Jim Tolpin, John Marckworth and Tim Lawson founded the Port Townsend School of Woodworking in 2008. The School has continued to grow and now offers course throughout the year. The graduates of 12-week intensive programs, staff and instructors at the School have grown the number of woodworkers and makers living in the area. 

Port Townsend has a strong community of luthiers, instrument and bow makers supporting the local and national musical community. A healthy number of cabinetmakers, furniture makers, carvers, woodturners and specialty makers round out the woodworking community in Jefferson County.

We're lucky to have the best lumberyard in the Pacific NW right here in Port Townsend. Edensaw Woods' long standing commitment to supplying the highest quality materials to both the marine and non-marine woodworkers has strengthened many local and statewide businesses. 

The emerging Jefferson Timber Cooperative - a group of forest owners and wood processors seeking to create a long-term, sustainable, and profitable collection of businesses capable of transforming locally-grown logs into high-value wood products ranging from building packages to custom furniture.