Get professional training in woodworking by the sea!
Intensive and practical:
The course includes skill-building, an optional Level 3 qualification and a personal project piece designed and made by the student. It includes 400 hours of scheduled bench time supervised by the tutor.
The workshops include a cabinet-making bench for each student, a tool kit sufficient for completing the course, and a separate dedicated machine shop which includes a range of small industrial quality floor standing and benchtop machinery.
Based on the same winning philosophy and ethos as our boat building training, the course delivers a solid foundation in woodworking to aspiring makers - ready for whichever path they take next.
Located on the picturesque Monmouth Beach in stunning Lyme Regis, Dorset, the world-renowned Boat Building Academy has been training men and women to build boats to the highest standard for over 25 years.
Our flagship 40-week Boat Building course has produced a generation of skilled craftspeople who have excelled in all areas of the marine industry in the UK and beyond.
Students come to us from all walks of life: from school leavers just starting their careers to those looking to retrain from established professions – all working together for the shared goal of learning how to build boats.
However, there is much more to the Academy than boat building. In recent years, the Academy has earned prominence for our popular 12-week Furniture Making course.
Based on the same winning philosophy and ethos as our boat building training, the course delivers a solid foundation in woodworking to aspiring makers - ready for whichever path they take next.
For those unable to join us for our ‘longer’ courses, we run a comprehensive programme of 2 to 5-day short courses in most aspects of boat building, woodworking and more
Over the course of a long weekend (Friday – Monday), students receive a good grounding in the basics of woodwork. Â
This elemental two day beginners' course is intended for those new to woodworking or with limited experience.
This course is a great introduction to woodworking. The course is for one day, and you will be using hand and power tools to make this box in solid oak and contrasting top. During the day you will learn cutting, planing, and machining techniques.
We provide woodworking machine training for novice learners, experienced operators and supervisors as well as abrasive wheel and portable power tool courses. All backed by respected quality assurance assessors PIABC
Each course is designed a little differently we will be covering what is needed to set you on the path to go and make tables, doors, benches and framework etc.
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