North House Folk School
Woodworking classes in Grand Marais, MN · school
Nine courses from $135 to $850, two for beginners. Furniture making and hand tools.
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Woodworking classes at North House Folk School
Fireside Stool
Prerequisite: None. Materials: $160 materials fee.
$335
Child's Windsor Side Chair
Materials: $195 materials fee.
$335
Building the Norse Pram: Intro to Lapstrake Construction
Materials: $50 materials fee.
$850
Cedar-Strip Boat Construction: Techniques & Fundamentals
$850
Composite Canoe Repair and Maintenance
$135
Laminated Canoe Paddles
Materials: $170 materials fee.
$395
Hand Tool Woodworking: Getting Started
Materials: $100 materials fee.
$335
Hand Tool Woodworking: The Next Steps
Prerequisite: Introduction to Hand Tool Woodworking class recommended. Materials: $55 materials fee.
$230
Adirondack Chair Building
Materials: $235 materials fee.
$275
Ages: 18+.
Membership prices
Member
gift of any amount
- early registration
Also offers
- Campus tour for groups$75 per tour for up to 25 people
Payment, discounts and other details
- Payment
- cash, check, money order, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover
- Discounts
- 25% off tuition for full time residents of Cook County; not on materials fees; capped at $200 where tuition exceeds $800
- Financial aid
- Payment plans available upon request
- Booking
- Register online through the course portal or by phone
- Cancellation
- Refund less a $100 fee if cancelled more than 21 days before the first day; no refund within 21 days
- Gift certificates
- Available
- Scholarships
- Available
- Accessibility
- Designated accessible parking in the lower commons area and the Green Building parking lot
- Parking
- Spaces in the lot south of Hwy 61, the lot in front of the Green Building and street parking nearby
- Lodging
- No lodging on campus for students; a partner lodging list, many with a student discount
Other places for woodworking classes near Grand Marais
None within 100 miles. The nearest is George Vondriska in Hammond, WI, 217 miles away.
Woodworking schools worth the trip
- Barnard Woodworking SchoolPaoli · 664 miCourses from $450Call
- Wendell Castle SchoolScottsville · 691 miCourses from $185· one dayCall
- Vermont Woodworking SchoolCambridge · 862 miCourses from $585· 3 daysCall
Details from northhouse.org, checked October 2026.