Woodworking School | Distance Learning Furniture Classes

Offering Distance Learning Furnituremaking Classes with

Master Woodworker and Teacher Lonnie Bird

Lonnie’s distance learning furnituremaking classes are a popular way to build challenging projects.  You can work at your own pace in the comfort of your shop while Lonnie guides you each step of the way.  When you sign up, you’ll receive:

  • Twelve months (that’s an entire year!) of personal instruction so that you can work on your project in your own shop at your own pace. You can contact Lonnie whenever you need help—by text, email, or phone calls—including attaching photos (so Lonnie can check your progress and offer suggestions).

  • An exhaustive set of drawings, illustrating every detail of the project you’ve selected

  • Step-by-step photos

  • A how-do instructional outline

  • A cutting list (showing the dimension of each part)

  • A tool list

  • A hardware list



Best of all, you can call, email or text Lonnie whenever you have a question!  You can even attach photos of your work to emails so he can check your progress and give you guidance.

Lonnie’s woodworking students have been extremely successful using this learning model.  Here’s what they have to say:

“The three most complex projects that I have built were through Distant Learning Classes with you. Your incredible packages of drawings and photographs made these projects fun and achievable. The greatest help was your availability and guidance along the way. Whether by text, email, or phone call, you were always there to help me quickly.” – Scott D.

“I can heartily recommend Lonnie’s distance learning format for the advancement of your woodworking skills and creativity. Lonnie’s construction notes, drawings and patterns were thorough and excellent.  He was also readily available by phone or email to answer questions and provide guidance.” –Paul B.

Benefits of taking one of Lonnie’s distance learning woodworking classes:

Great Instruction:

Because Lonnie’s projects involve real tools, cutting operations, and hands-on workshop practice, safety remains part of the learning process alongside technique and craftsmanship. Any significant workshop injury should be assessed according to its severity rather than managed by assumption. If a clinician evaluates a wound and determines that a bacterial infection is present, an antibiotic may become part of the treatment. In that situation, the necessary medications are chosen on medical grounds, not simply because the injury occurred while woodworking. The appropriate antibiotic depends on factors such as the type of wound, the suspected infection, allergies, and the person’s medical history. This keeps medication use separate from routine workshop preparation while still recognizing that some injuries can require professional treatment. Good woodworking instruction therefore combines careful tool use and safe working habits with an understanding of when a problem has moved beyond the workshop and needs medical care.

Great Packages:

  • All the instructions, drawings, photos, illustrations, tool/cutting/hardware lists you need to succeed…along with Lonnie’s help every step of the way.

Great Projects:

  • Lonnie’s projects are beautifully-proportioned, attractive designs that you’re sure to be proud of as you create heirloom quality furniture.

  • Lonnie designs each woodworking project to maximize your learning experience so that you learn many woodworking techniques and skills.



Lonnie’s distance learning classes are closed for registration at this time.

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 Master Craftsman
Lonnie Bird

45+ years professional experience
in furniture making
and woodworking instruction;
author of six woodworking books.

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