I have retired from teaching so sadly courses no longer run, however,
I have a growing number of free to watch instruction videos (links below) that cover many of the course topics.
You may be interested to know that through the matched course fee charity levy I and my students who previously attended a course have donated over £16,000 to the charity Kids Club Kampala, to support young carpentry students, thus making a difference for the people living in the slums of Kampala, Uganda.
Click on a course name for full course details and to find out what skills you will learn
| Course (click for details) | Videos are free to watch |
|---|---|
| Beginners – Four day course | Watch Videos |
| Tool sharpening and maintenance weekend | Watch Videos |
| Basic jointing weekend | Watch Videos |
| Dovetailing weekend | Watch Videos |
| Course (click for details) | |
|---|---|
| Router skills | Watch Videos |
| Improver’s make a book case | Video List |
| Make your own workbench. | Video List |
| Course (click for details) | |
|---|---|
| Drawer fitting and dovetailing | Watch Videos |
| Veneering and laminating | Watch Videos |
| Chair Making | Watch Videos |
| Course (click for details) |
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| Woodwork afternoon class |
| Woodwork evening class |
All courses take place at the fully equipped Cornmill Workshop in Ilkley in Yorkshire.
Courses start at 9.00am and finish at 5.00pm, although the workshop will be open from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Some people have said that they would like to do a course but Yorkshire is too far to travel.
I appreciate that it could be a long way so I asked some of my students what they would say to those who have a long way to travel.
Here is what they said:
“Do It! Well worth the time, effort and cost! Great relaxed environment to focus and ask questions”
“good courses with such low teacher/student ratios are hard to find.”
“The course is invaluable and what you learn is worth travelling for.”
“The distance is irrelevant if you stay locally where one can enjoy the delights of Ilkley.”
“I’d say worth their time… and money too!”
“Stay in a B&B and make it into a holiday. Ilkley is lovely.”
Previous students have travelled from Aberdeen, N Ireland, Czech Republic, Bahrain and Singapore!
