Woodworking Course: Shaker Inspired Footstool

Beginner's course - Make a Shaker inspired footstool


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

10 x 3 hours Class size 1 to 8 guests     $1,100


Melbourne
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Craft
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Woodworking
Looking for fun things to do in Melbourne? Learn how to make a Shaker inspired footstool!
Footstools are known to be one of the earliest forms of wooden furniture across many different cultures. They come in many shapes and sizes, from the very humble three legged milking stool made from green timber to the 19th Century ‘Fender’ stool, with its ornate cabriole legs made from mahogany and upholstered seat.
The stool that we will be making during this 10 week course has its origins in the Shaker life. It represents a great opportunity to master both the skills of ‘hand cut dovetails’ and ‘mortise and tenon’ joinery.
One aspect of this course that sets it aside from the other courses that we run, is that there will be no machinery used to produce your stool. Hand tools only!
You will learn practical tips for laying out and practicing accurate dove tails. We will also completely cover laying out and cutting angled mortise and tenons. You will also be introduced to basic hand planning techniques and how to set up a hand plane accurately.
At the end of the course, we will also cover applying a natural oil finish.
This footstool is a wonderful functional item that you will cherish and use for many many years to come! We look forward to seeing you at this Beginner’s Course – Create a Shaker Inspired Footstool!
Knowledge required
Beginners welcome.
 
What you'll get
A beautiful, handcrafted Shaker inspired footstool.
 
What to bring
  • Please wear comfortable clothing
  • Steel capped boots are advisable
  • Note pad and paper
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

Woodworking Course: Shaker Inspired Footstool 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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