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INTRO TO WOODWORK – WOOD STOOL WEEKEND at The Goodlife Centre

INTRO TO WOODWORK – WOOD STOOL WEEKEND

Participants learn basic carpentry over a weekend and make a pine wood stool to take home. The workshop is suitable for absolute beginners, with help for beginners and independent work possible for more experienced students.

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October 31, 2026 · 10 AM – 6 PM

The Goodlife Centre, 49/55 Great Guildford Street, London · £390 ·

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In a two-day beginner woodworking workshop, participants make a pine stool and learn measuring, cutting and joinery techniques.

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Bookable via our website ➡️ https://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/events/intro-to-woodwork-wood-stool-weekend-12/ ⋆⋆⋆ Suitable for absolute beginners. Enjoyable for everyone. One weekend workshop. 10am – 5pm. By popular demand – a content-packed two-day basic carpentry woodwork course spread over one weekend. Beginners will be given plenty of help and more experienced students may work at their own pace. Make your own pine wood stool and take it home with you to be admired by friends and family. This is a great starter workshop that introduces the skills of how to measure accurately, cut precisely, and join planks together using dowels. In addition to this, the legs- made from class broomsticks – are connected to the base using a ‘wedged through tenon’ which is a classic woodworking joint and produces a very strong and pleasing result. The tools used include handsaws, chisels, planes, and spokeshaves and you can even get a chance to try an old-fashioned ‘bit and brace’ drill if you choose. If you are contemplating our longer ‘Carpentry for Beginners’ course, this can be a great way to gain confidence. Beginners will be given plenty of help and more experienced students may work at their own pace. If your knowledge of woodwork is a feint but a fond memory of CDT or carpentry at school, you are in the right place.

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