A bespoke 3 day course designed to be the perfect entry into the world of cabinet making. Make your very own cabinet using a variety of contemporary woodwork techniques.
Introduction:
This course is an Introduction to cabinet making for beginners that want to try their hand at something new! Taught by our professional in house Furniture maker this bespoke course covers the basics in Cabinet Making and woodworking techniques to help begin your furniture making journey.
Over 3 days you will create your very own cabinet using a variety of carpentry and joinery methods. No experience is needed as everything will be fully explained and demonstrated on the day.
The cabinet will have a vintage inspired design and you can add a personal touch to the door fronts using colours that will suit your interior. The material used is plywood and the cabinet will sit on metal hairpin legs.
We keep our class sizes small so you will have plenty of one on one opportunity throughout to ask questions, practice techniques and receive feedback.
Course Content
- Introduction to Cabinet Making
Day 1 - 10:30 am to 17:30
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Talk through the Design
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Tutorial of main woodworking machinery techniques
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Wood Cutting - Cut down sheet material to create the main body of the cabinet, doors, shelf and back panel
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Demonstration/application of Router technique to create a housing joint for back panel and a lap joint for the maid body.
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Join cabinet and leave to dry
Day 2 - 10:30 to 17:30
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Choosing from two designs, mark out pattern for door fronts/handles
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Sand doors and carcass
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Implement chosen door design
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Create cut outs for door handles
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Finish with chosen product Danish Oils / Varnish / Wax/Paint, leave to dry
Day 3 - 10:30 to 16:00
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Continue with any finishing touches
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Fit the internal shelf/divider (if part of your design)
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Fit Hinges to the doors
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Hang doors
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Fit Hairpin Legs
No. of students: 4
Price: £395 (including all materials)
3 day Course dates:
March Class: FULLY BOOKED
Sat 26th March / Sun 27th March / Sun 3rd April
May Class: FULLY BOOKED
Sat 14th May / Sun 15th May / Sun 22nd May
June Class: FULLY BOOKED
Sat 11th June / Sun 12th June / Sun 19th June
July Class:ONE SPACE LEFT
Sat 23rd July /Sun 24th July /Sun 31st July
Free parking available. Our nearest Metrolink station in Cornbrook, a short 10 minute walk from the workshop.
Introduction to
Cabinet Making
Steph's Review
"I absolutely loved this course. It was fun, light and really concise. Steven was great at being patient and giving extra support when needed. He also helped to facilitate any requests we had to make our pieces stand out, and they did, the cabinets all looked amazing and individual to us. I did my course over 3 days with 4 others who I got to know over the days and we all kept in touch through wattsapp to discuss further developments with our cabinets. Overall I spent 3 days at the makers quarter having lots of laughs and came out with a beautiful handmade cabinet and 4 new friends. I would love to do more there in the future. "