These are 5 day courses suitable either, for

Students who have previously attended the "Tool Sharpening & Tuning" course who will have already have a set of finely honed tools ready to use, or people who are confident that they have enough well sharpened tools. For a list of recommended tools please visit
Or for people without suitable tools who wish to hire a set of finely honed tools for the week.
These tools will be used on a variety of projects

Students will progress through a series of prepared modules. Starting simply and progressively getting harder, these modules are designed to teach you new woodworking skills and techniques.
As well as tuition from the tutor, notes will be supplied for all courses. At first these will be very comprehensive - taking you through every aspect of the projects. As you progress through the modules, and your skill levels increase, the notes will reflect this - incorporating mainly design plans, and detailing only descriptions of new practices needed for the project. This means that you will learn how to work from drawings and become more autonomous.
All students will be encouraged to progress at their own pace, with no time pressures. Some people naturally work quicker than others and also some people have the benefit of having attended more courses. It is therefore,very likely that there will be students on the course working at different levels on different projects. This is to the benefit of all concerned as everybody will learn from other students` projects (and dare I say it - mistakes)
Materials for all projects will be supplied by the tutor. As different students will be working on different modules, the course fee does not include these materials. These will be charged individually to students directly by the titor. Details of project prices are given below.

If you do wish to hire a set of sharp tools for the week after you have booked the course please contact the tutor to pay for this service
Cabinet Making Projects

PROJECT 1: Chopping Board
Using fine saws and other sharp tools you will shape & cut wood to set specifications and learn how to work from simple plans. You will learn to joint timber using rub joints. You will make a blade for your scratchstock and scratch a rebated groove. You will make and use templates. You will learn the technique of using a piercing saw .
Cost: £25
- PROJECT 2: Tea Tray
  You will learn various skills including marking and cutting mortice & tenon joints., as well as furniture assembly.
  Cost: £25
- PROJECT 3: Lidded Box
  The work involved in making the box is designed to teach you a variety of new skills including through dovetails, lap dovetails, halving joints, mitre joints, rebating, fitting hinges and locks. All these skills will be achieved without the use of power tools, so you will be able to practice them at home without having to invest in expensive machinery.
  Cost: £60
- Project 4: Joyned Stool
This course is designed for people who have had some woodworking experience and is not suitable for beginners (call me to discuss it if you are unsure).

During the 5 day course you will make make an Oak Joyned Stool (alternatively spelled Joined or Joint) that will be yours to take away afterwards. You should end up with something looking like the one pictured. The concept of framed and panelled furniture i.e. making a frame using mortise and tenon joints and then adding a panel (in the case of this stool that will be the seat), was first produced in England near the end of the Middle Ages i.e. mid C15th.

This classic item has never gone out of fashion since, either as a stool or as a .wine table or more morbidly as coffin supports.

The oak will be provided as part of the course fee and pre-prepared approximately to width and depth. If you mess up a piece of timber, more will be available and this will be charged to you at cost.

Working from plans and instructions you will finish the sections to size, mark and cut pegged mortice and tenon joints, a rub joint, dowel joints, moulded edges, lathe turned legs and carving if desired.

Cost: £95

There will be a maximum of 6 students on this course.
You should bring with you a sharp set of tools including a bench plane, a block plane, a variety of widths of chisels, a selection of gouges and a rebate plane. If you don`t have any or all of these I can hire them to you for the duration of the course. The price for a full set is given in the drop down box above. If you only require a partial set then please contact me for the price.

Cabinet Making Projects

Cabinet Making course for all levels of ability

Furniture Restoration course for all ability levels

Making Wooden Joints

Tool Tuning & Sharpening

Introduction To Woodworking