Studios for advanced undergraduate and graduate students are spacious and individually partitioned for privacy. Elective level courses are conducted in a separate classroom. The Enameling Room features 2 kilns, an 8-foot sink, and a drying box. The Casting area includes an electric centrifugal casting machine, vacuum caster, vacuum investor, crucible furnace, electric kiln, gas kiln, steam cleaner, wax injector, and vulcanizer. The Purchase Street facility of UMass Dartmouth is equipped with all the necessary tools to accommodate students' in depth explorations into both functional and non-functional wood and furniture design.
Individual studios allow space for students to engage in their creative process unencumbered.
Classroom, main machine room, and individualized function rooms provide students with the tools with which to hone their technique while exploring their process. Ten individual studios, averaging 250 to 300 square feet, are each equipped with workbench and storage facilities. The Main Machine Room features thickness planer, two jointers, two bandsaws, one horizontal mortiser, two table saws, chop saw, drill press, three lathes, three stationary sanders, and a vacuum table. Tool Storage Room is equipped with a full inventory of hand-held tools and clamps, and sanding equipment. An Elective Room functions as the woodwork classroom accommodating 12 workbenches, thickness planer, bandsaw, lathe, jointer, table saw, and drill press.