Gaku - Picture Frame with Wedged Tenon - Koitoya Woodworking Class 2026

Picture Frame Making - Woodwork for Fun

This is a 1-day course

$335

16 May, Saturday, 2026

For anyone who wants to have fun and take a unique joinery piece home!

Technical aspects - through mortise & tenon making

Content

Making a Picture Frame with wedged through tenon.

Well suited for beginners.

Simply having fun in the workshop for a day!

Picture Frame

Gaku means picture frame. The design is inspired by Wedged mortice and tenon joinery. 

The basic design includes a few interesting skills, wedged mortice and tenon and the opportunity to use a few types of machines.

The size of the frame is set to hold a 5" x 7" picture.

This class is not focused on technical development but more for fun.

This class suits beginners. 

Come and have fun making a wedged tenon picture frame!

You will gain the following from signing up

1. A Picture Frame with mat board cut to hold a 5" x 7" (150 x 175mm) picture.

2. Hands-on experience with Wedge Tennon joinery.

3. Machine work : Mortiser experience. 

4. Hand work : Japanese chisel experience, using a Japanese saw and plane to make wedges.

5. 2mm Acrylic sheet: precut, supplied.

6. Matt paper: precut to 5" x 7", supplied.

7. 3mm MDF: backboard, supplied.

8. Fixing staples: supplied.

Date (1 occasion)

16 May, 2026 (Sat)

Time

1 day, 7 hours in total

9:00-12:00 | 13:00-17:00

* Please be flexible with your schedule after the class. Sometimes your project requires extra time to finish.

Schedule

AM: ​Picking material, Lectures, Machine work

PM: Handwork, Fitting, Sanding, Oiling

Lecturer

John Lane (KOITOYA Design/Make/Teach)
After living in Japan for 4 years John returned to Australia in 2002 and began studying woodwork at the Canberra School of Art. After working for a couple of local businesses he joined Koitoya in 2023.

Fee

$335

Class size

Maximum 10

Location

Koitoya Design/Make/Teach (Fyshwick, ACT)

Address

4/18 Maryborough Street, Fyshwick ACT 2609

Parking

Please park your car in the public parking area along Maryborough Street (Free), opposite J Racing.

We have two parking spots officially. Please contact me for the spot if you need to walk less for a health condition.

Way to the workshop

18 Maryborough Street is a battle axe block, located inside the block, so you will be walking through the driveway that leads to the block from Maryborough Street.

The driveway has 2 access points, one next to Aqua Safe Water Filters, and one next to J Racing.

Unit 4 is a blue painted building on the right-hand side of the block(SE end).

Thigs to bring

Please wear working shoes.

Bring your own water bottle and lunch.

Things to be supplied

Tea and coffee, snacks, filtered water

Refund Policy

Personal cancelation

Refunds up to 14 days before the event

Humanitix fee is nonrefundable.

for more information, please contact Hiroshi

koitoya@gmail.com / 0412340619

KOITOYA Design/Make/Teach