Weekend Intro to Joinery Workshop: Essential Woodworking Techniques
Description
This informal short course covers the fundamentals to get you started in cutting, shaping, and joining. Experienced tutors will spend 10 hours over a Saturday & Sunday teaching you how to: - Work safely with very sharp tools. - Use chisels, saws, knives, tape measures, and squares correctly. - Measure, mark, and cut with a fraction of a millimetre accuracy. - Understand the basic structure of wood. - Make time-honoured joints such as halvings, mortice & tenons, and dovetails. - Fix your joints together with glue and clamps. - We’ll also talk tool sharpening, recommend tools to buy, and how to progress your learning if you’re keen for more. Beginners welcome. Knowledge required: Beginner. What to bring: Comfortable clothing, shoes/trainers, and no open-toed footwear. Session repeats: This class series runs over 2 consecutive days. - 9th + 10th August. - 16th + 17th August. Suitable for: This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, birthday or hen do. This experience would also be a fun gift for her, gift for mum, Father's Day gift or gift for couples.
What's included in the price?
All tools and materials provided.
Duration
10 hours
Cancellation policy
Easy - Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 2 weeks before the course starts
Maker
Suitable for
- Adults
- Seniors
- Hearing impaired
- Vision impaired
- Stag dos
- Hen dos
- Corporate days out & team building
- Public transport
- School holiday workshops & activities
- Engagement, birthdays & anniversaries
- Suitable for beginners
FAQs
POW offers a small kitchen where customers can access water, tea and coffee as well as a microwave to heat food. We have many small local shops, coffee shops and bakeries in the surrounding area as well as being a 5 minute walk from Asda. Our team will happily give recommendations.
POW is not currently wheelchair accessible.
POW is a not-for-profit open access workshop that provides aspiring and experienced makers, product designers, carpenters, model makers, furniture makers, tailors, engineers, artists, sculptors, and everyone in between, with an affordable and high quality space, equipment and learning to be able to ideate, innovate and create. We offer space, tools and machines to craft, and run workshops and training for hobbyist looking to get away from the day to day, or experienced artists and makers trying to improve their craft or grow their businesses. We started POW to reduce the barriers of space, cost & stress for people trying to make and create. Our vision is simple: Give everyone the chance to make it.
There is no onsite parking at POW.
The closest car park is located at Dragor Road (3 minute walk), and parking is payable via a phone app.
There is also a car park at Asda (10 minute walk), which offers two hours of free parking.
North Acton Is the closest tube station to POW. (15 minute walk).
We recommend that attendees wear comfortable clothing which they don't mind getting a bit dusty!
Attendees will not be able to take part if they are wearing open-toed shoes for health and safety purposes.
It is also imperative that during use of wood or metal machine training attendees must ensure that hair is tied back/ tucked in and that there is no loose clothing or jewellery. Hoodies must be removed while machines are being used.
At POW, we will provide all tools and materials needed for any of our courses.
Once you have completed the course, you will be able to book and use the Items you have had training on, on a pay as you go basis. This means, for example, that if you have completed the laser & engraving course, you will then be able to book and use the laser cutter as and when you wish to. (Depending on availability).
We have an amazing team available at POW with a wealth of knowledge. We offer 1-2-1 training options as well as assistance from staff which can be added to individual projects. If you would like to discuss options of support then get in touch via the 'message the tutor' button.
