We’re excited to now be offering our most accessible course yet for anyone wanting to learn some basic woodworking skills. Our new summer woodturning weekends are aimed at woodworking novices who want to get a feel for what woodworking is all about, but learn skills that they can then apply to many kinds of DIY …
Most students who come on our one-month intermediate course are here to learn a variety of skills to take their woodworking hobby up a few levels. But Dmitri Stuckey, originally from London, had a more business-like reason for coming to the Chippendale school. Dmitri is a builder by trade who only recently moved to Edinburgh …
Last week we announced the introduction of a new summer upholstery course, to complement other woodworking courses that we run through the year. Some basic information is now here on our website, as well as an application form. Please be aware that numbers on the course are limited, so early booking is recommended. We’re particularly …
Our professional course students learn all about different species of timber and how their properties and patinas can be blended to create stunning furniture. It’s something that Jacob Corradi from Oxfordshire knew something about already as, before coming to the school, he worked with his father building birch canoes. But there’s a big difference between …
In his third article for The Woodworker magazine, principle Anselm Fraser looks at how failure can be a good thing. Every professional or hobbyist woodworker wants to make wonderful and inspiring pieces of furniture, and bask in the glow of complete success. However, the reality is that we are all human, and humans make mistakes. …
It’s an imaginative entrance bench that is beautifully designed and made, but which also tells the story of a day in the life of a dog. Rachel Faulkner from Newcastle originally served in the Merchant Navy but, as someone who is both artistically gifted and supremely practical, is now on our professional course retraining to …
