Many people assess their futures at this time of year, because the start of each year is a time for looking forwards. It’s when people come to realise that their chosen career is not that great, or that they’d much prefer to work creatively with their hands. If that sounds like you, then why not …
First of all, a very happy New Year from everyone at the Chippendale school. Last year was the tercentenary of Thomas Chippendale’s birth – after whom the school is named, so it was a big year for us. This year, our resolution is to go on celebrating the great man’s achievements and go on instilling …
Friendship is all about sharing experiences, so we were delighted that two close friends came on our December introductory course. Rosie Swanson (left, above) and Irene Goodall first met over twenty years ago when they both worked in IT for the Bank of Scotland. Irene’s father was a joiner, so perhaps she has more than …
We’ve just held our last introductory course of the year, with one student travelling all the way from Hong Kong. Our one-week course is always popular, with students coming from near and far, including a student from Taiwan who is also studying English in Edinburgh. On the course, our students are introduced to a variety …
One of the great attractions of woodworking is that it’s something that dates back to the dawn of mankind. Techniques and design may have changed, but the instinctive urge to fashion beauty from wood hasn’t changed. Ever since humans first started to create places to live, they also began to make them into homes – …
To be a successful woodworker you need to have skill in abundance, and that’s what we teach on our professional course at the Chippendale school. We teach all the practical things about cutting and fashioning wood into beautiful furniture, and we teach all the skills that go along with that – from 3D design to …
