Furniture Making Classes in London
From a single evening to four weeks full time, our woodwork classes in Camden Town cover every stage of making furniture: design, buying and machining timber, joinery, shaping and finishing.
What Type of Classes Do We Offer?
Each class introduces new techniques and knowledge, so you can follow a structured path and build your skills step by step.
Core Skills
Short, intensive classes that cover everything you need to become a confident maker, from furniture design and buying wood to Japanese joinery, fitted furniture, bending wood and wood finishing. You can also learn to carve, machine and turn wood.
Make Classes
A chance to develop your skills on projects that challenge and satisfy. Make an iconic chair, a Japanese table, or even your own dovetail saw.
Tasters and Weekenders
Not sure where to start? Spend an evening, a day or a weekend in the workshop to try a craft before committing to a longer course.
Are Beginners Welcome?
Yes. Our classes are designed for people of all levels. Beginners are welcome, though some courses suit those with a solid grasp of the basics or existing experience in the trade.
When and Where
Classes run at our studio in Camden Town on weekdays, weekends and evenings, and online.
Short & Sweet
2.5 hours to 2 days
Taster Class: Evening
Thursday evenings, 2.5 hours
£75
Taster Class: Saturday
A full Saturday of joinery
£150
Introduction to Kumiko
Japanese lattice work
£150
Understanding Wood Weekender
How to buy timber and use it correctly
£295
Taster Class: Chopping Board
Learn to plane and make a board
£150
Taster Class: Woodturning
A day on the lathe
£150
Taster Class: Carving
A day of chip carving
£150
Joinery Weekenders
Joinery and more
£295
Routing: Weekender
Learn to use a router
£335
Track Saw: Weekender
Break down sheet materials with a track saw
£335
Sharpening: Weekender
Sharpen and restore chisels and plane blades
£295
Saw Sharpening: Weekender
Restore a dull saw to full health
£295
Wood Finishing: Weekender
Natural oil and wax finishes
£295
Steam Bending: Weekender
Bend wood and make a Shaker box
£295Intensive Skill Builders
4 to 5 days
Core Skills: Joinery Level 1
The joints behind tables, chairs and frames
£495
Core Skills: Joinery Level 2
Dovetails for boxes, drawers and cabinets
£495
Core Skills: Wood Carving
Chip carving and relief carving
£565
Introduction to Japanese Joinery
Traditional Japanese joints
£695
Core Skills: Planes & Planing
Get the best from hand planes
£495
Core Skills: Understanding Wood
Buying timber, pole lathe and spoon carving
£495
Core Skills: Wood Finishing
Finishes and how to apply them
£665
Core Skills: Furniture Design
Design for non-designers
£595
Core Skills: Wood Machining & Portable Power Tools
Use power tools safely and productively
£695
Core Skills: Bending Wood
Learn to bend wood
£665
Core Skills: Fitted Furniture
Built-in furniture
£735Projects
Make something to keep
Immersive
10 days to 4 weeks
Private, Bespoke and Online
Lessons on dates that suit you, for individuals, groups and businesses.
Need Help Choosing Your Course?
With so many classes on offer it can be tricky to know where to start, so here's a suggested route. These classes suit beginners, competent DIYers and the experienced but rusty. If you’re thinking about a career, read our guide to how to become a furniture maker in London.
Core Skills: Joinery 1
Joinery is to woodworking what sewing is to garment making: the techniques that hold all the pieces together. We start with the joints used in tables, chairs and carpentry frames of all kinds. This 4-day class runs in three formats:
- Weekdays: 10.00 to 16.00, Monday to Thursday, most months
- Weekends: 10.00 to 16.00, Saturday and Sunday over two weekends
- Evenings: 18.00 to 20.30, Thursdays for eight sessions
We also run a 2-day Joinery Weekender, which covers the first two days of Joinery 1. If two days is too much of a commitment, try our All-day Taster or Evening Taster for a short, sharp introduction.
Core Skills: Joinery 2
Concentrates on the joint used to make boxes, drawers and cabinets: the dovetail. While it should come after Joinery 1, it isn't a disaster if you pick this one first. It runs Monday to Thursday, two or three times a year. We also offer a 2-day Dovetail Weekender.
Core Skills: Wood Machining & Portable Power Tools
While Joinery 1 and 2 develop your hand skills, this class teaches you to use power tools such as the circular saw, the router and drills, so you work more productively and, above all, safely. We use joinery to make a small, circular table. We run this three times a year.
Core Skills: Understanding Wood
We answer our students' most common questions: how to buy wood, how to look after it, and which timber is best for a given project. Everyone who has joined us says it taught them more than they imagined, cleared up a lot of misunderstandings and made them more confident choosing materials. Because much of the class takes place outside the workshop, the four-day course runs once a year in the summer. We also run Understanding Wood weekenders at various points throughout the year.
Cancellations and Date Changes
We require 7 days' notice before the start of your course if you need to cancel or change your booking. This doesn't affect your statutory right to cancel within 14 days of your original purchase.
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