Kids Woodworking Class: Make a Stool

Do you know a child who is interested in starting their journey into woodwork? This class is run exactly the same as our adult’s stool-making class, to give the child the same experience and opportunity to create something that they can look at when they are grown up, and still be proud of. The price is for a guardian and child duo to create one three-legged stool together, with the adult supervising the child throughout the day. The adult is able to step in as little or as much as they would like. The teacher, a friendly and experienced woodworker, has over 8 years of experience teaching adults and 6 years of experience teaching children aged 11-18 and will be on hand to guide you both through the process from start to finish.You will master some of the core aspects of furniture making, as you craft a simple, robust and beautiful 3-legged stool from cleft chestnut and seasoned hardwood seat. On this course you learn core skills and techniques of traditional furniture making, including using shavehorses, drawknives, and planes, and constructing solid joints with age old through and wedged round tenons.Kids will leave with their beautiful stool to take home with them, as well as plenty of useful new woodworking skills. A lovely stool to take home with them, and an introduction into many different woodworking tools and techniques. Read more details