My ten weeks with the UW Artisan Program have been an extremely enjoyable and enriching experience; definitely one of the very best of my life and one that I will treasure forever.
I am usually a self-learner, but what a difference this course made for me! I would never have thought we would be able to produce pieces of such quality and complexity in such a short 10 weeks, but Tom masterfully broke everything down into small parts and under his supervision and encouragement they made us believe we could do it…and we did it.
I really loved the people at the school; the students’ wildly different backgrounds and common passion for woodworking resulted in a wonderfully fun, creative and supportive team dynamics; the teachers’ generosity, experience, and enthusiasm skillfully lead us through a thorough, fully hands-on, tour of all important aspects and techniques of traditional woodworking and left us confident we can tackle any project we may choose to do next.
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Filippo Tampieri (Montreal, Canada)
Resident Student, Artisan Program
A great place to learn about woodworking without power tools. Tom and his whole team are very skilled and excellent teachers. It’s a laid back environment with lovely people who can make anyone feel at home regardless of your experience.
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Alison Waddell
I attended the Joinery workshop this weekend and had a great experience. As a teacher I can also say it was excellent educationally speaking. A relaxed, positive atmosphere in a clean, bright workspace. Clear knowledgeable instruction with ample support along the way. I walked out with a product I was proud of, despite being exhausted from the previous work week. It would be hard for me to say how it could be better. Also great customer service when I had a rescheduling issue for a previously booked bootcamp. The same spirit of community that is a hallmark of Cape Breton lives at the Unplugged Workshop. Thanks to all the staff.
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David Field
Resident Student
Amazing Woodshop with great teachers with Tom and Dave. Unreal atmosphere. I took three short day time classes : Intros to hand planes, hand tools and will be finishing last one on hand cut dovetails! Great experience for a tadpole newbie to hands tools for myself![]()
Mike Greene
Resident Student
Following him since the beginning or close to, have both of his book, a bunch of his music, took a course from him, sat with him!! A great guy, an awesome instructor, a beautiful human, wish we lived closer!! Long life to The Unplugged Woodshop!!
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David Gendron
Resident Student
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