Tuesday, 18 June

Basic Woodwork and DIY Day Course

Designed for the complete beginner, learn basic wood work; how to use different tools and gain the skills needed for necessary household DIY

By The Great British Woodshop

Select date and time

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 09:30 - 17:00 GMT+1

Location

The Great British Woodshop

Cherry Lodge Oakcroft Rd West Byfleet KT14 6JH United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

Designed for the complete beginner, learn basic wood work; how to use different tools and gain the skills needed for necessary household DIY including: Hanging shelves, repairing cupboard doors, flat pack furniture, using battery tools.

Content score (practical/info-theory): 5/5

All safety equipment is provided but wear clothes suitable for being in a workshop.

COURSE CONTENT

Drawing plans and working from them

Battery powered drills

Different types of squares and their uses

Marking techniques and measuring on metal and wood

Drilling

Drill bits (twist drills, brad point, masonry, forstner bits, hinge bits, speed bits)

Profile gauges

Plum lines

Hand planes

Chisels

Fasteners (nails, screws,wall fixings, concrete anchors, expanding and cam fixings)

Handsaws, Hacksaws, Coping saws

Files and rasps

Mitre blocks and Bench hooks

Timber selection for your projects

How to sharpen tools

Making basic joints (lap joints, half joints, mortise and tenon, pocket screws, box and dovetail joints)

Hinge types

Mortising for hinges and locks and how to install

Basic jigs to make your life easy

Spirit and Laser levels

Sanding and preparing for finish

By booking this course, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions.

http://greatbritishwoodshop.co.uk/Activity-Risk-Waiver

General information for your visit.

Please wear clothes suitable for dusty work, sensible shoes and your own lunch. There is a local shop nearby if you wish to buy lunch or you can bring a packed lunch with you. Tea and coffee is provided throughout the day.

If you have some of your own tools and would like to learn how to use them properly, then you are welcome to bring them and use them on the course. We have a fully equipped workshop so there is no need to bring anything, but some students like to bring their own.

Organised by

The Great British Woodshop

"The Great British Woodshop" is the location of the Discovery channel TV Series of the same name.

Students of all abilities are given a warm welcome at our large, fully tooled workshop in West Byfleet.

You can learn a variety of different skills with the Great British Woodshop, depending on your interests. Courses include Woodwork, DIY, Special Projects, Spray Painting, Upcycling and Upholstery and we also hold holiday sessions for children and juniors.

The Great British Woodshop run daytime, evening and Weekend courses to fit in with busy lifestyles. Class sizes are deliberately kept small for the personal experience and can be tailored to the specific needs of those attending on any given day.

Courses are run by woodworking craftsman and television presenter David Free. DRB certified, David has been practising woodwork for 40 years and has been teaching all ages for 20 of those. David is passionate about sharing his woodwork and DIY knowledge with others.

Now that DIY Superstores are full of woodworking machinery at very affordable prices, there's never been a better time to build a home workshop and have fun making some of your own furniture, renovate your kitchen or learn how to spray paint to a high quality finish. This not only fulfils practical needs but it also gives you a great sense of achievement.

Our courses give you basic knowledge for the complete beginner or take your existing skills to the next level. We look forward to you joining us for a really fun event and in the mean time why not check "YouTube" to see some of the episodes from the TV series.