Kent Turner, from Washington State, had been looking to make a career change into fine furniture design and making for several years. So we’re delighted that the former builder who lives on an island north of Seattle has taken the plunge and enrolled at the Chippendale school. Kent already knows a thing or two about …
Matthew McGlone, originally from Manchester but long-time resident of Scotland, is someone who has had a long-term fascination with wood. He’s also a literature lover, having a degree in English Literature from the University of St Andrews, and a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Stirling. At St Andrews, Matthew studied under the …
Stephen Barr, long resident in Edinburgh but originally from Northern Ireland, first came to the school on a one week introductory course. He’s now embarked on our professional course, with a view to setting up in business in West Lothian. Stephen previously had his own IT company employing more than 100 people, which he’s now …
It’s been a privilege to have had Isa Dorster from France at the school for the past two weeks, teaching our students the finer points of visualisation in 3D. The skill to first draw a piece of furniture and accurately measure its dimensions is a key element that all students have to master. Without the …
Paul Hartman from Alberta, Canada comes to us with a great deal of woodworking and construction experience, having earned a national Red Seal carpentry qualification. Prior to that he studied Divinity at a Canadian seminary, although decided that his faith could best be practiced from outside the church. His decision to follow a carpentry career …
Many of our students are men and women who have decided on a change of career…to follow their real and creative passion for woodworking. But it’s always also nice to welcome a professional student onto the course who comes to us straight from school. Julius Schmalbach from Hamburg in Germany received no formal woodworking training …
