Posts Tagged "carpentry"
WHICH WOODWORK COURSE SHOULD I DO?
Which woodwork course should I do and which should be first? A one day woodwork course? A six week woodwork course? Twelve, twenty four, thirty eight weeks? We are often asked for advice on which woodwork course to do first or which workshop would be most appropriate for a... Learn moreMEET THE MAKER – THE WONDER OF RUTH
Part of an occasional series focusing on our wonderful tutors. Ruth Thomson was recently asked about the process of a chopping board she was making. She described it as this; 75-100 years to grow and then it fell and lay in the woods for a while 1 day to... Learn moreSumer School at The Goodlife Centre
A Summer of Lifelong Learning in Waterloo The Goodlife Centre, an independent learning space in Waterloo that specializes in short and snappy daytime, evening and weekend DIY classes, is providing a selection of five-day intensive courses to give a good grounding in a chosen hobby. The choice will be... Learn moreGreen wood peace
David Barker is going to teach a green wood workshop at The Goodlife Centre in July. He has shared with me a photo of a table made by his friend Alun Heslop and will bring the country into the city so that students can use the natural curves of tree limbs,... Learn moreSomething tangible
We are always interested in why people are attracted to our workshops. A high flying business man at our current set of workshops to ‘Make a wood stool‘ summed it up ‘ Success in my job is intangible- i want to learn to make something tangible’. So, tomorrow we meet again, to see the... Learn moreTwo sticks and a plank
Andy Nicholl arrived with the new stools. We had been waiting to see the prototypes for the new Wood stool making workshop so that we could share them on the web.They are elegant and comfortable. Andy had devised designs that can be made using simple hand tools from 2... Learn moreChips off the chisel
Wood carving began on Wednesday. A full class of complete novices took to tutor Hugh’s infectious passion for his craft. After drawing a simple outline of their design with pencil onto a beautiful piece of Lime wood, everyone began to use vintage chisels to form their carving. Hugh was... Learn moreNever too young
We often get asked how old people have to be to come on our courses. Here’s a young chap getting stuck into sawing a bit of wood. When his work was finished he was asked what he had made. He was confident in his skills. ‘It floats so its... Learn more
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