Delivered by highly skilled and experienced tutors in our specialist workshops, this course aims to introduce the key skills and knowledge required to make bespoke furniture. Content to include: marking out, hand tool techniques (saws chisels, planes, etc.) tool sharpening, the safe use of workshop aids, common woodworking joints (half-lap, deovetail, mortice and tenon, etc.), veneering/ inlay work, and finishing techniques.
Level: Beginners
Tutor: Richard Mackley
Course dates: 26th September to 5th December 2023
Length of course: 10 weeks (no class on 31st October)
Study mode: Tuesday evenings, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Venue: Hereford Campus, Folly Lane, Hereford, HR1 1LS
Materials Required:
Protective clothing and footwear. All other Equipmentwill be provided.