Woodcraft Scholarship to The Krenov School Is Awarded to California Man

By Carl Norcott.
Updated Oct 4, 2022

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (PRWEB) October 04, 2022 - Benjamin Lindorfer, an Inglenook, California, resident, is the latest student at The Krenov School in Fort Bragg, California, to receive a Krenov Foundation Scholarship funded by Woodcraft.

The son and grandson of residential contractors, Lindorfer grew up building things. He went to work for his father after high school and learned the family trade, which included some cabinetry. Eventually his interest in woodworking and a lack of confidence in his carpentry skills led him to visit The Krenov School. The supportive interaction between students and instructors appealed to him, so he began classes this summer and is now in his first semester of instruction.

Since 2014, The Krenov Foundation has been providing substantial scholarships each year to students attending The Krenov School, which was founded in 1981 by the late James Krenov, a highly acclaimed cabinetmaker, author and teacher. The Krenov School, a part of Mendocino College, offers an intense fine woodworking and cabinetmaking program that focuses on teaching students to use hand tools and learn to design and execute a project on their own.

Congratulations from Woodcraft to Ben Lindorfer as he pursues excellence in his fine woodworking skills, President and CEO Jack Bigger said. It is encouraging to know that The Krenov staff offers a welcoming environment for learning this historic craft that is still relevant today.

So far Lindorfer said he has built an entry table and desk and made small bowls. I've already learned more about hand tools and joinery than I learned in all my previous years of construction, he said. The majority of what I've done in woodworking has been basic cabinets for kitchens and bathrooms, and replacement windows. I really do feel like Im just starting out with fine woodworking.

I appreciate how the instructors treat us as students, individually, Lindorfer said. They meet us where we are, and they teach us. They see where I am with my dovetails, with sharpening, with planing, and they know how much to correct and how much to encourage.

In a month Lindorfer plans to marry his fianc, a writer, and will likely pursue a career in cabinetry. I'm looking forward to starting a family. I hope to spend a lot of time in a shop with my kids, he said.

To see some of Lindorfers work and learn a bit more about him, read the blog here.

Read more about The Krenov Foundation at thekrenovfoundation.org and The Krenov School at thekrenovschool.org and the school's Facebook page.

To learn more about Woodcraft, contact the store nearest you, visit woodcraft.com or call (800) 535-4482. Check out Woodcraft franchise opportunities at woodcraftfranchise.com or email woodcraftfranchise@woodcraft.com.