Oli Juliusson from Hafnarfjardur in Iceland was a fisherman for ten years, before deciding to swap the trawler’s net for a chisel. He fished the Icelandic waters for cod, herring and red fish, often away from home for up to 30 days. Oli first came across the school on the internet about six years ago …
Ruaraidh Stewart, originally from Aberdeenshire, is now successfully installed in incubation space at the school and has set up The Georgian Kitchen Company. Ruaraidh, who graduated earlier this year, was a student who displayed real enterprise, managing to combine his studies alongside making two monumental wardrobes for a customer in Edinburgh. Perhaps that sense of …
For some people, retirement means putting your feet up. Not so for Fiona Davis from Edinburgh, who is one of two new intermediate course students who started with us last week. Fiona, not long retired from a career in financial services, is not only learning new woodworking skills but is also learning Italian and brushing …
Anselm Fraser, principal All of us involved in woodworking, either as professional designers, makers or teachers, love the whole business of working with wood. But few of us bother to consider why we like woodworking so much. So I was intrigued by a book Flow: The Psychology of the Optimal Experience by University of Chicago …
Summer may not long have ended, but (dare we say it) Christmas is not far off. So this year why not think about giving the gift of sawdust, or give it to yourself as a special Festive treat? Our last one-week introductory course of the year takes place between 17th and 21st December, and is …
Andrew Wray, born and raised in Glasgow, but a long-term resident of Vancouver, Canada probably has the job every child dreams of. Andrew, who originally started in the sawmill industry, has for many years been involved in the design and manufacture of water park rides. It’s a profession that has taken him from Europe to …
