day, everyday for a whole week! These folks are a big Dill : ) by @pinecroftwoodschool

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4 months ago

Another year, another Hickory Bark Harvest at Pine Croft. 🌞And what a bountiful harvest it was this year! We had ten students come out to shave and peel bark this year and everyone left with about 13 coils!!!

Who else is already looking forward to next year?? 👀 swipe to see Acorn and Osage watching from the footbridge and our bountiful harvest :) by @pinecroftwoodschool

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4 months ago

BROOMS ARE FUN!!! Especially with this crew lead by @pleasesendword out at our shop in the woods of Berea :) by @pinecroftwoodschool

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