Fitted Furniture Course ~ The London School of Furniture Making

Core Skills: Fitted/Built-in Furniture

£685

Level: Beginner/Intermediate

Day: Monday to Friday

Time: 10.00 to 16.00

Fitted Furniture Course

This five-day built-in furniture class serves as an introduction to making fitted cupboards, wardrobes, and shelving. If you want to create more storage in your home or home office, you will find this course of lessons an invaluable source of technical know-how.

We will demystify the process so you can follow a clear pathway from design through to installation.

Once familiar with the techniques taught during the course, you should feel confident in your ability to adapt them to your own situation.

During the course, you will use a range of portable power tools such as the biscuit jointer, drill, and router. If you are unfamiliar with using these tools you may want to take CORE SKILLS: Portable Power Tools first, where you will learn how each one works and how to use them safely.

This is a group project where the class will be working on the same cabinet.

Course Content

Measuring the existing space
Preparing drawings and a cutting list
Cutting and jointing manufactured boards
Door and drawer construction
Materials used in fitted-construction
Hardware and fixings
Levelling techniques
Tools – including routers, biscuit joiners, track saws etc.

Cabinetmakers

The term cabinetmaker has come to mean someone who makes fitted or built-in furniture. This includes kitchens, built-in wardrobes and understairs storage units. Unlike traditional woodworking modern cabinetry uses manufactured boards like MDF and plywood to make streamlined boxes. In the past, a carpenter would have framed-out the space with battens. This was time-consuming and left plenty of space for dust and debris to accumulate.

MDF, plywood and decorative chipboards have given the cabinetmaker a way of making built-in cupboards that is quick and offers simple storage solutions that were not available a century ago. Today’s makers have great freedom of expression thanks to the wide variety of manufactured boards available. MDF lends itself to be readily painted so can take on the appearance of a traditional panelled or flush door at a fraction of the cost.

Check out the work of some of our friends in the main workshop.