Broaden your understanding of subject and materials, in this stand-alone course, in which you will learn the fundamentals required to start furniture making.This short, two day, course is intended to engage individuals with little or no

Introduction to Furniture Making

prior experience, who wish to build their own furniture or others who may already have some prior woodworking /furniture making experience, but want to revisit the foundation of fine woodworking practice and skill.

Day One

The first day is hand tool focused, covering; care, sharpening, marking out and the application of tools to a range of foundation practice joints.

› Introduction to the use and care of hand tools –

maintenance and tuning.

› Marking and measuring to achieve precision,

using traditional methods and layout tools.

› Application of saws, hand planes and chisels

– techniques and tips to achieve crisp and

accurate refinements.

› Sharpening – get the most out of your cutting

edge.

Day Two

The focus on the second day, is on machine safety, how to prepare stock and make the most out of your timber.

› Preparation for the selection and purchase of

timber.

› Introduction to safety on the static machines

– Safe and effective use and maintenance of a

broad range of essential standing machines.

› Plans and Drawings – Sketching and drawing as

a means of communication, taking information

from and making working drawings.

› Introduction to sanding and finishing –

processes of surface preparation and finishing,

to achieve satisfying finishes easily.

This is not a project-based course, however we hope to offer a few very simple, small projects, the purpose of which will most

importantly be for education and practice in woodworking. Completing these projects is a secondary element to the course and is dependant on class/individual pace.

Class sizes are kept small to enable all participants to receive individual guidance. Teaching is for the most part workshop based, with practical demonstrations and handouts. There is regular one to one discussion, planning and feedback.