Woodwork Shop
Our Woodwork Shop is an exceptionally well equipped facility located in the Manchester Industrial area.
In 2000, the DI initiated the Woodwork Shop Training Program. Our primary goal is to teach our students the necessary skill-sets to find meaningful work and to become self-sufficient. To achieve this we teach life-skills alongside with core carpentry skills such as safety in a workshop, what it means to be an employee, and how to work safely with the equipment.
Over the years the DI’s Woodwork Shop participants have received invitations to exhibit at the Calgary Home & Garden Show and the Calgary Home & Interior’s Show. We have recently finished contracts as diverse as building a simple blanket box to designing, building and installing a complex wall to wall, floor to ceiling bookshelf unit.
Over its ten years of operation, the Woodwork Shop has built a reputation for excellence; in our relationships, the craftsmanship of our products and the quality of our people. Our exquisitely crafted custom designed pieces find their place in homes throughout the city and area, while our graduates find their place in society with a skill-set and work ethic unparalleled by others in the woodwork training sector.
We teach the ethics of being a person of worth by teaching individuals how to build better furniture. Our students become skilled woodworkers who take pride in the quality of their work. From planning to design, through production and installation, every step is built on the foundation of excellence we instill in every one of our students and every product we craft.
Our Products
Our innovative, custom made products are built and sourced locally using superior materials. Made to last a lifetime, our careful attention and fastidious approach to every detail means we stand behind all our products to ensure all our products stand the test of time.
Our Team
Our Woodwork Shop is managed by a team of experienced craftsmen, who bring a combined 80+ years of excellence to their craft. Their careers range from working with single family home builders to artisan shops, where one of a kind pieces were built to meet a client’s unique needs. They have each experienced the challenges of owner-managed woodshops and bring a wealth of knowledge to the shop floor that they willingly share with the students. We boast a teacher student ratio of two students per cabinetmaker which benefits participants and customers equally.
What We Do
We specialize in custom applications ranging from blanket boxes to wall to wall, floor to ceiling installations. We also do custom design work to fit a client’s unique space, budget and vision. We always enjoy a challenge and so does our team. Give us a call. We’d love the opportunity to build the cabinet of your dreams.
