• The Women’s Workshop: Introduction to Woodworking

    28 April - 02 May 2025

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

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  • Make A Scrumpy Box

    06-08 May 2025

    Get into woodwork or expand your skills with this three day course that takes you through the construction of a wooden trug with a steam bent oak handle. You will discover the pleasure of working wood with hand tools and learn an array of techniques from sharpening and using hand tools to steam bending and copper riveting.

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  • Make A Paddle

    17-18 July 2025

    A two-day course allowing you to learn some new skills and hand make your own paddle using UK grown ash. Begin by choosing the blade shape which best suits your needs, before settling on a suitable length for your paddle. Next, using a variety of modern and traditional techniques you will shape and then finish the paddle ready for oiling or to take away for varnishing. Tools and materials are provided.

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  • Build a Paddleboard

    21 July - 08 August 2025

    Spend two weeks building your own hand-crafted timber paddleboard built over an internal “fishbone” frame. The board you will make is designed for general use, it has a beginner friendly form with good stability, but is fairly quick and suitable for surfing, yoga, and fishing.

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  • Paint your own Bellyboard

    July / August 2025 Date TBC

    Are you in Lyme Regis and summer is not as hot as planned? Come join us to paint your own bellyboard, which

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  • Letter Carving

    07-08 August 2025

    Spend two days learning the art of letter carving. You will learn how to sharpen and use carving tools and have the opportunity to carve a name board for your house or boat.

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  • Build a Skiff

    11-22 August 2025

    Join us for 2-weeks to work with expert boat builder Dan Lee. You will cover all aspects of building an epoxy kit boat as a group, from constructing the hull to joinery and fit-out. The boats will be glued clinker and a kit will be available to purchase after the course for building at home.

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  • Routing – Make a Stepstool

    11-13 August 2025

    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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  • Weekend Dovetails

    16-17 August 2025

    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

    18-22 August 2025

    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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  • Make A Stool

    20-22 August 2025

    A three-day course to learn or expand your skills and make a simple stool using home grown timber. Learn to sharpen and then use a variety of modern and traditional tools to shape the legs, stretchers, seat and to cut the joints, before bringing all the parts together to assemble your stool.

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  • Design with Jules Hudson

    01-05 September 2025

    This new course is all about liberating and revealing the designer that exists within all of us.

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  • Marquetry

    08-10 September 2025

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

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  • IIMS Practical Surveying Course

    4 days

    A new 4 day residential surveying course for yacht and small craft surveyors. IIMS recognises that for some with less or limited

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