Beginner's Woodworking Course: Natural Edged Bench

Learn how to make this elegant natural edged bench in Blackburn!


Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking
Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking
5.0 (5)
53k followers

10 x 3 hours Class size 1 to 6 guests     $1,150


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Tailored towards beginners, this natural edged bench woodworking course offers a satisfying taste of chair making with the convenience of it being scheduled every Wednesday evening for a single term (10-week course).
The two main differences between this natural edged bench course and our Windsor inspired footstool course are that this bench can seat two people and at the beginning of the course, you have the opportunity to select a bench seat blank from 'The Guild's' collection of beautiful salvaged timbers.
This course offers a great insight into some aspects of Windsor chair making and, to a great extent, chair making in general.
You will be shown how to hand plane your bench seat, and if necessary, how to install a butterfly to help with the structural integrity of your bench seat. You will also be taught how to drill your mortices for the legs into your seat and the stretchers into your legs.
Time permitting, you will then be taught how to apply Rustin's Danish oil and wax to your natural edged bench, ideally with 2-3 coats of oil, followed by a coat of wax.
By the end of the class, you can take home your bench as a wonderful functional item that you will cherish and use for many years to come!
Knowledge required
Beginners welcome.
 
What you'll get
  • A beautiful, handcrafted natural-edged bench.
  • All materials are supplied.
What to bring
Pencils and notepad.
All materials included
Session repeats

This class series runs over 10 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.

Location

Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking - 14 Cottage Street, Blackburn VIC

10 minute walk from Blackburn Station

Beginner's Woodworking Course: Natural Edged Bench location
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Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking
Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking

5.0 (5)
53k followers

The Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking (The Guild) was founded by Alastair Boell in 2007. After graduating from the world-renowned North Bennet Street School, Boston, USA, Alastair felt that there was a great need in Australia for an educational facility that focuses on traditional skills.
The Guild is conveniently located in Blackburn and provides three different course formats:
  • Our open courses offer ongoing morning, afternoon and evening woodworking classes for students of any level to undertake a project of their own desire.
  • Our weekly project-based courses are geared towards beginners or anyone interested in a more structured class where everyone works on the same project once a week and where the start and finish dates are set.
  • Our intensive project-based courses are for those who would like to immerse themselves in a project and have it completed in the shortest possible time. These courses range from a one-day course to an eight-day course.
Our student-teacher ratios are very low which enables each student to get some one-on-one instruction time from our highly qualified instructors.
Our facilities include a fully equipped machine room, four classrooms with workbenches, numerous hand tools, hardware, finishing products and a variety of exotic salvaged timbers. We also offer onsite milling with our own mill and an in-house workshop milling service. For those interested in ‘Commission’ work, we have a gifted community of furniture designers/makers on the call.
The Guild is committed to preserving and advancing craft traditions in furniture making. We are also committed to promoting greater awareness and appreciation of craftsmanship. In our classes, we emphasise the skilful use of hand tools and power equipment and informed use of appropriate materials and proportions.
We are passionate about what we do and want to share information, ideas and skills with our extended woodworking community.
We promise to do our very best to provide you with endless opportunities in a stimulating and supportive community. We invite you to take your place at the Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking!

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