Furniture Making Course: Fundamentals of Furniture Making - Part 2
Skill Level: Beginner (Is this course right for me?)
This beginner’s furniture making course is designed to extend your knowledge and practical experience of making high quality furniture. I will introduce you to cabinet-making tools and show you how to use them effectively. You will test your new skills by creating your own wall hung mirror frame. This will be a very personal piece. Not only will you craft it by hand, using traditional techniques, but you will choose your own wood from a selection of locally sourced native timbers.
You don’t need to buy any tools as we provide a complete, high quality tool kit for each student to use during training.
If you haven’t trained with us before and would like some guidance on whether this course is right for you please get in touch by emailing me at info@amfinefurniture.co.uk or calling 078 11 262360.
The course is run in our workshop on the Surrey / Hampshire border, just outside the Georgian town of Farnham. To ensure individual attention, there are never more than six students taught by one of our experienced tutors.
Part 2 of the Fundamentals of Furniture Making runs over four days, either over two weekends, or a single block of four days. A range of dates are available throughout the year. Please see our Course Booking page for availability. A description of the course is below.
Four Day Course
Students will be given a strong grounding in:- Selecting timber
- Woodworking joint selection in furniture: their strengths and weaknesses
- Preparing materials
- Setting and marking out joints
- Sharpening: chisels and spoke shaves
- Using chisels and spoke shaves
- Setting up and using rebate and shoulder planes
- Use tenon and crosscut saws
- Techniques for sawing straight consistently
- How to work with ‘difficult’ wood
- Care of fine furniture: choosing the right wood finish
- Choosing and buying hand tools
At the end of this course you will have gained the knowledge and confidence to continue practising and refining your skills in joint marking and cutting, and know how to use hand tools safely. You will also take home your own hand-crafted mirror frame made from locally sourced timber.
Following the course you will receive an email with a range of information to help you take your next steps. For example, advice about buying and maintaining tools and details of suggested suppliers. We will also include plans and a materials list for a project using the skills you have learned during your course. This will help you put your new knowledge into practice.
Course duration: 4 days.
Courses run from 9am to 5pm. All tools and materials are provided.
Course fee: £595 (materials included).
We provide tea and coffee throughout the course but you will need to arrange your own lunch. I recommend that you bring a packed lunch each day. However we are only a few minutes by car from Farnham town centre if you need anything.
If you want accommodation, there are many excellent hotels and B&Bs in the area. Click this link to see a selection.
Please note that we are unable to accept applications from anyone under the age of 18 at the start of their course.
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