Illustration for Furniture Makers

Illustration for Furniture Makers with Ian Parker

An art course with Ian Parker – a 2 day course

30th October – 31st October, 2024 | £277.00

An ability to produce visuals of any imagined piece of furniture is a useful skill for the amateur maker and a definite advantage to a professional.

This two day intensive art course is unique, unlike traditional art courses where you might practice drawing from still life, this teaches you to sketch from your imagination.

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Dutch Tool Chest with Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick

Make a handsome and useful tool chest – a 3 day course

30th October – 1st November, 2024 | £890.00

This course is a great introduction to several bedrock hand-tool joinery techniques used to make a Dutch Tool Chest with Megan Fitzpatrick

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Comb-back Stick Chair with Christopher Schwarz

Comb-back Stick Chair with Christopher Schwarz

Build a comb-back stick chair – a 5 day course

28th October – 1st November, 2024 | £1,455.00

By using common materials and tools on hand – plus a variety of methods, you can build a comb-back stick chair to take home!

Stick chairs are a vernacular form of furniture that was built by farmers or any non-professional woodworker. Stick chairs were built using the materials around the woodworker (green wood, dry wood, salvaged wood, found wood), and simple tools. Despite these limitations, stick chairs have a rugged beauty and a somewhat animalistic nature.

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