The Furniture School runs a popular programme of 2-to-5-day short courses for everyone – Whether you’re a complete beginner, want to hone a particular skill or spend time by the sea learning something new. You can also build a more extensive training programme by joining a series of short courses
Book 2 or more courses for a 5% discount.
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Learn how to restore and repair antique furniture, reviving original patination and finishes.
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Build and take away a cabinet maker’s workbench of a design that we use in our own woodworking workshop.
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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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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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An absolute beginner’s introduction to hand tools and materials used by furniture makers.
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Make simple motifs before progressing tomore complex designs. You will also learn parquetry, shading, and finishing techniques.
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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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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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Try you hand at woodworking in an inclusive and relaxed environment, led by boat builder Amy Strignfellow.
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