Dovetail Box Making Class with Loose Fit

Learn how to make the iconic dovetail joint by hand and create a beautiful oak box to take home with you.



8 hours Class size 1 to 5 guests       £230 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

Join James in the Loose Fit workshop for a one-day dovetail box-making course. By the end of the day, you will have learnt how to construct this classic woodworking joint, and you’ll have a beautiful box to take away with you.
You will get to learn all about hand tools and how to use them safely and accurately to make precise joints. We will use quarter-sawn oak timber, which you will discover is such a wonderful material to work with, and will create an attractive and impressive object you’ve made with your own hands.
The class will run for one day, 10am - 6pm. Lunch is provided in the Carriage Cafe on site.
What you'll get
A dovetail box with a lid, made of quarter-sawn oak.
Knowledge required
No experience is necessary, but some knowledge of using hand saws is beneficial.
What to bring
Enthusiasm!
Location

The Old Ambulance Station Bexhill, 8-10 Beeching Road, Bexhill-on-Sea

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Loose Fit Furniture
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Loose Fit was started in 2018 by James Torble b.1990 England, with the aim of creating beautiful furniture in British grown wood.
Loose Fit furniture is lovingly designed and crafted in James’ workshop in East Sussex. James is a maker fascinated by his craft and the possibilities of what can be created in British wood.
James designs and makes furniture to be fun to live with, while being sensitive to the demands of natural timber. He takes design inspiration from a wide range of sources, from English pub furniture to Aztec friezes. All Loose Fit furniture is joined by hand using traditional techniques with thoughtful and playful details which accentuate the natural robust beauty of solid timber.
Each piece of furniture is made by hand, using locally sourced British hardwoods, such as unwanted trees that councils have cut down. The skills of traditional joinery are kept alive with playful designs, well considered details and a love of crafting wood.
Loose Fit furniture fits with a range of lifestyles and can move from place to place as life progresses. Rather than making expensive fitted furniture with a large amount of labour and installation costs, Loose Fit free-standing furniture can be made efficiently in the workshop with higher quality natural materials and a better quality of construction.
James has a background in fine art, having studied at Central Saint Martins College, London, before building himself a houseboat and developing a passion for furniture and design in the process.

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