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Learn to handle, set up, and cut confidently with a router — one of the most versatile tools in a workshop.
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arrow_right_alt arrow_downward- Understand router mechanics – how the motor, collet, and bit work together, and why feed direction is the single biggest factor in a safe, clean cut
- Choose the right tool for the job – the trade-offs between a trim router, a handheld router, and a router table
- Set up a router for repeatable results – dialling in material position, fence, and bit height
- Read and choose router bits – straight, profile, and spiral, and how each changes your result
- Get to grips with jig design – registration faces, clamping, and guide bushing offsets
- Build a straight-edge guide jig from scratch – a simple, reusable jig you'll make during the session
- Cut a template-guided recess – using a guide bushing and template to reproduce an identical cut safely
- Bring it all together on a sample board – combining trim router, handheld, and jig-guided cuts in one piece
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Upcoming dates for Router 101: Skills and Safety Workshop
Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 9 Oct 2026, 4:23pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.
6 upcoming dates between 6 Nov 2026 and 29 Apr 2027.
- Fri 6 Nov 2026, 10am-4pm
- Wed 2 Dec 2026, 10am-4pm
- Thu 14 Jan 2027, 10am-4pm
- Wed 17 Feb 2027, 10am-4pm
- Fri 26 Mar 2027, 10am-4pm
- Thu 29 Apr 2027, 10am-4pm
What you'll get
All timber, tools, and finishing materials are provided.
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Knowledge required
Suitable for complete beginners — no prior woodworking experience is necessary.
What to bring
Wear comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes or trainers. No open-toed footwear is allowed.
Location
POW Workshops, Standard Road, London NW10 6HF
Entry is via the driveway to the left of the red and white building, next door to Carrara Marble
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Recent reviews of Router 101: Skills and Safety Workshop
- 5/5 from Williams Yl, attended Oct 2026: An excellent course and well designed. Brandin is an excellent tutor and ver patient. Very responsive to questions and accommodating specific challenges. Very enjoyable workshop and woth the investment. Thank you.
- 5/5 from Ian, attended Aug 2026: This is the second one day course I’ve had with these guys and this was every bit as good as the first. Plenty of hands on under the tutors watchful eye with helpful pointers along the way. The course content was relevant and well presented but also dynamic enough to address my personal needs and goals. Absolutely loved it! Well delivered and loads of fun. I’ll be back!
- 5/5 from Theresa Lee, attended Jul 2026: This was an excellent course. I had read how versatile a router can be and was anxious to learn and get started. Brandon is an excellent teacher. During the day I learned and practiced different routing techniques and Brandon helped me build a specialised jig for a woodwork project I am doing. Along with some other jigs which will come in useful as I use my router in the future. I would highly recommend this course for anyone who wants to learn about routing or expanding their knowledge and experience. Well worth the money. Look forward to going back at some point to expand my sills. Thanks so much for a great day.
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Brandon Harrison is a fine furniture designer-maker with an international formation — trained at Sturt Craft Centre in Australia and Yacademy in Italy — and a practice built around heirloom-quality work where the construction is part of the design. Steam bending, wedged tenons, and exposed joinery run through his own exhibited work, recognised at Craft + Design Canberra, Vivid Furniture Design Melbourne, Clarence Furniture Prize and Wood Review's Student Maker of the Year. He brings the same depth of thinking to the workshop.
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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 businessesWe started POW, to reduce the barriers of space, cost & stress for people trying to make and createOur vision is simple:Give everyone the chance to make it.
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