fbpx

INTERMEDIATE COURSE

10-Week Course

Our 10-Week Course

This is a course designed for woodworking hobbyists who wish to explore a wide range of different skills within the craft. The course consists of a series of set projects designed to equip students with a comprehensive skillset, leaving them with a new level of confidence to tackle any future projects on their own.

With 8 students on the course being taught by 3 tutors, tuition is thorough and students will learn a wealth of skills across the 10 weeks.

Before the course starts, students will be sent three set furniture designs, from which they will be asked to pick one. This will then become the focus for their main project, along with four other smaller furniture projects, each of which will contain a long list of learning outcomes.

Students will also be expected to either bring an antique from home to be restored or to source one from an auction house in Edinburgh during the first week to be restored later in the course. A bursary is available to support one student in undertaking this course, details follow below.

  • Students will create the following pieces of furniture on the course:
    • Keepsake box in American white ash with veneered panel and wooden dowel joint
    • One piece chosen from three optional designs (a contemporary console table with drawer and floating top; a mid-century coffee table; or an Arts & Crafts wall hanging cabinet)
    • Bake-Off style technical challenge: a handmade stool in African sapele
    • Mid-century bench in American red cherry with Danish woven cord
    • Restoration project
  • Skills taught on this course include:
    • Sharpening
    • Measuring and marking
    • Hand skills (Sawing, Chiseling, Screwing, Hand planing etc.)
    • Making a bench hook/shooting board
    • Finishing techniques (French polishing, staining, spray lacquering, Oil and Wax)
    • Veneering
    • Joinery (half-lap, wedged tenon, bridle, dovetails, dovetailed half-lap)
    • Glue selection
    • Selecting timber
    • Producing a cutting list
    • Machine induction (bandsaw, mitre saw, radial arm saw, table saw, track saw, surface planer, thicknesser, pillar drill, table router, handheld router, orbital sander, domino machine)
    • Weaving (Danish paper cord)
    • Cutting tapers
    • Restoration

The fee for the 10-Week course is £9,000, with a £2,000 non-refundable deposit payable to secure your place, with the balance payable one month before the start of the course. The cost of timber is included in this fee.

The upcoming course dates for 2024 are:

  • 7 Oct – 13 Dec 2024 (Half term 8 Nov – 11 Nov)

If you would like to join us, please fill in the application form below.

Students meeting the criteria can apply here for a bursary, which if successful, will grant them a fully funded place on the 10-week course. Criteria details:

  • Applicants must be under 30 years old and residents of Scotland.
  • The bursary application window remains open for two months, closing on Tuesday, 30th April.

1o-Week Bursary

This 10-week course is ideal for hobbyists who wish to dive deeper into the craft of woodworking. Students meeting the criteria can apply online for a bursary, which if successful, will grant them a fully funded place on the School’s new 10-week course. Criteria details:

  • Applicants must be under 30 years old and residents of Scotland.
  • The bursary application window remains open for two months, closing on Tuesday, 30th April.
APPLY FOR BURSARY NOW
ARRANGE A VISIT

If you are looking to pursue a career in woodworking, get in touch to arrange a visit or a virtual call with the Principal.

TESTIMONIALS
GET IN TOUCH

Apply

Read about other courses

30 WEEK COURSE

Our professional course is ideal for those looking to pursue a career in fine furniture design and making. With 30 students, starting each year in October, taught by an in-house team of tutors and a range of visiting experts.
FIND OUT MORE

1 WEEK COURSE

Ideal for beginners, the introductory course covers a wide range of woodworking fundamentals. This is great way to get a taste of the teaching environment at Chippendale and is a popular choice for those interested in the 30-week professional course. Other 1-week courses include wood bending techniques, upholstery and restoration.
FIND OUT MORE

WEEKEND COURSES

These courses provide the most accessible route into woodworking. Over 2 days, students can learn how to turn a stool on one of our woodturning weekends. Or, carve a set of wooden spoons on our spoon carving course.
FIND OUT MORE
Scroll to Top