Great British Woodshop reviews

Melanie reviewed: Upholstery full day class - strip, pad and cover a dining chair

"Excellent experience and I now feel confident to take the skills and techniques I learned to cover the other chairs in the set. Many thanks to David for his expertise."

Ali reviewed: Beginners DIY and Home Maintenance day course

"Great course. David shared his wealth of knowledge and expertise. Everyone had time to practice. Lots of valuable tips and advice were given throughout. I would recommend to anyone needing confidence in DIY and the tools needed. "

charlie ward reviewed: Beginners DIY and Home Maintenance day course

"Great course covering a wide range of basic DIY topics, tolls and tips. Dave has a wealth of experience and gives confidence to try the learnings. Our course went well beyond finish time so great value and takeaways."

Michael Foster reviewed: Router Day Class

"A great confidence building course in the use of routers. The course covers everything and then you get hands-on use whilst being supervised and corrected where needed - and I needed it! I have come away from it, not just with the confidence to use it and use it safely but also with new ideas on projects to do. I have been putting it off for a long time with my new router gathering dust so I'm really happy I now have the confidence to use it."

Steve fletcher reviewed: Skills - Door hanging class - 3 hours

"David is a very talented carpenter & teacher. I was lucky enough to have David all to myself which was needed as I needed to learn different techniques then he would not of be able to do if he had a full class. I left the work shop feeling confident and progressing the skills I learned for my future works. Thank you david"

Luke Fromant reviewed: Skills - Ultimate power tools

"I found the course very useful as it helped my knowledge of power tools & what to use them for. The instruction from David was good & informative."

Debbie reviewed: Beginner's upholstery - half day course

"Enjoyed the half day course which provided confidence to re-upholster my other chairs. "

John Tuke reviewed: Router Day Class

"An excellent day! Dave is very knowledgeable and is a good teacher. I learned all the basics of using a router (with many of the differing bits)and was able to safely practice what I was taught as the day progressed. I enjoyed the experience of completing tasks using the router by hand and also in a router table. "

Matt reviewed: Router Day Class

"Enjoyable course, a good introduction to the router. The opportunity to use a router table was helpful and interesting. All questions answered. "

Martin scott reviewed: Router Day Class

"I have come away with enthusiasm, now knowing how to care and use my router, it’s a real must if you're thinking of getting into using a router. The course helps you choose the right tools and goes through the basics hands on using a router plus I really liked using the router table. David takes time with everyone and explains how and why. His workshop is ideal for the course, lots of equipment to use. I would recommend this course. Now I feel I have the skills to make things and will look at other courses too."

Laurence reviewed: Router Day Class

"Really informative and enjoyable day. Received helpful tips and info on other tools during the day. Many thanks."

Richard Fenton reviewed: Router Day Class

"Excellent course run by a very good woodworker who taught us the basic for routing including safety. I recommend the David for woodworking and teaching skills. He gave a direct and honest view to every question. As someone learning woodwork I will go on other courses he is running. 5 star recommendations "

Great British Woodshop responded:

"Many thanks for the review Richard. Glad you enjoyed the day and lovely to meet you, be great to see you again. All the best. David"

Judith Beehag-Fisher reviewed: Make a wooden deckchair

"Excellent day - everything explained really well by David. Lovely strong Adirondack style chair made - just make sure you have a big enough vehicle to take it home! Thoroughly recommend the course "

Great British Woodshop responded:

"Thanks Judith lovely to see you again, hope you get some sun to make good use of them. "

FES reviewed: Basic woodworking and DIY course

"Boy am I glad I took this course. I'm busy setting up my own personal workshop with a table saw and router. So I thought I had better take an actual lesson rather than follow videos. If I hadn't done so I would have completely messed up my first project which was building my work table lol."

Toby reviewed: Woodwork courses - beginner - make a serving tray

"A very enjoyable day making a tray with Dave. Great instruction and environment to work I will be looking to do further courses here."

Jude reviewed: Router Day Class

"Excellent course; David was very knowledgeable and a great teacher. Lots of hands on time with the router and questions patiently and expertly answered. I am now confident to use the tool safely and across a range of tasks. "

Steve reviewed: Router Day Class

"David was really nice, learnt so much in a day. Really glad I booked the course "

Melissa reviewed: Beginners DIY and Home Maintenance day course

"Would highly recommend this course for any novice DIYers out there or people just wanting more knowledge and skills in the fundamentals of DIY. David, the course leader, was incredibly knowledgeable and engaging, with a good sense of humour which added additional fun and comfort to the course. Set in the beautiful grounds of his home, in his self built workshop, David tailored the class to the groups needs and desires and provided guidance and knowledge for personal projects to ensure we completed them with the correct tools and newly found confidence. Thanks for a great day David "

Kasia reviewed: Welding day class

"That welding course was fantastic! The instructor was incredibly knowledgeable and approachable, making learning a breeze. I loved the session where I could practice new techniques with confidence. It was also a great opportunity to connect with other enthusiasts. I highly recommend this course to anyone interested in welding skills. It was a great pleasure. Thank you very much!"

Paul reviewed: Welding day class

"I've always wanted to learn to weld but didn’t want to do 10 weeks at night school. After doing the day course with Neil who had worked for mclaren f1 team as a welder so has a lot of great stories, I went out and brought a welder and am now confident to weld on my own. On the course we tried arc welding, mig welding, tig and alloy welding, so we got to learn the benefits of each type of welding and what was more useful for me on a farm. Had a great day, would def recommend it."

helen bambrough reviewed: Router Day Class

"This was really useful, I was so excited to attend. The group and Dave (teacher) were really supportive. I would have perhaps liked a little more hands on though and bought something away with me. An intricate bit of routing that I'd done... or similar. I did a woodturning workshop last year and came home with a bowl and it would have been nice to add to the collection. Great day though, fully recommend it. "

Kev reviewed: Welding day class

"A great course. Neil was very knowledgeable and patient. Had a good amount of time to practice on various techniques. Next step get own machine!"

Peter Sheppard reviewed: Welding day class

"I certainly enjoyed my day , Neil was very welcoming right from the start. In the workshop Neil took us through all types of welding explaining different applications and equipment. We were able to learn hands on with Neil’s guidance throughout the day which for me is how I best learn . So definitely 4 stars from me will hope to return again for another course"

Richard Grimwood reviewed: Router Day Class

"Excellent course really helpful with router setup and usage.The hinge setting and hinge jig were particularly helpful to me and now feel a lot more confident in using the router to hang doors fingers crossed. David was clear and patient and I come away feeling it was a very worthwhile day. Will definitely return for another course Kind regards Richard "

P reviewed: Router Day Class

"NOT a good course. I used the router for 15 seconds in 9 hours. The rest of the time was just talking and showing us through a trend magazine. The guy was really nice but in my opinion half day could have been talking and safety, then the afternoon actually doing cuts and then being able to ask questions that arise while using the router. It’s like having a driving lesson but not using the car. "

Great British Woodshop responded:

"Sorry to hear the course didn’t meet your expectations but I am a bit confused by the comments. We covered everything that is listed in the course content which you saw when you booked. The group was encouraged to ask questions all through the day at various stages which they did, so plenty of time for questions. Your comments suggest you didn't use the router. About 50% of the day was using the router and everyone in the class used a router to create rebates, grooves, dados, mortises and profiles using straight cutting bits and bearing guided cutters on both the portable router in the morning and the table router in the afternoon. So there was plenty of hands-on for everyone on the day and you did the same operations as the other three students that day. By the way the class was 7 and half hours, we don't count the lunch break as training time. The class isn't designed as a practice day, it's to learn the capabilities, functions and operations of the router and how to use it safely. It could be that this class was below your skill level and that you are a more advanced operator so you were expecting something else other than what is described in the class content. In any case we always strive to give everyone a brilliant day so were sorry you didn’t go away with that. "