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Study with master woodworkers in one of the country’s finest shops.
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Spend two weeks, one week, or a long weekend in a cottage nestled in five acres of redwoods. Get private, one-on-one instruction in woodworking techniques.
Perfect for beginning or advanced woodworkers, you can choose to study basic techniques or work on a specific project. Instruction is custom-designed to match your personal requirements, which we will establish before you arrive.
HERE IS WHAT SOME OF OUR FORMER STUDENTS SAY
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 Dave Murphy - Student
"I thoroughly enjoyed my visit in Four Sisters and look forward to another installment sometime soon."
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 Jim Young - Student
"Our time at Four Sisters was perfect!
"Highest recommendation. An ideal setting for advancing your skills in a magnificent shop
with two fine instructors."
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Dan Pagano - Student
"Thank you for a wonderful week! Jane and I really enjoyed it! The week exceeded my expectations.
You covered everything I had hoped to learn and more.
"The dovetailing! - I can't wait to get into my shop and make my first drawer using my new skills."
"As for the cottage , we were thrilled with it - simple and tasteful and comfortable - so quiet we could hear the ocean even at night with closed windows." |
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“My dream was to translate some of the images I carried around in my head into a concrete working prototype. Your wonderful combination of expertise and ingenuity facilitated my vision. Your greatest gift was a teaching model along with constant practical implementation. I was hearing and doing, hearing and doing.”
Anita Ruis – Student.
"You won’t find a better facility, and you won’t find any better teachers."
- Bob Lang, writing for Popular Woodworking.
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SCHEDULING AND COST:
All instruction takes place in our new shop (featured in Fine Woodworking Tools and Shops - Winter 2002/2003). You will be the only student, working with state of the art equipment and old world tools.
Two-week and one week clients usually arrive on a Sunday with a 3 p.m. check-in. Lessons run Monday through Friday, starting at nine a.m., with an hour break for lunch, and continue from one to four p.m. Checkout is Saturday at noon.
Three-day clients arrive on Thursday evening, with lessons on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and a Monday morning check-out. Evenings are free to explore the area’s many restaurants. For one and two-week students, weekends are available to explore the fabulous Mendocino Coast: hike, bike, fish, canoe, take garden walks, and tour the historic towns of Mendocino and Fort Bragg. If scheduling allows, we will adjust to your vacation plans.
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COST: Cost for two-weeks of one-on-one woodworking mentorship is $5800. Costs include ten days of instruction and a two-week stay in the cottage for two adults. The one-week holiday costs $3200, and includes seven days and six nights. The three-day holiday includes three days and four nights in the cottage, and costs $1900. This does not include meals, airfare to San Francisco, or car rental to reach the Mendocino Coast.
Practice materials are included in your basic fee. Materials for a project will be additional.
Companion: If you are traveling with a companion who also wants individual instruction, we can offer the following.
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 * Woodworking: A second person can partner, studying as a team: Cost: two weeks - $2500;
One week - $1500; three days - $600.
The following options, costs range from $1500 to $3000, depending upon the choice of study.
* Drawing or Painting from nature and in the artist's studio: Six hours daily for ten days.
* Nature Study: Birding and Botanical study with a naturalist along the glorious Mendocino Coast.
* Creative Writing: Private instruction in memoir, short story, novel or personal essay with an
award-winning writer.
For these additional services, the cost for a companion's study would range from $1500 to $3000 depending upon their choice of study.
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Terms of Payment: 10% of the fee is non-refundable upon reservation. The remainder is due two weeks prior to arrival. We accept personal checks, but we are not set up to take credit cards.
Woodworking Instructors: Les Cizek and Harry Van Ornum were trained by James Krenov at the College of the Redwoods Fine Woodworking Program and each has over three decades of combined furniture-making and teaching experience.
ACCOMODATIONS:
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Our on site Cottage:
Perfect serenity in a woodland setting. This charming cottage is surrounded by redwoods and looks out onto a grassy meadow. It contains a sleeping loft for two, living room, dining area, full kitchen, bath, washer, dryer, and satellite TV. We do not accept pets.
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