Mondays, 2/9/24 – 30/9/24

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 simple box. 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 get an introduction to drawing plans, using woodworking tools and machinery, carpentry techniques and gain skills and confidence in a workshop setting.

Please note : There is a week break in teaching on September 23. 

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, planer/thicknesser)
– Marking techniques and measuring wood
– Making basic joints (dowel joint, but joint, pocket jig, mitre joint, domino joint)
– Sanding and finishing