Woodwork courses

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Woodwork courses and workshops across the UK. Woodworking skills are incredibly useful in anything from furniture making to getting those kitchen shelves sorted! Learning how to work with wood is as enjoyable as it is useful. Especially if (like me) you find the smell of sawdust delightful. Browse woodwork courses, classes and workshops in your area and find a craft that will enhance your life and those of the people around you.

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Don White Woodturning Experience.

Don White Woodturning Experience.

In-person course

Cornwall - Next course on 25th September 2020

One day woodturning course with Don White. There is 500sq.ft of fully equipped workshop space with full dust extraction to all machinery. The “Hands-On” course is structured to cover basic principles, but is also flexible enough to be tailored to individual requirements. Tool identification, bevel angles and sharpening will be discussed and demonstrated, enabling the student to apply proven cutting techniques which will result in minimizing sanding and less dust. Work Holding methods, such as face-plates/chucks/ drive & revolving centres, will be used as required. Health & Safety issues are...

Introduction to green wood furniture making - two days

Introduction to green wood furniture making - two days

In-person course

Devon - Next course on 26th September 2020

A two day course learning the skills and techniques of green woodworking, with an emphasis on contemporary design and detailing. Maximum of 6 students. You will make either a low stool or a side table using a variety of edge tools. Starting with a fresh cut log you will learn how to cleave the wood with a froe and wedges, then shape it on the shaving horse with drawknife and spokeshave. Joints used will be through-wedged-tenons. Use of contrasting timbers, and sculpted free-form table tops or seats are all available...

Timber framing courses

Timber framing courses

In-person course

Powys - Next course on 3rd May 2021

Green oak timber frame building course with Master craftsman Alan Ritchie and sons. With over 40 years collective experience between them. This course is ideal for self builders, woodworkers, hobbyists and craft skills enthusiasts! The course is set in our idyllic woodland workshop with river frontage We will be teaching our specialist marking system essential for green oak buildings. Scribing and cutting mortice and tenon joints on a full size live build oak frame. We aim to give you full instruction and advice in all aspects of traditional timber framing,...

Green wood chair making - 6 day woodworking course in Devon

Green wood chair making - 6 day woodworking course in Devon

In-person course

Devon - Next course on 25th September 2020

Green wood chair making course - 6 days. Starting with an unseasoned log you will learn how to create a beautiful and unique chair which will last for generations. This is one of the most satisfying green wood projects and the course is suitable for complete beginners and experienced woodworkers alike. The "post and rung" construction uses the natural properties of green wood to produce incredibly strong, glue-free joints. During the course you will learn to split wood accurately, and shape it using draw knife and spoke shaves. Using the...

Chair making course at Sallerton Wood

Chair making course at Sallerton Wood

In-person course

Devon - Next course on 8th May 2021

COVID-19 ~ Courses will start running again at Sallerton Wood from August onward. Full precautions will be taken in our spacious outdoor workshop area. These six-day green wood chair making courses cover all the green woodworking skills and processes needed in order to construct your own chair from a green ash log. The techniques include cleaving out and shaping the components, drying some of the components overnight in the wood-fired kiln, steam-bending some of the components to give them the correct form, cutting and drilling mortises and tenons, frame assembly,...

Green wood chair making 5 day course in Sussex woodland

Green wood chair making 5 day course in Sussex woodland

In-person course

East Sussex - Next course on 12th October 2020

Spend 5 days in a beautiful Sussex woodland learning pole lathe turning and other green woodwork techniques and make yourself a chair to cherish for life. The courses are suitable for complete beginners or more experienced wood workers and all tools and materials are provided. The timber used is all locally grown hardwoods. A wholesome lunch is provided . Students may camp overnight. The facilities are basic. The tutor is Danny Harling. He is a carpenter and furniture maker and has been making chairs for 30 years and teaching his...

Spoon Carving 1 day course

Spoon Carving 1 day course

In-person course

Northamptonshire - Next course on 22nd October 2020

Wooden spoons have been carved for thousands of years and, for most of the population, continued as an eating utensil until relatively recently. ‘Spoon’ was originally an Anglo-Saxon word that meant ‘a chip of wood’. Spoon carving requires only a few tools and within hours you can create a unique and practical item from a wooden log! On this 1 day introductory course you will begin by learning how to cleave the wood and use an axe to produce your spoon blank. The rest of the day will be spent...

Introduction to woodworking: kitchen utensils

Introduction to woodworking: kitchen utensils

In-person course

West Midlands - Next course on 26th September 2020

Are you curious about woodwork but not sure where to start? Do you want to make beautiful, tactile wooden objects but don’t know the techniques or processes required to take an idea and transform it into high-end, saleable, object? Based in Aston, Birmingham, this taster weekend is suitable for both beginners with no experience, as well as those with some knowledge that want to explore woodworking further. Our kitchen utensils weekend is designed to give you a taste of all the basic woodworking steps needed to take a project from...

Wood turning courses in the Midlands

Wood turning courses in the Midlands

In-person course

Worcestershire - Next course on 4th January 2021

A member of the Register of Professional Turners (RPT) with a recognised teaching qualification (PTLLS) and over 10 years of teaching practice, Mark Hancock runs these wood turning course from his well-equipped workshop near Pershore, Worcestershire Courses can be arranged for all levels of experience from the complete beginner to the more advanced turner with each course specifically designed to meets the student’s needs and requirements. Those that have turning tools are encouraged to bring these along with samples of work to help highlight areas that may need guidance. All...

Woodturning courses in Hampshire - Beginners and improvers wood turning courses - Turn British, all British lathes!!

Woodturning courses in Hampshire - Beginners and improvers wood turning courses - Turn British, all British lathes!!

In-person course

Hampshire - Next course on 25th September 2020

Situated on the outskirts of the beautiful New Forest National Park, my workshop is situated in a wonderful quiet rural location. I cater for complete beginners to wood turning, and improvers wishing to fine tune their skills. I have four British made lathes available - two Graduates (one short and one long base) and two Hegner VB36 (one short and one long base).

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