About our courses
Make your own unique rustic, nature-inspired piece of furniture!
What you will learn
All of our courses offer an opportunity to learn from John and the team about our native hardwoods, how these can be crafted into useful items, and the safe use of the tools used to do so. You don’t need any previous carpentry experience.
Chopping Board Course - 1.5 Hours £60
On this course, the student will be making a chopping board.
What the course includes
- A choice of wood
- Shaping the chopping board
- Sanding, finishing, and oiling the finished board
- The tools used will include the jigsaw, the grinder and the sanded
Dimensions: Up to 40cm long, if you would like to create something bigger then please get in touch here.
You can book your course here.
Oak Swing Course - 2 Hours from £80
On this course students will be making a swing from oak.
What the course includes
- A choice of wood
- Shaping the swing
- Drilling the holes for the rope
- Sanding, finishing, and oiling the finished swing
- Fitting the rope
- The tools used will include the jigsaw, the grinder, the sander, and the drill
You can book your course here.
Shelf or Mantlepiece Course - Half Day from £125
On this course, the student will be making a shelf or mantlepiece.
What the course includes
- A choice of wood
- Shaping the three pieces needed for the shelf
- Grinding, sanding, drilling, doweling and gluing
- Fixing the keyhole shelf hangers
- Oiling the finished shelf
- The tools used will include the jigsaw, the grinder, the sander, the drill, and various small hand tools.
Furniture Making Course - Full Day £250
On this course students will be making their choice of a dining chair, tall stool, hobbit stool or small coffee table.
What the course includes
- A choice of wood
- Shaping the required pieces, grinding, sanding, drilling, doweling and gluing
- Levelling the piece of furniture
- Oiling the finished piece.
- The tools used will include the jigsaw, the grinder, the sander, the drill, and various small hand tools.
You can book your course here.
Want to make something different?
If you see something on our website that you would like to come and make, we are happy to discuss your requirements for a tailored course to enable students to make some of the larger or more complex pieces of furniture. We are also happy to accommodate couples or larger groups on any of the courses.
In theory you can do a course to learn how to make anything you might have seen in our shop or website, and it'll cost you the same as it would to buy the item (the course is free) and at no extra charge if it takes longer than one day to make.
To discuss a customised course, can contact us here.
How to book?
You can book your selected course here, once we have received your order, we will contact you to arrange a date in the diary. The courses are run based on when you want to come as long as the diary is free. If you give us at least a week’s notice, that would be great. That way, we can ensure that all the preparations are made for you to have the best possible experience.
We do Pyrography courses too
Interested in coming a making your own wooden sign, quote or wall art? On this course the student will be making their choice of a wooden sign, quote or wall art.
What the course includes
- A choice of wood
- Basic training in the use of the pyrography
- A practice piece of wood to get comfortable with the technique
- A pre-sanded block to create your own Pyrography creation
After the allotted time you will be able to take your artwork home with you.
30 minutes £25 or 60 minutes £40
You can book your course here.
Buy a course as a gift for a loved one
Our courses are the perfect gift for a loved one, simply select the chosen course here.
Other important information
- Courses start at 11am and finish at the latest 5pm
- You can take your new piece of furniture home at the latest by 5 pm.
- Minimum age 16+
- Minimum one person
- Maximum group size four people (for bigger groups, please email us here
- You can come on your own or bring a friend
- You don’t need any previous carpentry experience
- We will teach you all about how and where we get materials
The Taran Team