In this 5-day course you will enjoy the experience of crafting and fitting a classic drawer. It is designed for those with at least basic or intermediate experience. This course follows on well from the Introduction to Fine Woodworking course.
Published in 1938 in the Woodworker Magazine, the well-respected maker and prolific author Charles Hayworth wrote, “Perhaps there is nothing which so quickly reveals the quality of a piece of woodwork as the fitting of its drawer”.
The ins and outs of a good drawer
When it comes to woodworking nothing quite beats the feel of a beautifully made drawer sliding smoothly into place.
This course will guide you through the processes that will see you construct a well-made and well fitted drawer. It will cover carcase and drawer construction, selection and preparation of stock, the different approaches for laying out and cutting through and half blind dovetails, fitting a drawer and solutions to correcting mishaps. To do this you will use a range of hand and power tools, as well as woodworking machines.
This will not be a purist approach! We will also use jigs and aids and have fun making through dovetails using the bandsaw. A technique which I am sure many will find interesting and liberating.
Participants will be making a small sample drawer to enable them to explore the finer points
of drawer construction and fitting.
The course will also include:
selecting and preparing the stock
the sequence for truing the parts in preparation for laying out
hand cutting both through and lapped dovetails
the approach to gluing up the drawer
approaches to drawer slips and bottoms
the final fitting of the drawer to a simple carcase box (provided)
review of carcass construction
correcting faults
course notes covering content also included
Course Dates
9th - 13th May 2025
Course Fee
$1800
Tutor
Stuart Faulkner
If you require any further information or would like to enrol, please complete the form below or call (03) 545 2674.