Cabinet Making

Course

In Norwich

£ 350 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Norwich

  • Duration

    5 Days

To gain knowledge and skills on Cabinet Making. Suitable for people who have previously attended the "Tool Sharpening & Tuning" course.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Norwich (Norfolk)
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Hall Farm Cottage, Easthill Lane, Kirby Bedon, NR14 7DZ

Start date

On request

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Teachers and trainers (1)

Philip Hodge

Philip Hodge

Furniture Restorer, Cabinet Maker and Gilder

Philip trained in all these disciplines in 1992, and also passed with distinction City & guilds Part 2 in Furniture Craft Subjects and Advanced Furniture Studies. Since then, Philip has been in business as a furniture restorer, gilder and furniture maker. He is an experienced teacher, having taught a variety of furniture related courses over the past fifteen years. In addition to private courses Philip has also worked extensively for the Norfolk Local Education Authority and the Workers Education Authority.

Course programme

Course review:

The tools that you have previously honed will be used on a variety of projects

Students will progress through a series of prepared modules. Starting simply and progressively getting harder, these modules are designed to teach you new woodworking skills and techniques.

As well as tuition from the tutor, notes will be supplied for all courses. At first these will be very comprehensive - taking you through every aspect of the projects. As you progress through the modules, and your skill levels increase, the notes will reflect this - incorporating mainly design plans, and detailing only descriptions of new practices needed for the project. This means that you will learn how to work from drawings and become more autonomous.

All students will be encouraged to progress at their own pace, with no time pressures. Some people naturally work quicker than others and also some people have the benefit of having attended more courses. It is therefore,very likely that there will be students on the course working at different levels on different projects. This is to the benefit of all concerned as everybody will learn from other students` projects (and dare I say it - mistakes)

Materials for all projects will be supplied by the tutor. As different students will be working on different modules, the course fee does not include these materials. These will be charged individually to students.

PROJECT 1: Winding Strips are useful aids when selecting timber.
You will be making a pair of Winding Strips. This will improve your planing skills and teach you to produce wood which is square, true and shaped to exact dimensions. This project will also incorporate a lecture on ""Timber Technology" so that you are better equipped to buy good quality timber.

PROJECT 2: A Scratchstock is a very useful hand made tool for making mouldings and rebated grooves.
In making a Scratchstock you will be extending your repertoire of skills to include the use of chisels and Japanese saws.

PROJECT 3: Chopping Board
Using fine saws and other sharp tools you will shape & cut wood to set specifications and learn how to work from simple plans. You will learn to joint timber using rub joints. You will make a blade for your scratchstock and scratch a rebated groove. You will make and use templates. You will learn the technique of using a piercing saw .

PROJECT 4: Tea Tray
You will learn various skills including marking and cutting mortice & tenon joints., as well as furniture assembly.

PROJECT 5: Lidded Box
The work involved in making the box is designed to teach you a variety of new skills including through dovetails, lap dovetails, halving joints, mitre joints, rebating, fitting hinges and locks. All these skills will be achieved without the use of power tools, so you will be able to practice them at home without having to invest in expensive machinery.

VENEERING: There is also the option for students to learn veneering , inlay or marquetry. Please let me know if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity before you arrive for the course.

The course will run from 10 am to approximately 4.30 pm on each day. There will be a break during the morning and afternoon sessions for tea/coffee. The lunch break will be 3/4 - 1 hour long

Tea, coffee & biscuits will be provided within the course fee but students should bring their own packed lunch on each day.

Places on courses can be reserved for up to 14 days to allow you time to return forms & deposits. Please email or phone to request this service.

Additional information

Payment options: (£100 deposit + £250 balance) Project Cost: Project 1: £8 Project 2: £8 Project 3: £8 Project 4: £25 Project 5: £35
Students per class: 6

Cabinet Making

£ 350 VAT inc.