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Carpentry school? Cabinet making?

I am looking for a college that has a degree or certificate in cabinet making. Does anybody know the best school to attend and gain all the knowledge necessary to come home and start building cabinets and start a business? I don't want a school that just gives you a little course in cabinetry, I want the full on instruction from A to Z. Thanks.

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1. If you're truly interested in being a cabinet maker then I'd suggest apprenticing at a local (to you) cabinet shop. Often they're looking for entry-level helpers who are willing to work. Just know this: You won't make much money for a while but you WILL learn a lot and that's what is important. Also, you will sweep tons and tons and tons of sawdust.
2. Carpentry and cabinet making are worlds apart. Most carpenters don't need to cut as accurately as cabinet makers. Cabinet and furniture making requres precision. A good carpenter could be a cabinet maker and a good cabinet maker could be a carpenter, but usually they are quite different. I would suggest that you look into community colleges and tech schools for courses in cabinet making and then doing what the first man suggested, apprentice out to a master cabinet maker.
3. I'm not aware of any cabinet making courses available, either non-accredited or accredited. Union carpenters used to go through apprentice programs but I haven't heard of them in 2 decades. On the job training is how most people are trained today and seldom is it a comprehensive training. They typically train you for a specific task on a as needed basis. Sorry that I don't have better news for you and hopefully there is something out there that I am unaware of.
4. I started out as an apprentice, through the union in California. They paid for everything except the book which cost about $50.00 It took me 4 yrs to get my Journeyman certificate. Don't ask me what the book was called it was back in the 80's. But the class took place at a local junior college, the teacher a union Journeyman. I learned a whole lot. But you can enroll in a local J.C. in a woodworking class, "IF" they still have them.... Good Luck.......
5. If you check out this guys website, he mentions the school that he attended, I think in N.C. Sorry I didn't,t have time to find the name of the school. Excellent website to check out some very cool woodworking projects. http://www.just4fun.org/woodworking/projects/index.htm