Today we meet Gary Staple, who graduated in 2014, and who owns and runs his own business Gary Staple Fine Woodworking in Nova Scotia. His first bit of advice to new woodworkers is to keep their overheads low. “The first few years will be the most difficult and high overheads can sink a new company. …
It’s the time of year when many people begin to think about obtaining a new qualification or changing career. If that’s you, and you’ve always fancied a future in fine furniture design and making, do remember that our final Early Bird offer ends at the end of April. As in previous years, we do encourage …
Belen Gallego, our most recent intermediate course student, will be leaving us on Friday to return home to Barcelona. She’ll be taking with her a beautifully-designed and hand-crafted writing desk that she has made during her month with us. The olive ash desk with chalk-painted cabriole legs will soon have pride of place in her …
Last week we welcomed ten introductory course students to the school, including a husband and wife and the stepmother of one of our professional course students. Doreen McGlone, who thoroughly enjoyed the course, is stepmother to Matthew McGlone, who is on this year’s professional course. Woodworking also seems to be in the family blood, with …
Last week we held our sell-out Spring introductory course, and, for the second time running, it was split equally between men and women. That’s something we’re delighted with as we have for some time being championing for more women to take up woodworking. Indeed, twice in the past four years, women have been awarded our …
We’ve had best friends on our one-week introductory courses, and even a mother standing in for her son when he couldn’t take up his place. This week Ian and Patricia Brand from west London, both working in financial services, are the first husband and wife we’ve had on the course. Ian, having been given a set of woodworking tools …
