Table Making Course: learn how to cut through wedged tenons

Description

Join us in the Wood School workshops to make a small table. This week-long course has been designed for beginners and those with some previous experience as an introduction to our professional workshop. The project will combine both woodworking hand-skills and the use of portable power tools. We will cover the essentials of measuring and marking out and the cutting of through wedged mortice and tenon joints. You will be guided by our experienced tutors to first practice these skills and then on your own project. You will have some freedom to make design decisions affecting the overall proportions, joints and shaping of edge profiles. We will introduce the safe use of portable power tools for jointing and shaping operations. We will cover the biscuit jointer, domino jointer and router. You will be introduced to Sylva Foundation’s environmental work, passion for well managed woodlands and use of home-grown timber. We will walk in our Future Forest and learn more about timber from a variety of buildings and projects across the site. All of the materials we use will be Grown in Britain certified or local to our Wood Centre in Oxfordshire. This course is available for those aged 18+ (or 14+with an accompanying and participating adult). You do not require any previous experience of woodworking. Course highlights; Introduction to hand-tool woodworking An introduction to the through wedged mortice and tenon joint Cutting and assembling mortice and tenon joints Opportunity to define the details of your table Safe use of power tools including Biscuit Jointer, Domino Jointer and Router Working with a variety of home-grown timbers Visiting our Future Forest

What's included in the price?

Tea/coffee and biscuits for breaktimes All materials will be provided All tools and equipment will be provided in professional workshops

Cancellation policy

Medium - Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 4 weeks before the course starts

Maker

Sylva Foundation

with Craft Courses since 2019

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The Sylva Wood Centre offers a prime location for learning and skills development, situated in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside. We offer excellent facilities for courses in woodworking, forestry and rural management, outdoor learning, and other subjects. Courses are set among a thriving community of wood businesses, surrounded by an attractive treescape. Our new Teaching Barn offers a specialist learning space just 5 miles from Didcot Parkway station and 10 miles from Oxford.