Buying and Drying Wood

Bruce Luckhurst

Short course

In Ashford

£ 65 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Location

    Ashford

  • Duration

    1 Day

To give woodworkers the confidence and knowledge to purchase and condition hard and softwoods for use in their home workshop. Suitable for anyone interested in buying and drying wood.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Ashford (Kent)
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Little Surrenden Workshops Ashford Road, Bethersden, TN26 3BG

Start date

On request

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Bruce Luckhurst

Bruce Luckhurst

Tutor

BRUCE LUCKHURST has made and restored furniture for over forty five years. He is a refreshingly original thinker who has a wide range and depth of experience. He sets demanding standards of himself and his students and has international recognition as one of the very best teachers of his craft. After working in his parents workshops for twelve years (fifth generation) he was offered a place in 1975 to study the conservation and restoration of antique furniture at West Dean College where he graduated with distinction. ...

Course programme

Apart from the considerable savings that can be made by drying timber at home, sympathetically conditioned wood is easier to work and consequently, more pleasure to work with.

A programme of talks, visits and demonstrations has been arranged which will introduce students to timber selection, conversion, storage, conditioning and drying.

General Course Content
Timber technology - Conversion, storage, conditioning, kiln drying.

Includes visits to timber merchant, portable band mill demonstration, air and solar drying installations. De-humidifying chamber.

Additional information

Students per class: 15

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Buying and Drying Wood

£ 65 + VAT

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