Beyond the Bench
July 18, 2024
Categories
Bookbinding, Cabinet & Furniture Making, Students, Carpentry, Jewelry Making & Repair, Locksmithing & Security Technology, Piano Technology, Preservation Carpentry, Violin Making & Repair, Community EducationOur career training programs regularly take part in field trips, which extend learning beyond the benchroom and offer invaluable experiences in a variety of settings.
From historic sites like the Paul Revere House to contemporary facilities like the Steinway & Sons factory, these excursions provide hands-on insights and inspiration. Each visit deepens students始 understanding of their craft, bridging classroom lessons with the dynamic environments where their skills will flourish.
Bookbinding
- New England Document Conservation Center Andover, MA
- Pergamena Tannery Hudson Valley, NY
- Harcourt Bindery Charlestown, MA
- Boston Athenaeum Boston, MA
Carpentry
- Guerney始s Lumber Brockton, MA
- 253 Union Street Hanover, MA
- JLC Live Convention Providence, RI
Cabinet & Furniture Making
- Skinner Auction House Marlborough, MA
- Starrett Athol, MA
- Old Schwamb Mill Arlington, MA
- Old State House Boston, MA
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA
- Mark Richey Woodworking Newburyport, MA
- Matt Wajda鈥檚 collaborative shop NH
Jewelry Making & Repair
- Harvard始s Mineralogical and Gemological Museum Cambridge, MA
- Museum of Fine Arts and the MFA Conservation Lab Boston, MA
- Jewelers Building Boston, MA
- Paul Revere House Boston, MA
Locksmithing & Security Technology
- State Street (formerly Beth Israel) Boston, MA
- Boston College High School Boston, MA
- Assa Abloy New Haven, CT
Piano Technology
- Steinway and Sons New York, NY
- Mason & Hamlin Haverhill, MA
- Absolute Piano Lowell, MA
- Allan Winkler Harpsichords Medford, MA
- Fisk Organ Gloucester, MA
- Symphony Hall Boston, MA
Preservation Carpentry
- 1680 Paul Revere House Boston, MA
- 1796 Harrison Gray Otis House Boston, MA
- 1859 Gibson House Boston, MA
- NPS 1759 Vassall Craigie Longfellow House Cambridge, MA
- 1685 Hooper Lee Nichols House, HQ of Cambridge Historical Society Cambridge, MA
- 1780s Yin Yu Tang House at the Peabody Essex Museum Salem, MA
- 1684 John Ward House Salem, MA
- 1728 Crowninshield Bentley House Salem, MA
- 1805 Gardner Pingree House Salem, MA
- 1665 Gedney House Salem, MA
- 1775 Folsom Tavern Exeter, NH
- 1721 Ladd-Gilman House Exeter, NH
- 1796 Lyman Estate Waltham, MA
- Sandwich House Nantucket, MA
- Highland Hardwoods Brentwood, NH
- Lashway Lumber Williamsburg, MA
Violin Making & Repair
- Reuning & Sons Brookline, MA
- Skinner Auction House Marlborough, MA
Community Education: Three-Month Furniture Making Intensive
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA
This story is from our Summer 2024 issue of Benchmarks magazine.聽View more stories聽from the magazine, and聽past issues.