Furniture making
1232064001 1232582401 7 January 16 - January 22 2009 from £453 Fine furniture making for beginners. Tom Kealy Reference: 6D 0113 Ability:Beginners 4239 7
Learn hand skills which are sustainable in a home workshop, to a high degree of proficiency and accuracy, as you work through each stage in the construction of a specially designed side table. Tools are provided by the College and you are taught the principles behind sharpening and maintaining them. Other topics include understanding wood grain, setting out and cutting mortise and tenon joints and oil finishing. This course is aimed at anyone wishing to acquire the skills to work with hardwoods and to make their own furniture.
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Tom Kealy
Tom Kealy studied at Parnham College. Alongside teaching in the UK and USA, he makes commissioned furniture to his own designs and for other designers, including John Makepeace and Wales & Wales. full profile
Full course details and timetable are available for download in PDF format.