Introduction to Woodworking: Make your own Creepie Stool

Overview:

Join us for an introduction to woodworking and build your own Creepie Stool! This course also includes a Safety Induction, allowing you future access to book a bench in our community workshop sessions!

This hands-on course introduces the essential principles of woodworking. Over the two sessions we will go through all the necessities; including workshop health and safety and practical experience of using common woodworking machinery, all within a supervised workshop environment.

By the end of the course, participants will have developed the skills to:

- Create and interpret a cutting list
- Measure and mark out materials accurately
- Cut timber safely and precisely
- Sand and prepare components for assembly
- Assemble a simple woodworking project using appropriate techniques

Course Schedule:

Session 1

Workshop health and safety
Measuring and marking out
Cutting components

Session 2

Sanding techniques
Assembly of the Creepie stool
Final checks and project completion

Course Dates:

This course will be run over two evening sessions on Wednesday 5th August & 12th August 6.30pm - 8.30pm. Please make sure that you can attend both sessions before purchasing.

Prerequisite: None

Materials: All included!

Cost: £122 Standard | £109.80 ETL Members* 10% Discount | £90 Concession

*Proof of ETL membership required for discount when attending the workshop.

What we expect from you:

• We expect all members, volunteers and staff to follow and uphold our shared Code of Conduct.

• Follow instructions to use machines safely (this includes always having the face-shield down or wearing safety goggles when using the machine, tying long hair back, not wearing loose clothing or jewellery, and turning the lathe off when not in use).

• Have fun, be kind, and stay safe!

Useful to know: The space in our Leith workshop can get quite cold regardless of the season, please do make sure you wrap up warm to stay comfortable!