Introduction to French Polishing Course

Join furniture conservator Shane Orion Wiechnik to learn the art of french polishing.



7 hours Class size 1 to 10 guests       $345 (PayPal Pay in 4 available)

Curious to learn about the art of French polishing but aren’t sure where to start? Join furniture conservator Shane Orion Wiechnik to learn about the history and application of this beautiful finish – including surface preparation and filling, mixing your own shellac, making your own polishing rubber, and practicing on a range of timber surfaces, and more!
Shellac-based finishes have been used for centuries, and is well known and loved for the beautiful polished surface that can be created by hand, but many of our students have admitted they don’t know where to start. We’ve created this course to help you start your journey with shellac, understand the basics, and feel confident to experiment and finish all sorts of projects of your own.
What you'll get
  • The language and knowledge to understand finishing techniques and materials
  • Hands on-experience with a range of shellacs and shellac-based materials
  • Sample boards of different finishes on different timbers
  • An understanding of different finishing equipment
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly. No prior knowledge is required.
What to bring
Closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting a bit grubby are required.
Location

Among The Trees - 27 Sydney Street, Marrickville NSW

This venue is within walking distance from Sydenham station (800m).

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Among the Trees
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Among the Trees is an ethical and sustainability based start-up for reclaimed timber located in Marrickville. 
Saving timber from demolitions or other discarded uses and making it available to the public through a retail timber shop and woodworking classes. Accessibility to wood doesn't just mean being wheelchair friendly (which we are), it also means helping customers understand how to use and source reclaimed timber. To make it as easy as possible to work with, we offer custom machining and glueing, so the timber in our store can be squared, resurfaced and cut to specific dimensions. We also help empower individuals to have the confidence to undertake woodworking projects by offering woodworking beginners classes that are taught with simple hand tools. 
 
Lumberyards and wood workshops can be intimidating sometimes, ATT is one of the few places that caters not only to architects, planners, homeowners as well as carpenters and tradespeople but also to customers that have little to no woodworking experience and are embarking on DIY and student projects or trying their hand at repair, renovating or building. 
Our workshop at Among The Trees is set up to be the perfect space to learn about hand tools, reclaimed timber, and woodworking. We’ve been hard at work collecting, restoring and tuning all the tools required to learn woodworking, and a few extra ones as well.
 
All-in-all, everyone that is interested in wood is welcome!
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