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    • Weekend Courses
      • Sharpening & Tuning Hand Tools
      • Cabinetmaking Fundamentals
      • Wood Machining
      • Making and Fitting a Dovetailed Drawer
    • 3-5 DAY COURSES by Skill
      • SKILLS WEEK – Sharpening & Essential Cabinet Making Hand Skills
      • JOINTS WEEK – Making a Table
      • DRAWER WEEKEND – Making and Fitting a Dovetailed Drawer
      • ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATION TECHNIQUES
      • POLISHING WEEK – French Polishing & Modern Hand Finishes
      • VENEERING – Making a Games Board
      • LAMINATING – Making a Box with a Curved Lid
      • SHAPING A SEAT – Making a Bar Stool
      • FITTING LOCKS & HINGES – Making a Decorative Box
    • COURSES by Project
      • Project – Making and Fitting a Dovetailed Drawer
      • Project – Making a Table
      • Project – Making a Bar Stool
      • Project – Making a Decorative Box with Lift Out Tray
      • Project – Making a Danish Corded Stool
      • Project – Making a Games Board
      • Project – Making a Box with a Curved Lid
    • Information
      • Skill Levels Explained
      • Course Dates & Prices
      • Booking Form – Short Courses
      • Terms & Conditions – Short Courses
      • Accommodation
      • Student Life
      • Student Gallery
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      • About us
      • Demos and Talks
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It’s not fun and it’s not glamorous but it’s something that has to be done if we are to have any hope of progressing beyond bread boards and bird tables!

I made my initial foray into woodwork at school and had a second faltering attempt at evening classes. At no time did any of my teachers remember to make mention of the word ‘sharpening’.

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