Basics of Woodworking, Box | 13 January – 3 February

Ready for your first date with woodworking? Join designer and furniture maker, Esther McIntosh, 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.

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