Chair Making Courses
Make a Chair in 5 Days
This is your chance to make an elegant, contemporary Windsor chair. The Chair making course comprises of five days in our beautiful woodland workshop building a “Windsor” style chair using solid, locally grown hardwoods and high quality tools.
The Windsor style chair has been around for about 300 years. Its a popular type of wooden chair constructed of turned (shaped on a lathe), slender spindles that are ‘socketed’ into a solid wooden seat.
At the begining of the chair making course you will be able to choose one of our tried-and-tested chair designs or modify the design to make a totally unique chair. During the chair making course you will learn pole lathe turning, steam bending and many other specialised woodwork techniques. Go home with a heirloom quality chair to be proud of.
The cost of the chair making course is £475, this includes all tools and materials
Delicious wholesome lunches provided
You are more than welcome to camp in the woods whilst you attend the course or alternatively you can check out AirBnB for some great local accommodation during your course