CRAFTED IN PAOLI, INDIANA
Furniture made to become part of the family.
Custom Arts & Crafts furniture, handcrafted kitchen cabinetry and small-group woodworking instruction from third-generation woodworker Dale Barnard.
Built with intention.
Individual pieces designed around your home, your needs and the character of the wood.
3rd
Generation
Master woodworking tradition
4th
Students Maximum
Personal instruction in every class
HGTV
Modern Masters
Featured craftsman
88
Wooded Acres
Home of the Paoli workshop
WHATS BRING YOU HERE?
Two ways to experience the craft.
Commission an heirloom-quality piece for your home, or come to the workshop and learn to build one yourself.
THE COMMISSION PROCESS
From first conversation to the final fit.
4
Maximum students in a class for hands-on instruction.
Barnard Woodworking School
Leave with more than a piece of furniture.
Spend time in a working furniture shop learning directly from Dale. Classes focus on understanding the process: choosing material, laying out joinery, using tools correctly and developing the judgment that good woodworking requires.
Small-group classes
Maximum four students
Hands-on learning
Build, don't just observe
Real workshop
Paoli, Indiana
Multiple skill levels
Class dependent
Inside The Workshop
Craftsmanship in Every Detail.
Step inside the workshop and discover the care, traditional techniques, and attention to detail behind our handcrafted woodwork.
From the class calendar
Find your next build.
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Featured & Recognized
A life in the craft
HGTV Modern Masters
The Great Courses
Indiana State Museum
Craftsy
About Dale Barnard
The craft came first. Teaching followed naturally.
Dale Barnard is a third-generation woodworker whose work brings together traditional craftsmanship, careful design and decades of hands-on experience.
From custom furniture and kitchen cabinetry to small-group classes, the goal remains the same: understand the material, respect the details and build something worth keeping.
3rd
Generation woodworker
88
Wooded acres
4
Students max
“When it comes to Arts and Crafts-style period furniture, Dale is a Master.”
— SCOTT LIMA; ELBURN, IL
Start the conversation
Have a project in mind, or ready to spend time in the shop?
Choose the path that fits what you’re looking for. Commission inquiries and woodworking class registration should be clear, simple and direct.