Course Dates:

This course will be run over two evening sessions on Tuesday 15th September & Tuesday 29th September 6.00pm - 8.30pm. Please make sure that you can attend both sessions before purchasing.

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

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 ensuring you wear closed toe, non slip shoes.
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!

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