BASIC WOODWORK COURSE - LEVEL TWO

Woodworker, Natural Therapist, Gardener, Woodland Manager and Eco Adventurer. Exploring a sustainable way of life since 2006. Running courses and events around Perth, Scotland since 2017

Ian Watt

This course adds some more tools and techniques to the measuring, sawing, drilling etc we covered on level one.

Perth Community Farm

<h2>BASIC WOODWORK CLASS - LEVEL TWO</h2><h3> at PERTH COMMUNITY FARM with IAN WATT</h3> - HAND TOOLS ONLY - OVER 18'S, WOMEN AND MEN WELCOME -This course follows on from our Basic Woodwork Level One, and is open to women and men who have done that level or who already have some experience of marking out, sawing, and using cordless drills to drill and fit screws. We'll go over all that again through this next level and introduce some more tools and techniques.We'll be working on a few different furniture or garden equipment projects together for practice, maybe a plant stand, stool, small table, or raised bed on legs, using some reclaimed wood and some green wood from the farm's woodland, so gaining lots of experience of different materials and learning a bit about design. There's just four spaces on the course so there's plenty of individual attention. I always encourage people to work safely and carefully but in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.Wood is such an important element of the things we live with in our daily lives that learning how to work with it, especially from local sources, has to be one of the most important skills you could have in a sustainable future. Do please ask about things you'd like to make yourself, tools you would need etc.COVID We'll comply with the latest version of the ever-changing restrictions, see page <a href="https://ianecowatt.blogspot.com/p/covid.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>RISK ASSESSMENT See page <a href="https://ianecowatt.blogspot.com/p/risk-assessments.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>PLANNED PROGRAMME FOR THE EVENING:USING HAND PLANES to smooth surfaces and edges - just the most useful tool of all time...SHARPENING sharp tools are easier to use, safer, and leave a much better finishJOINTS we'll talk about common joints and cut one of the simplest onesUSING WOOD GLUE different types, when and how to use themGREENWOOD we'll use the drawknife and shaving horse to work on some willow poles from the farm's woodland IAN’S BACKGROUND I’ve done a wide range of woody things in a long and varied working life, from making and repairing guitars and furniture, designing and fitting kitchens to building various houses including a straw-bale build, roundhouses, caravan conversions, the PCF shed made of pallets, and used a wide range of softwood, hardwood, reclaimed and green wood. I've come to the conclusion that abundant woodland and woodworking skills, along with food growing and gaining a better understanding of underlying natural processes, and working with them, are the backbone of our sustainable future.