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Beginner Joinery Workshop: Frame Joints (2-Day Course)

The teacher was so good, clear instructions, good demonstrations. Explanations about how to use tools were clear

Kim Butler • Attended Sep 2026

I recently started volunteering at the Richmond Furniture Scheme and felt that some joinery skills would be useful so took this course.

Over the two days we learnt

- how to evaluate the wood we were using,

- how to mark out, cut and finish a number of joints (half-lap, bridle, mortice & tenon, wedged mortice & tenon)

- how to use the different tools required for the above joints

Brandon, our teacher, was great. He explained things very clearly, giving lots of hints & tips, allowing folks to work at their own pace whilst keeping everything on track.

I would definitely recommend this course for anyone looking to start exploring woodworking skills.

Claudia Keenlyside • Attended Sep 2026

Lovely class with a supportive teacher who kept a keen eye on everyone particularly as power tools were involved. The upshot of the class was beautiful serving boards for cheeses, nibbles etc. Maybe for bread but it would be a shame to ruin the finish with a bread knife.

Michael C Duffin • Attended Sep 2026

Superb class, beautiful little piece to take home and great expertise to support the experience. I will definitely go back for another class!

Samira Raj • Attended Aug 2026

Hand Tool Workshop - Make a Sushi Platter

Incredible class and teacher! Perfect mix of super practical instructions and practise using power tools! Feel so lucky to have found you! Highly recommend!

Tiago Gomez • Attended Aug 2026

The teacher was great! Fun, clear and on top of every student. It was amazing in only 3 hours to learn so much and bring a beautiful sushi table with the sticks home. I absolutely recommend it, and I will come back for another class! Thank you

Ruth Guthoff-Recknagel • Attended Aug 2026

Router 101: Skills and Safety Workshop

Really enjoyed today's plumbing workshop with Annie from Valkyrie Plumbing. The session struck a great balance between theory and hands-on practice — we started with a solid grounding in how home heating systems work (combi boilers, Y-Plan/S-Plan setups, cylinders, safety components) before moving into practical exercises like soldering copper pipe, fitting valves, and diagnosing common issues. Annie explained things clearly and made sure the theory actually connected to real, practical skills. Would recommend to anyone wanting a proper grasp of home plumbing basics

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!

Anonymised ClassBento customer • Attended Aug 2026

In our 4 hr wood work workshop, we made a serving board per person. We were both new to woodwork. There were a few types of wood panel to choose from. Each panel was were beautiful and large in size to make perfect serving tray or cutting board.

Brandon was an excellent instructor, who was attentive and highly skilled. He allowed us space to be creative and patiently demonstrated how to cut, smooth the edges, make a hole, sand the surface of the wood panel.

It was such a fun experience to design my own serving board and make it come to live. Highly recommend!

Woodworking Workshop: Craft Your Own Serving Board review by Anonymised ClassBento customer - London

Anonymised ClassBento customer • Attended Aug 2026

Class really helpful for beginners, packed with information. Sean was great, very generous with sharing his knowledge!

Karim Ezzouek • Attended Aug 2026

Great class. Sean strikes a great balance between theory and hands on learning. Left with a greater confidence and understanding of how to use core power tools. Highly recommended

Keith McMahon • Attended Aug 2026

Stool Making: 2-Day Woodworking Course

10/10

I could not recommend this more! The instructor (sorry I forgot his name, but he was a super chill Aussie guy) was so helpful, patient and knowledgeable.

The guy is a legend, I'll be recommending these courses to all my mates and deffo be coming back

Woodworking Workshop: Craft Your Own Serving Board review by Keith McMahon - London

Helen Ip • Attended Jul 2026

Brandon is an amazing teacher! We enjoyed this two-day course tremendously and learned so much! At the beginning of each day he gave an overview of what we would be doing, and then he guided us step by step in making the stools that we are so happy with. Highly recommended!

Despoina Chatzaga • Attended Aug 2026

Joinery Classics: Dovetail Joints (2-Day Course)

I had lots of fun learning the dovetale joinery. Brandon is an excellent instructor. I fully recommend the course

Theresa Lee • Attended Jul 2026

Router 101: Skills and Safety Workshop

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.

Claudia Keenlyside • Attended Jul 2026

Fab class. I loved it. The teacher was patient and encouraging and gave loads of helpful tips including a brilliant demo in sharpening chisels, planes etc.

Utku Emre • Attended Jul 2026

It was a great course for a beginner to understand joinery, basic tools and how each of them work.

Sophie Livingstone • Attended Jul 2026

Hand Tool Workshop - Make a Sushi Platter

Brilliant class, really interesting and enjoyable, our teacher was super nice, on it, and patient. I will definitely be doing more classes.

Alexandra Jane Ingelbrecht • Attended Jul 2026

Really great class the teacher Brandon was really patient, kind and skilled. Was so much fun! Really enjoyed making my sushi plater and chopsticks and will definitely try to book onto another class!

Alison Cole • Attended Jul 2026

Informative and built my confidence with tool use. Got to use tools I wasn't confident to use before..

Would recommend

Louise Hill • Attended Jul 2026

Wonderful class! Annie the teacher was extremely knowledgeable and fantastic at explaining how things work in a way that (finally!) made sense. Now I can understand how to work out what has gone wrong and fixing a lot of plumbing issues around the house. I feel so much more confident about knowing when to do things myself vs calling out a professional and being able to understand how a professional has fixed things too and asking the right questions without it all completely going over my head. Lovely environment, completely relaxed and loads covered in just one day. Strong recommend!

Alex Scott-Perry • Attended Jul 2026

Brendan was fantastic. Very supportive and encouraging. He was very knowledgeable and gave helpful pointers for fixing my mistakes.

During the workshop we did 2 types of joinery. We learnt to use various tools including a chisel and Japanese saw.

Guilherme Hoffmann • Attended Jul 2026

A great workshop with amazing people. Important lessons on safety and building confidence when handling heavy tools—especially if you’ve never had the chance to use equipment like that before. Valuable tips on daily use and maintenance were also shared. And last but not least, it was a real pleasure to hear about Brandon’s experience. Highly recommended.

Daman • Attended Jul 2026

helped me learn how to use the power tools I already have better for home diy, and gave. me the opportunity to handle a new one. also helped me learn about materials and the physics involved when using them with fixings and power tools - overall really insightful, in a well-equipped and lovely workshop space, with a friendly and knowledgeable teacher (thanks Brandon!)

Anonymised ClassBento customer • Attended Jul 2026

Great way to build confidence, try things out and get feedback on correct ways to use the powers tools - all in a friendly, supportive and interactive atmosphere. This has shown me once again that I never learn better than in person with a real great teacher (thanks Brendan) and real people to learn with and from. It was more fun than expected too.

Thank you!

Jenny Cox • Attended Jul 2026

The teacher was very calm and clear. He broke down all the basics and answered our questions kindly. Thank you

Anonymised ClassBento customer • Attended Jul 2026

Brendan was great teacher. Confident to start using a number of tools now.

Only negative was class space not disabled friendly as it was upstairs with no lift.

Nicholas Coppola • Attended Jul 2026

Introduction to Spray Painting Workshop

Perfect introduction to woodworking - a fun, relaxed, informative, and hands-on experience. Great teacher and experience!

Jim Brennan • Attended Jun 2026

The course was great. Richard the tutor judged the needs of the group very well and balanced the theory and practical elements perfectly.

Plenty of practice time, space for questions and lots of useful advice to enable us to get started on personal projects. A fantastic facility alongside the other POW equipment.

Despoina Chatzaga • Attended Jul 2026

Introduction to Spray Painting Workshop

I had a very enjoyable session on spray painting with Richard. I fully recommend it.

Ian Smedley • Attended Jul 2026

Make a Knife Block: Woodworking Day Course

The day was fun and informative from start to finish. Brendan explained everything and followed that up with a demo. Then it’s over to me and I was able to produce a piece of work I was truly proud of. That was due in no small part to the excellent instruction I received. I’d highly recommend this course.

Cintia Bertaccini • Attended Jun 2026

Laser Cutting and Engraving Introduction Class

I've had the laser cutting induction with Alex. I loved the facilities and equipments. The class was very informative and very well demonstrated and explained. I'll definitely return for more workshops and make amazing works using the laser cut machine.

Jessica Bowie • Attended Jun 2026

My husband and I had such a great time making our serving boards, thanks to the expert tuition of Brandon. We also super happy with the final results - one is going to be a wedding present and the other a 70th birthday present. Thanks so much WOW!

Aline Arruda • Attended Jun 2026

Brendan was very patient, explained things well and was very knowleadgeble. I really enjoyed this class. There were notepads and reading material available which was great. There were about 5 of us, which seemed an ideal number of people for this class.

The room was extremely hot, due to the heatwave but we coped well with the 2 fans available.

My only suggestion would be for more tools to be covered on the day and to have more practice time. People usually have a lot of stories to tell and a lot of questions related to what they are looking to do, which is not always what other people are interested in, so I felt way too much time was spent talking. Sometimes the class just needs to keep going.

I will be looking into joining another course to keep learning. I had a lot of fun in this class.

Sue Flynn • Attended Jun 2026

Laser Cutting and Engraving Introduction Class

Great class! A hands on approach to learning about power tools. Will definitely be back for another class!

Monica Capelastegui • Attended Jun 2026

The course was very comprehensive and well explained. The environment was cooled, so I didn't feel the impact of the hot weather. I came well informed and had a chance to practice with the lasser printer and the software

Jynn • Attended Jun 2026

It was a class to make a joint. I enjoyed the class a lot! I had zero experience and was a bit nervous that I wouldn't catch up, but the instructor broke down the steps clearly and explained the logic well. He also made sure to look after everyone's work - thank you!

Ice lolly was much appreciated!

Sunil Mistry • Attended Jun 2026

Joinery Classics: Dovetail Joints (2-Day Course)

I am an IT PM and wanted to learn wood working skills as hobbies. This class was prefect for the beginner because it covered the basic principals. The teacher was very patient and helpful. His explanation was easy to understand and always willing to help. It was a mixed group of people (young/old and male/female) with everyone having similar goal. The tester has got my interest buzzing and keen to practice skill. I would like to pursue more classes in the future.

Christine Francine Allen • Attended Jun 2026

I did a weekend of learning how to do dove tail joints and it was well taught with great patience. Im a beginner and learnt an incredible ammount about woodworking tools and the nature of how wood behaves.

Yes I would whole heartedly recommend this course. Give it a go.

Tanya • Attended Jun 2026

Introduction to Spray Painting Workshop

Brilliant teacher, very informative and interesting. Great to see the inside of an air spray gun to understand the workings properly. I look forward to trying out these techniques in my own time.

Indyana Schneider • Attended Jun 2026

Laser Cutting and Engraving Introduction Class

Truly the loveliest time! We organised a private class for a hen party and not only did we learn to make amazing boards, but POW decorated the room for us and offered us non-alcoholic fun drinks! The loveliest afternoon!

An Chen • Attended Jun 2026

Great course! Alex explained everything clearly and thoroughly, giving us a solid understanding of laser cutting as well as plenty of hands-on experience.

Jacob Noble • Attended Jun 2026

Amazing experience. During this workshop you get to learn more about how to cut, shape, sand and finish wood, use cool machinery and tools, and ultimately create a great quality, solid wood serving board. We got to choose between 4 woods, all of them nice.

Our teacher, Brandon, was super friendly, knowledgeable and helpful in guiding us through the process.

Raffaela • Attended Jun 2026

Annie was an excellent instructor. The course was well structured but had plenty of practical experience. Definitely would recommend the course.

Carrie Anderson • Attended Jun 2026

Annie was a great teacher who explained things thoroughly. Enjoyed the mix of theory and practical - it would be good to do a two-day course or a follow-up session to help it all sink in a bit more.

Claudia • Attended Jun 2026