LEARN WOODWORKING WITH AN SCANDINAVIAN FLAIR
Do you want to learn a new craft or acquire a new creative hobby? Are you a complete beginner that wants to get into woodworking but don’t know where to start? Are you keen to learn to make things with your hands in a social environment?
We have been running woodworking classes and courses in Denmark for some years now. We are now starting in Utrecht, NL.
See below classes available in Utrecht.
Group classes are purposely kept small (max 6 participants) to provide the best possible experience and attention.
All classes are in English.
Classes
INTRODUCTION TO WOODWORKING – all day
Level: beginner
Duration: 1 day (Sunday, 09.00 – 16.00 hrs)
For those who want to get into woodworking, but want first get a feel for what it is. You will learn some of the fundamentals of woodworking with hand tools (power tools and machines are easy if you know your hand tools): how to select wood for the project, where to start cutting, learn to ‘read the wood’, shaping your piece one shaving at a time, and some basics on wood finishing. At the end of the day you will have completed your first project (e.g. Japanese puzzle or a simple scandi box) and will have gained a good feel for what woodworking is.
NEXT CLASS: 19 January 2025
Location: Biltstraat (central Utrecht)
BASICS OF WOODWORKING
Level: beginner
Duration: 2 days (2 x Sundays, 09.00 – 16.00 hrs)
For those who want to get into woodworking and want to acquire the right technique from the start. The 2-day (Sundays) course is intensive, hands-on and held in small groups. The course includes the basics of woodworking with focus on hand tools. Learn how to plane, saw and do basic joinery – properly, at millimetre-level accuracy. By the end of the weekend you would have gained substantial basic skills, a good feel for what fine woodworking and cabinet-making is. Whether you just want to learn a new hobby or have the ambition to become a high-end furniture maker, the skills gained through this course will be your corner stone (mitre joint?). Also, at the end of the course you will have completed your first project (e.g. a trivet or a box, your first joinery work).
DOVETAILS OBSESSION
Level: beginner and intermediate
Duration: 1 day (Sunday, 09.00 – 16.00 hrs)
Dovetails are one of the most popular joints among woodworkers. The reason being that dovetails are both visually attractive and very strong. This combination makes them perfectly suitable for things like high-end cabinet drawers, jewellery boxes.
In this class, you will learn the technique to make dovetails by hand. You will learn the whole process: from defining the proportions and marking the tails and pins, through to sawing and chopping off the wood to the right accuracy so that the dovetails fit tight and look amazing.
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