• Antique Furniture Restoration

    5 Days

    Learn how to restore and repair antique furniture, reviving original patination and finishes.

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  • Bench Making

    5 Days

    Build and take away a cabinet maker’s workbench of a design that we use in our own woodworking workshop.

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  • Dovetail Joints

    2 days

    Hand cut dovetail joints are often seen as a sign of quality in a piece of furniture; on this course you will spend two days learning the skills required to cut your own accurate dovetail joints.

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  • Green Wood Chair Making

    5 Days

    Learn the basic principles of green woodwork including cleaving and conversion of an ash log, as well as steam bending, drying, and construction.

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  • Introduction to Woodworking

    2 Days

    An absolute beginner’s introduction to hand tools and materials used by furniture makers.

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  • Marquetry

    5 Days

    Make simple motifs before progressing tomore complex designs. You will also learn parquetry, shading, and finishing techniques.

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  • Routing

    2 Days

    An introduction to the safe use of routers, direction of cut, holding the workpiece, PPE and dust control. Different methods of working with a router, guided handheld, free-hand, and table mounted. .

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  • Spoon Carving

    2 days

    Learn the skilled art of spoon carving, guided by master maker Adam Hawker. You will learn how to use carving tools safely and effectively, as well as the traditional Scandinavian decoration and finishing techniques. At the end of the course you will take away a spoon on your own. All materials and tools are provided.

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  • The Women’s Workshop: Introduction to Woodworking

    4 days

    Try you hand at woodworking in an inclusive and relaxed environment, led by boat builder Amy Strignfellow.

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