WOODWORK – SET OF STEPS

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Attendees practice carpentry with hand tools and power tools, learning to cut timber and make wood joints before completing a small set of steps. An experienced tutor supports the project.

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Bookable via our website ➡️ https://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/carpentry-for-beginners-set-of-steps/ ⋆⋆⋆ Discover age-old techniques in carpentry using a mixture of traditional hand tools and modern drills and saws. This timeless classic project is taken from our favourite 1910 vintage woodwork book "Carpentry for Beginners". As you begin learning how to make traditional wood joints in seasoned redwood, you will learn how to use and care for chisels, saws, planes and marking gauges. You will work on a variety of exercises – designed to incorporate simple to advanced joints and tools that build confidence and independence. We will get familiar with some tools of the trade: * Introducing basic tools. Equipping a toolbox for home carpentry. * Timber selection/marking out and cutting. Cutting accurately with a hand saw * Using a plane, different types of planes. Sharpening tips and practice. * Using a chisel and its uses. Sharpening tips and practice. You will use planes, chisels and marking tools: * Simple joints and why we use them. * Half joints, lap joints. Practice using chisels and planes. * Bridle joints and a mortise and tenon It’s fast paced but with the support of an experienced and patient tutor, you will complete your own project to make a small set of steps. * Work from selected pine and measure, mark and cut pieces.

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