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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at £500. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Master food-safe finishes for your projects in this woodworking course in London!
London School of Furniture Making
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arrow_right_alt arrow_downward- Surface preparation for oil and wax finishes.
- Planing, scraping, and sanding for a flawless final surface.
- Understanding natural finishes.
- How oils and waxes cure, penetrate, and protect and where they work best.
- Make a personal batch of hardwax oil.
- Take home a jar of their own finish for use on future projects.
- Apply it to a small serving platter, which you’ll also take home.
- Learn how to modify the colour of the oil with naturally light-fast ingredients to create a range of natural tones.
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Upcoming dates for Make Your Own Natural Wood Finish Course
Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 2 Nov 2026, 11:33pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.
1 upcoming date between 28 Nov 2026 and 28 Nov 2026.
- Sat 28 Nov 2026, 10am-4pm then Sun 29 Nov, 10am-4pm
What you'll get
- Go home with a serving platter finished with a natural, non-toxic oil.
- A jar of your own bespoke recipe finishing oil to use on your own projects
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly.
What to bring
Wear old clothes. We have aprons too if you would like to borrow one.
Session repeats
This class series runs over 2 consecutive days.
Suitable for
This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or hen do.
This experience would also be a creative gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.
Location
Unit 21, Hartland Road Arches, Hartland Road NW1 8HR
This venue is within walking distance of Camden Town and Chalk Farm tube stations
Your teacher
The London School of Furniture Making was set up by Helen Welch, our head instructor, in 2013. Helen wanted to share her skills as a professional maker and teacher of over thirty years with Londoners who don't have the time or inclination to join a full-time or year-long course. Leaving school mid-A-levels gave Helen the opportunity to try something less academic but equally fulfilling and challenging; that was woodworking in all its incarnations. During a career spanning forty years she has converted houses, built furniture, worked in woodlands and made guitars.She has taught furniture making at several FE colleges, privately run institutions and London Metropolitan University. She is one of online course provider Domestika's expert instructors, and in 2024 she spent a month teaching at the School of Arts and Crafts in Bogotá, Colombia. You might also recognise her from her stint as a judge on Channel 4's Handmade: Britain's Best Woodworker - Series 1.Her enthusiasm for woodworking and teaching has only grown stronger with age; she loves bringing new people to the craft and watching them fall in love with making.
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