Great class. really well organised, and the folks running it were genuinely interested in how they could improve it. they gave everyone the attention they needed, and made it seem pretty seamless. that must've been really difficult with a random group. I'm surprised and so happy that I managed to come away with a complete side table in two very full days. course was excellent value for money. I was a total newbie and found I just had to pick up the tools/glue/wood and give it a go. everyone stuffed up something, and that was the best thing - it's hard to know how to fix mistakes when you are doing stuff on your own (this applies to sewing, baking etc as well as woodwork).

Turns out when you’re an adult you can pay to learn stuff in 6-p groups that you couldn’t process in high school d&t!

The course was educational, full of hidden tips and tricks that Luke shared with the group. Luke is well versed in the tools at the warehouse. The attentiveness Luke gave each students is appreciated. I highly recommend the business & program.

The class and project was awesome
Mark is very professional and I learned a lot
One minor down points… the router table need to be corded not battery powered one … but apart from that the environment and the class is very well functional
The wood used is perfect but can be very frustrating (cracks very easily)
I think the use of a drill press will make the process of pre drilling much more efficient
I enjoyed the class with the other students
Very happy and interested in other courses

Out teacher Mark was incredibly patient and generous with his knowledge and help. Class went much longer than planned due to some battery charging issues for the tools. But the day was great and the end product fantastic. I highly recommend and will do another class.

A wonderful day. Excellent introduction to woodwork from Noel, who was very patient, thank you! My 8 year old won’t stop talking about it, we will be back soon.

Great to have a parent / kid class. Very good teacher, was helpful and a fun class

I attended the ramen dinner set woodworking class over the course of 3 weeks. Steve was an excellent instructor and his passion for woodworking really shines through. Even though we missed the initial class, he caught us up by the end of the course to ensure that we had a set with chopsticks spoon tray and a coaster. He was informative on the different tools that we could use and always made sure to give us options in case we wanted to explore different
tools. The wood provided was beautiful and I learn a lot from this class. It was good value for money and I would recommend the course to my friends and family. Thank you Steve.

Really enjoyable day. Nick was a great teacher and I look forward to doing more carving.

We are an older couple without experience in woodworking activities, however, we both came away satisfied with our completed picture frames, and we enjoyed the whole experience. Our Teacher, Liz, was very knowledgeable and patient with our progress throughout the day, as was Luke, who also assisted the participants on the day. The workshop provided all the necessary tools and framing equipment as well as clear instructions on how to best approach the task. We would recommend this course to others who would like to spend a day learning new frame creating skills through what we found to be an enjoyable workshop which, on completion, provided us with a framed picture which we created ourselves from scratch. Thank you Liz and Luke.

Wonderful setting content and delivery I will be attending more courses soon. Luke was great

This was a fantastic introduction to using hand tools I didn’t even know existed! And as a wholly inexperienced woodworker I am very pleased with the bench I took home - made by me

This course Was
A Xmas present from my kids. I loved every step of the process and the day.
There was clear concise information and guidance and enthusiasm from the teacher Liz and a lot of patience. Loved the day, went smoothly, lots of support and help and all the equipment I needed.

Liz was amazing.
So was Luke.
It could not have been better.
What you get out of using reclaimed timber is amazing. Do much better than new wood!
You learn so much so definitely worth the money. A great gift idea for anyone.

Very interesting and humourous introduction to the world of upholstery and resource upcycling. Annette was very knowledgeable and easy to talk to about the process and further questions beyond what we did in the class. Assistant teacher Sarah also very good mentor to students. Really appreciate such a succinct introduction to a craft I’ve been wanting to learn for ages. Thank you!

It was fun, practical, informative and achievable awesome way to start Upholstery thank you Annette and Sarah

What a great course. We want to upholster some chairs at home and now we know how. The teacher Annette was phantastic and the venue excellent. We really enjoyed it and will book more of these courses soon. Well done Among the trees.

Really sensible and engaging instructor. Well planned and nicely paced. Loved having a stool with gorgeous timber legs, which was a surprise. Very well priced too. Thanks

I haven't used hand tools for years, so it was great to get back to basics and enjoy woodworking by hand again. Luke was passionate, knowledgeable and extremely helpful, and the workshop if a wonderful place to be creative. Its hard work but the end result is worth it.

This workshop has taken my spoon carving to a whole new place!

Many years ago I had completed a basic spoon carving class using pre-seasoned timbers and I simply loved it.

Recently though I had reached a point where I was really wanting to source my own timber and make use of the various prunings and windfall, from my space.

Then I stumbled across Ingrid’s workshop and it turned out to be just what I was looking for!

Ingrid created a really wonderful learning space.

She taught in casual and almost conversational manner that was relaxed and easygoing, yet she was informative and most encouraging.
And the pace of the class was really good with everyone moving through the process together. I really liked that; no one was left behind.

For me personally, it was the perfect balance.

I found myself revisiting and revising past skills, whilst being given the opportunity to explore and experience many new ones.

At the end of the day, with the myriad of questions I had brought with me having been answered, as I packed up to head home, I was left feeling quietly confident that I could step into the next phase of my spoon carving journey. taking my spoon creations from collection to conception to completion, as a novice greenwood spoon carver.

Much gratitude to Ingrid (and all those behind the scenes) who made such a wonderful workshop possible!

Great class. It was a nice relaxed atmosphere and Ingrid was a great teacher. She was enthusiastic and helpful and fun.

Thankyou

she was great and very knowledgable on the subject -- learned how to use implements on green wood for spoon making
fair value --
the attitude and ability of the teacher to share her knowledge and experience as well as assist whe I had problems

Great class. Luke works hard to make everyone successful in class. Would recommend to other woodworkers.

It was a good class very informative and friendly teacher. I learn some new skills and had plenty to time to practice

Luke and Annette managed to fit an enormous amount of teaching into a single day's class. Starting with basic woodworking techniques and ending with cutting matboard and plexiglass (with a discussion on glass cutting), every stage of making a timber frame was covered, including aesthetics. A range of finishing options were given if you didn't want the in-class oil finish and great hands-on help for the bits you were crap at (matboard is my nemesis). All the tools were set out conveniently and explained, with loads of great tips to help you not go wrong or salvage things if you did (and reassurance that everyone has made the same mistakes!) A big bonus was the sharing of insider knowledge on where to find great recycled bits to make up our future frames. I came out with a frame I love (despite having cocked up a couple of bits) and inspiration for the next one!

Well paced, helpful tips, clear instructions and guidance from the teacher, finished artwork looked fabulous!

Steve was a great facilitator. steady and well paced. the venue is incredible and really made me feel like i was about to create something

i made chopsticks that i can use at home, good to go!

great value, i could have stayed all day

Was a fantastic class and I was surprisingly pleased with what I created! Instructor Steve was a delight

Excellent course. We’ll paced, lots of practical tips. I highly recommend this course with Cristy.

Great teachers, plenty of tools (enough for everyone) and a great pace. Planning on doing another course.