It was the year in which novelist Emily Brontë and philosopher Karl Marx were born, and the year in which Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was published. It was also the year that words and music were put together to create the Christmas carol Silent Night, and also marks the USA/UK treaty that created a Canadian border …
For the past two weeks we’ve been privileged to have at the school one of the country’s leading experts in woodcarving. When he’s not teaching, John White runs John White Woodcarving, and is a renowned authority in this age-old craft. While some aspects of woodcarving can now be handled with CAD and CNC technologies, nothing …
We’d love to see you on our 2018/19 professional course, and help to turn your woodworking dream into a reality. We still have an Early Bird discount of £750 off course fees, but this great offer only lasts until 30th April…and once it’s gone, it’s gone. To qualify, simply register with us before the end …
It promises to be a wonderful mantle clock that will complement other pieces of furniture that student Vanessa Johnston from Seattle is planning to make during her course. All her pieces, including the clock, are being made using wych elm and olive ash, two timber species that aren’t native to the USA. The case of …
It was once a common sight across much of the British countryside, allowing farmers to watch over their flocks by night, particularly during the lambing season. The humble shepherd’s hut has been brought back to life by the Chippendale school, with a permanent hut in Scottish Douglas Fir beside the school’s driveway and another recently …
When a piece of furniture grows old, unloved and a bit decrepit, the temptation is to throw it away and buy something new. That’s what happened to a 1920s mahogany side table that our second intermediate student Fiona Gilfillan found in an auction. Fiona, who lives locally to the Chippendale school and is a keen …
