Its teachers are highly accomplished designers and makers themselves, but even the best among them aren’t hired back if they don’t teach well. Nestled on a wooded property in Midcoast Maine, the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship has become a magnet for outstanding makers and teachers, and a robust community has developed around it. Its teachers are highly accomplished designers and makers themselves, but even the best among them aren’t hired back if they don’t teach well. Students who are in the nine-month program can also look forward to seeing their work exhibited in CFC’s Messler Gallery, which mounts half a dozen shows each year. Below are work here by a few CFC teachers: Aled Lewis with his settle, Tim Rousseau’s writing desk, David Haig’s signature rocker, and Yuri Kobayashi’s sculpture Believing.