Outstanding Instructor of the Year
Wood Finishing Technology Instructor Mitch Kohanek Mitch Kohanek is a wood finishing legend. Mitch’s graduates are the best professional finishers, furniture restorers, spot repair…
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Wood Finishing Tech Alum at Hirshfield’s
Megan Veit on DCTC, education and her success in wood finishing There’s no better feedback an instructor can receive than a graduate saying, “Nowhere…
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Perfect Chemistry
Wood Finishing program brings five grads together through skill & passion Chemistry: the chemical composition and properties of a substance or body – and…
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Wood Finishers in the Field
Alumni provide students with top-drawer service-learning and professional development opportunities Students in Instructor Mitch Kohanek’s Wood Finishing Technology program benefit from numerous field trips…
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Wood-Finishing Gurus at DCTC
Don Williams of the Smithsonian & Tredway Childress of the U.S. Congress visit NIWF On July 20–22, 2010, Mitch Kohanek, the college’s wood finishing…
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Wood Finishing Legend Visits DCTC
Two-day seminar offers treasure trove of wood conservation and restoration knowledge Don Williams, senior furniture conservator at the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Materials Research…
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Vanishing Voodoo
Unveiling the mystery of wood finishing Mitch Kohanek believes that knowledge beats ignorance. Period. For Mitch, that means knowing precisely why something works and…
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Students create wall sculpture to remember Alan “The Boss” Marriage Working outside of class, 2007 graduates of the National Institute of Wood Finishing at…
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