Jack and Jill did go up many hills, but to fetch timber not water. Because this week we’d like to celebrate the largely forgotten heroines of the Women’s Timber Corps (WTC). What brought this to mind is that, on our last introductory course, we had an equal split between men and women – for the …
It’s always nice when newspapers or magazines come to visit, and this week we had Clare Trodden from Living magazine. It’s a wonderful lifestyle title from here in Scotland with a circulation of over 100,000, and we’re looking forward to the published article. While we do, of course, want to promote the school here and …
This week is week twelve of the 2018/19 professional course, and we’re already nearing the half-way mark. This week, the focus is on hinges and metal ageing, although students are also learning about, for example, gluing with a UV pen, domino accessories, hand-cut knuckle joints, and sanding mouldings. As always, it’s a busy week, particularly …
Once upon a time you had to be extremely fit to be a woodworker. In an age before modern woodworking equipment, furniture making involved a great deal of back-breaking physical activity. Nowadays, while every aspect of woodworking is much easier, it does still involve hard work – and that can lead to aches and pains. …
This week saw the start of Term Two for our professional course students, and marks a transition from mostly learning basic skills to designing and making their own pieces. It’ a challenging period because learning all the skills you need to be a professional woodworker in 30 weeks involves intensity and hard work. This term, …
In today’s throw-away world, it sometimes seems easier to chuck out the sofa when you change the colour of your living room walls. But it’s an attitude that’s changing, driven largely by a growing recognition that fine old furniture has an intrinsic quality that new furniture often doesn’t. But it’s also about the environment, and …
