Comb-back Stick Chair with Christopher Schwarz, 28 Oct – 01 Nov, 2024.
A 5 day course. Build a comb-back stick chair using common materials and tools on hand – plus a variety of methods. 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 and simple tools.
Master saw sharpening & maintenance skills and build your own bad axe with Mark Harrell. 28 Oct – 01 Nov, 2024.
A 5 day course. Let’s demystify saw sharpening and master the skills required to restore your vintage saw collection with confidence, and build your own Bad Axe with Mark Harrell, founder of Bad Axe Tool Works.
Illustration for Furniture Makers with Ian Parker, 30 – 31 Oct, 2024.
A 2 day course. An ability to produce visuals of any 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 sketching from imagination.
Dutch Tool Chest with Megan Fitzpatrick, 30 Oct – 01 Nov, 2024.
A 3 day course. This handsome and useful tool chest is a great three-day introduction to several bedrock hand-tool joinery techniques. Plus you’ll learn how to cut a fingernail moulding, raise a panel, use cut-nails, and rules for carcase construction. By the end of day 3, you’ll be able to pop all your tools in your new chest.