Intro session - using tools and making with reclaimed wood! (No exp. req!)
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Intro session - using tools and making with reclaimed wood! (No exp. req!)

If you’re passionate about reducing waste and interested in developing woodworking skills, join our free carpentry workshop!

By Woodshop of Recycled Delights

Date and time

Saturday, May 3 · 11:50am - 4pm GMT+1

Location

Garden of Earthly Delights

161 Graham Road London E8 1BT United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 4 hours 10 minutes

Want to learn how to use power tools, find materials, and build things?
We want to share these skills with you, for free!


This introductory session will cover sourcing surplus timber, treating it to make it useable, basic tool use and carpentry techniques, and approaches to building some simple garden furniture.

Working with reclaimed timber not only reduces waste, but also creates great opportunities for artistic creation in garden and furniture design. You will be amazed at what’s possible - seating and social spaces, water-efficient planters, pergolas, and limitless other options!

Suitable for ages 16+. Safety equipment will be provided but sturdy footwear and weather-appropriate clothing advised. All tools and tuition provided, you just need to turn up!

See more examples of what we do on our instagram page


NOTE: WoRD Introductory Sessions are here to support people who have no/limited experience with woodworking and tools. At this workshop we will guide you through tool use and safety, all the way to building a project as a group. The completed project will then go to support one of our many community garden partners.


The workshop will begin at 12pm - please arrive on-time!


After attending a WoRD Introductory session you'll be ready to attend a 'Next Steps' Workshop, where we will help you begin your own timber project, and you can continue to use the workshop for free at our Open Sessions.

A note on fees:


WoRD delivers accessible woodworking workshops to people traditionally excluded from carpentry spaces and those who face barriers to access. We reserve a number of accessible places for people who may face a financial barrier to learning. If this is you, please book one of our 'deposit' places, and we'll make sure your £10 deposit is refunded to you on attendance.

If you can afford to, please purchase a ticket. We have a sliding scale of contributions and encourage you to book a place accordingly. Your ticket goes towards covering the costs of sessions and funding future workshops, meaning we can keep local people employed, rescue more timber from waste, and offer skill sharing to as many people as possible.

Everyone is welcome to our sessions, no matter what they can afford. If even the refundable deposit is tricky, do get in touch, and we can waive it.

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£10 – £45