Mondays, 11/11/24 – 2/12/24

Ready for your first date with woodworking? Join designer and furniture maker, Kirsty McKain, to learn the basics of woodworking, as you practice your new skills on a blanket ladder with attachable shelf. This course is designed to be an introduction to woodworking for those that have always wanted to give it a try, and not had the time or space. Participants will learn about machining sheet machining timber, how to make a wedge joint, how to make a through housing joint, use bandsaw and hand routing techniques.

All materials are included – this course sets the foundation for taking all Beginner Level EOW Woodworking courses.

Course Material Covers:

– Drawing plans and working from them
– Hand & Power Tools
– Machinery (table saw, chop saw, router table, drill press)
– Machinery (table saw, chop saw, router table, drill press, planer/thicknesser)
– Marking techniques and measuring wood
– Sanding and finishing