INTRO TO TOOLS
The perfect beginners workshop.
This is a 2 hour workshop, once a week for 5 weeks where you'll learn how to use hand tools & power tools confidently & safely.
We'll cover a range of skills;
How to accurately measure and mark timber.
How to use a hammer for nailing and chiseling techniques.
How to safely operate a hand saw, skill saw, jigsaw & drop saw doing both square & mitre cuts.
How to operate a power drill & impact driver and how to change out bits.
How to use a router.
How to join timber - using glue and a pin gun ensuring to keep edges 'square' & 'flush'
You'll use these skills to build your own birdhouse to take home!
INTRO TO CARPENTRY
This is the intermediate level workshop. You must have completed the 'Intro to Tools' workshop before signing up for this one. **
Take your skills to the next level & challenge yourself with a more complex project!
In this workshop you will follow a plan to build either a bedside table, coffee table or planter box, sharpening the skills you learnt in intro to tools.
These projects take a high level of accuracy to ensure all the parts fit well together and will give you even more confidence in your ability to measure, cut and join timber!
This is a 2 hour workshop, once a week which will run for a period of 5 weeks.
** If you have experience on the tools already and want to jump straight into this course, please get in touch so we can discuss your experience before booking.
WOOD TURNING
Learn the beautiful art of wood turning!
The beginners wood turning workshop will get you hooked!
Learn different techniques for shaping wood and how to operate the lathe safely. Start off by making a functioning spinning top.
From here you can advance to many more workshops! From pens, bowls and vases - the options are endless.
