Short Courses - Beginners
These are our short courses that are designed for the absolute beginner. Come and enjoy a short course where you can make a beautiful piece to take home. Some courses will teach skills that give you the foundation for your future woodworking endeavours. And some are specifically designed to support makers setting up their own workshop.
Courses suitable for absolute beginners.
This two–week introductory course for the beginning enthusiast will establish a solid skill base and provide the foundation skills for future fine woodworking.
This 4-Day "taster" course is for the absolute beginner, offering a convenient and accessible opportunity to come and have a go at some woodworking.
This 2-day beginner course will familiarise students with their own hand held router and introduce a range of techniques to get the most out of this versatile power tool.
This 2-day course is designed for the beginner or any maker with an interest in learning how to maintain your own machines. It’s an introduction into the care and maintenance requirements of the four most common woodworking machines.
This 2-day course offers an introduction to wood machining in a safe and efficient way. It is intended for the beginner or someone who is starting to set up their own workshop.
2 Day Shaker Box Course (in 3 graduating sizes.)
Suitable for all levels of woodworking enthusiasts. It’s also a family friendly course suitable for parents to take the course with their kids who are over 14.
This 4-day class is suitable for the absolute beginner, or any maker interested in testing the limits of bending wood. This course will introduce you to the delights of steam bending, hot pipe bending and laminating.
“Chasing the line” is an exploration of line and form through the carving of a seed pod inspired form. 3-Day Course. Suitable for those with no experience to any skill level.
In this course students will make an elegant small standing sculpture ( Möbius ) using hand chisels.
This 3-Day Course is suitable for those with no experience to any skill level.
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In this course students will carve a Netsuke ( The Japanese art of miniature carving ) Fish.
This 3-Day Course is suitable for those with no experience to any skill level.
Learn how to sharpen your chisels and plane irons so your tools can be a joy to use.
Please note: This does not include carving or turning tools.
This 2-day beginner course will familiarise students with their own hand held router and introduce a range of techniques to get the most out of this versatile power tool.
2 Day Shaker Box Course (in 3 graduating sizes.)
Suitable for all levels of woodworking enthusiasts. It’s also a family friendly course suitable for parents to take the course with their kids who are over 14.
This two–week introductory course will establish a solid skill base and provide the foundation skills for future fine woodworking.
This 4-day class is suitable for the absolute beginner, or any maker interested in testing the limits of bending wood. This course will introduce you to the delights of steam bending, hot pipe bending and laminating.