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Next courses: 25th, 26th & 27th Oct. 2024 and 24th, 25th & 26th Oct. 2025. Learn how to make a wooden plane. This will involve skills such as band-sawing, routing, drilling, shaping with a spokeshave, sanding …

Next courses: 1st & 2nd March 2025 and 22nd & 23rd Nov. 2025. An ideal course for anyone who wants to learn more about finishing techniques and get some practical, hands-on experience. Cost: £295. Tutor: Marc …

Next courses: 23rd & 24th Nov. 2024 and 29th & 30th Nov. 2025. We are delighted to have Dickie join us to offer would be woodcarvers chance to explore this ancient art form with a master …

Next courses: 30th Nov & 1st Dec 2024 | 8th & 9th Feb. 2025. This course provides hands-on experience of the sophisticated techniques used in the composites industry. Cost £480. Tutor: Theo Cook.

Next course: 22nd & 23rd March, 2025 and 15th & 16th Nov. 2025. Ideal if you want to know more about the mark of a master craftsman – the dovetail joint! When well-executed it is the …

Next course: 16th May, 2025. A one day course on French polishing with shellac, run by Derek Jones, once editor of Furniture & Cabinetmaking magazine and author of French Polishing, Finishing & Restoring Using Traditional Techniques. …

Next course: 31st May & 1st June, 2025. Experience these amazing techniques and take your work to a different level! As laminating is more accurate than steam bending, it is ideal for combining sculptural work with …

Next course: 19th July 2025. Steam bending is an ancient woodworking process which is found on every continent. Charlie is the UK’s leading steam bending expert; his work is sold internationally and can be found in …

Next course: date TBA. Learn how to make your own jigs and templates at this one-day course with senior tutor and master craftsman, Theo Cook. The course covers making jigs by hand as well as the …

Next course: dates TBA. Covering hand tools, there will be practical sessions on planing, sawing and chiseling – forming the ideal starting point for cutting and fitting accurate joints. Cost: £150. Tutor: Theo Cook.

Next course: date TBA. This one-day introductory course is designed to help attendees understand and apply different approaches to veneering. £195 for one day course.

Next course: dates TBA. The spindle moulder is a versatile machine – we cover safe use and setup, rebating, shaping, using formers, tenons, power feeds, jig making, and guarding. Cost: £295. Tutor: Derek Jones.

Next course: date TBA. For either a beginner or an intermediate. If you’ve invested in new machines and want to know how to safely use or set them up, on this two day course you can …

Next course: 2025 dates TBC. This three day course takes you through completing a three-legged stool. Using through-tenoned construction (now known as “staked”construction) is a skill worth learning for any furniture maker. Three legs instead of …

Next course: 2025 dates TBC. Japanese style joinery can be extremely complicated but there are occasions when simplicity and function come together to make the perfect form. Cost: £295. Tutor: Derek Jones.

Next course: 2025 dates TBC. The six board chest is a design that is almost as old as the concept of furniture itself and is as relevant today as it has ever been. Cost: £295. Tutor: …

Next course: TBA. This course is taught by expert maker Derek Jones. The key principles for building a cricket table are simplicity, necessity and ingenuity. Using just two types of joint it's possible to create a …