NTC’s Wood Technology courses are held at the Wood Technology Center of Excellence, located on our Antigo campus. The one-of-a-kind, 27,000 square foot facility features the newest and greatest equipment used in the forest products and woodworking industry.
In this environment, surrounded by cutting-edge equipment, you can learn about many different aspects of and techniques used in the wood industry. We can also develop a customized session when a training need is identified, and bring in the right industry experts to facilitate it.
Check out some of our popular industrial and fine woodworking courses below, or use our class search to browse all of our current offerings.
Industrial Courses
These hands-on workshops provide those in the wood industry with the training needed to advance their skills. When a training need is identified, we develop a customized session and then bring in the right industry experts to facilitate it. Examples of trainings include: GLKDA Kiln Drying, Moulder Set-Up and Knife Grinding, Hardwood Log Grading and Scaling, and more.
![Two students load lumber into a dry kiln.](/sites/default/files/styles/cards/public/2020-01/kiln-drying.jpg?itok=TlSMW7YD)
GLKDA Kiln Drying Workshop
![A student works with equipment in a moulder setup and knife grinding workshop.](/sites/default/files/styles/cards/public/2020-01/moulder-setup.jpg?itok=JrggnSQI)
Moulder Set-Up and Knife Grinding
![A group of workers inspecting some logs.](/sites/default/files/styles/cards/public/2018-08/inspect-wood-1300.jpg?itok=Gz8V0pr9)
Hardwood Log Grading and Scaling Workshop
![A stack of several pieces of casing, unstained/unfinished.](/sites/default/files/styles/cards/public/2021-12/wood-casing.jpg?itok=jobIstfK)
Applied Wood Science Workshop: Increasing Product Quality and Yield
Fine Woodworking & Related Courses
Create your own custom furniture pieces and other fine wood products alongside our expert instructors during these hands-on, project oriented courses. Courses offered include: Greene & Greene Inspired Side Table, Stickley-style Chair Class, Custom Dinette Table Design and Construction, and more.
![Greene & Greene design elements on the legs and feet of a side table.](/sites/default/files/styles/cards/public/2021-04/design-elements-greene-greene.jpg?itok=YnrRxmKO)
Design Elements of Greene & Greene
![Greene & Greene John Hall Picture Frame](/sites/default/files/styles/cards/public/2021-04/picture-frame.jpg?itok=QdWxXpWP)
Greene & Greene John Hall Frame
![Greene & Greene Inspired Side Table with the drawer pulled out a few inches.](/sites/default/files/styles/cards/public/2021-04/side-table.jpg?itok=8JwW8lRq)
Greene & Greene Inspired Side Table
![Stickley-Style chair](/sites/default/files/styles/cards/public/2021-04/stickley-style-chair.jpg?itok=yxR2UESS)
Stickley-style Chair Class
![A custom wood dinette table and chairs sitting in a dining room of an otherwise unfurnished home.](/sites/default/files/styles/cards/public/2021-12/custom-dinette-table.jpg?itok=dy2tpHGg)
Custom Dinette Table Design and Construction
![A custom made bamboo fly rod.](/sites/default/files/styles/cards/public/2021-04/bamboo-fly-rod.jpg?itok=xBEOfA4U)
Custom Bamboo Fly Rod Class
![A student machining a tenon using a tablesaw.](/sites/default/files/styles/cards/public/2022-02/intro-woodworking.jpg?itok=7vwr1wBu)