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Becoming a furniture maker at vocational school

"What if you traded the digital life for training to become a furniture maker?"

Why this is so fun

Your hands smell of freshly planed wood, you see a rough plank transform into a beautiful table. Every day you learn traditional techniques that generations of craftsmen before you mastered. Plus: your friends will be jealous of your handmade furniture and you'll finally get compliments about something you made with your hands.

Someone who did this

Joris (31), Tilburg — ex-accountant, now full-time furniture making student

After eight years of Excel sheets, I stared at my first homemade stool and thought: damn, I actually made this with my own hands.

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First 3 steps

  1. 1Visit a local furniture workshop for inspiration
  2. 2Enroll at ROC for woodworking
  3. 3Invest in basic tools for practicing at home
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