In the second in a series of articles on modern woodworking, Anselm Fraser, principal of the Chippendale school looks at how to find inspiration. Inspiration is a fickle thing, in woodworking as in anything. Some days we search for it; other days it comes to us. For me, inspiration takes me back to my childhood […]
Anselm Fraser, principal of the Chippendale school, is writing a series of weekly articles on how to succeed in fine furniture design and making. Here he outlines his philosophy of lifelong learning. Woodworking is a passion many of us share, whether as professional cabinetmakers or keen hobbyists. That’s why the Chippendale school has one-week introductory
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Mostly, our one-month intermediate course students make wonderful pieces of furniture for themselves or for other two-legged members of their family. Not so Sarah Quick, from Midlothian near Edinburgh, who is close to completing a beech cabinet, complete with drawers and sliding doors, as a dog cage for her English pointer, Kobi. It’s shaping up
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We always like to innovate at the Chippendale school, and the creation of our one-month intermediate course earlier this year is a case in point. It’s proving to be more successful than we expected, with one current student, Mara Dreger, coming to us all the way from Sao Paulo in Brazil. As an international school,
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It’s that time of year when we may have to disappoint potential students who didn’t get their applications in quickly enough. Although we still have a couple of places for our professional 30-week course beginning in October, we urge anybody still thinking about it to contact us very soon – or face the disappointment of
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The Chippendale school is unique in offering its professional students a more holistic teaching experience in fine woodworking. That includes tuition in business and marketing skills and, for example, expert guidance on creating an attractive website. Indeed, one of our annual prizes for graduating students is a Best Portfolio award for the student who creates
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