"That was the neatest part about it," said Andrew Kosberg, 42, who teaches woodworking and American history and who got to ask a question.
In 1940, Nakashima returned to America and began to teach woodworking and to make furniture in Seattle.
In the 1930's, after graduating, Prestini taught math and woodworking at Lake Forest Academy outside Chicago.
Underhill has started teaching traditional woodworking in a classroom environment he calls "The Woodwright's School".
He graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he now teaches woodworking.
Later, he opened a succession of art galleries in Flushing, Queens, where he taught woodworking, held parties and organized art appreciation classes.
John McNaughton has been teaching woodworking, drawing and sculpture for over 35 years at the University of Southern Indiana.
He plans to work toward a teacher's certificate so he can teach woodworking in high school.
Not normally known for furniture, this year a delicate tripod tiger maple table is offered by Larry Hendricks who teaches woodworking here.
In 1942, with the war rendering Hawaii's tourism nonexistent, he joined the faculty of Kamehameha Schools to teach woodworking and drafting.