Fine Woodworking Crew
Every student at Warren Wilson College works.
What work crew will you choose?
At the intersection of aesthetics and function, you’ll find the Fine Woodworking Crew. Utilizing machine power and traditional hand tools to finely craft chairs, tables, boxes, lathe-turned bowls, pens, carving, marquetry, inlay, stools, and other items, students work closely with supervisor Ben Blackmar and local professionals to hone their trade.
Why Work Crews?
Part of your work experience is reflection, helping ensure that you achieve both your own educational goals as well as our Common Learning Outcomes. These distinguish our Work Program, giving it focus and relevancy that set it apart from a federal work-study or your average part-time job. Each crew in the Work Program identifies crew-specific goals as well. These outline skills and abilities your supervisor will teach you during the semester.
Our Common Learning Outcomes
- Professionalism & Work Ethic: accountability, effective work habits, punctuality, dependability, time management, integrity, and commitment to the well-being of the community.
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: working with available resources to creatively address issues and solve problems, and gaining confidence to make decisions.
- Communication: the ability to convey and receive information effectively with intentionality, honesty, and confidence in both speech and writing.
- Collaboration & Teamwork: actively collaborate with peers to achieve common goals, Distribute labor fairly, and hold each other accountable as committed members of a group.
- Civic Identity: understanding your active influence within the community and how your decisions directly impact the work around you.