10 Day Cabinetmaking Course

10 Day Cabinet Making Course

• The “Art of Furniture making is a time honoured trade that embodies all the hallmarks of fine craftsmanship and design.
• Those hallmarks or corner stones of the more recently labelled “makers space” are essentially about design, creativity, innovation, complexity, utility and detail.
• These skills are both practical  and intellectual. They require the conscious marrying of hand and mind, planning and execution, which ultimately empower and nourish the soul.
• Immerse yourself in a 10 day program
• It is for clients seeking to immerse themselves in a 10 day  sanctuary of fine woodworking skills.

1. This is the flagship of the Derwent Valley School of Creative Woodworking.
2. Clients build a piece of furniture of their choosing or design.
3. They are encouraged to complete thumb nail sketches, assistance will provided with 3 dimensional working plans.

• Their is a focus on:
• Full size plans, pattern, models, practice joints, machining, veneering,marquetry, woodturning, cnc routering,  assembly, and finishing techniques.
• This class includes a trip to specialized retail tool and furniture hardware shops in Hobart and a trip to Mt Field to see the ‘Tall Trees”.

Cost: $4500

• Accommodation for client and partner is available if required at $150 per night
• The woodworking school is located on Tynwald Park, situated on expansive parklands and the Derwent River, featuring walking and cycling tracks, 2 minutes from the township of New Norfolk.