Description
THE TOOLBOX
Make a softwood tool box with a handle and inset base using traditional woodworking hand tools and corner rebate joints.
At the end of the course you will have a tool box to take home and a strong foundation of woodwork skills that will enable you to carry out basic woodworking projects at home or to progress on to our Woodwork for Beginners Level 2 classes.
LEARN HOW TO:
- Saw straight and square
- Accurately mark out and cut a joint
- Use a range of hand tools such as chisels and planes effectively
- Fit and finish a woodwork project
COURSE LENGTH:
18 teaching hours (4 days or 8 evenings)
SKILL LEVEL:
1 – Suitable for those with no previous woodwork experience or those wanting to improve their skills
COURSE TIME OPTIONS:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday daytime classes 10.00am – 3.00pm
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evening classes 6.20pm – 8.35pm
Weekend classes (both Saturday and Sunday) 10.30am – 3.30pm
All classes must be taken consecutively
HOW TO BOOK IN:
Monday evening, Monday daytime and Weekend courses can all be booked through this website page using the drop down menus above. We run waiting lists for cancellation spaces on these courses – to be added to a list please email hello@themakershedbristol.co.uk. Please consider including your telephone number, as spaces sometimes become available at short notice.
We operate individual waiting lists for places in all other classes*. Please email hello@themakershedbristol.co.uk to be added to one or more waiting lists. We will contact you when you get to the top of a list and we can offer you a start date for your course. Please also provide a phone number as sometimes spaces become available at short notice.
*Tuesday and Thursday daytime class start dates are currently available and can be booked through this website page
When you accept a start date, you can book in and pay the course fee through this website page
INCLUDED IN THE COURSE FEE:
All materials, tutoring and tool use – there are no additional costs
HOW OUR CLASSES WORK:
Our Monday daytime, Monday evening and Weekend courses are just for Level 1 students and the student:tutor ratio is 8:1
All other classes are mixed level, which means you will likely be in a group of people all doing different woodwork projects. The student:tutor ratio is 6:1.
Tuition is given on an individual basis at each student’s bench to ensure a fully COVID-secure working and learning environment.
We run waiting lists for cancellation spaces on all of our courses – to be added to a list please email hello@themakershedbristol.co.uk. Please consider including your telephone number, as spaces sometimes become available at short notice.
