Box Making Woodworking Course

Learn woodworking techniques to make beautiful timber boxes with simple and accessible tools.



2 x 8 hours Class size 1 to 10 guests

$499 (Afterpay available)
There is a sense of excitement when you first open a new box. The anticipation of what secret lies beneath the lid.
In this woodworking course in Marrickville, you will experience the joy of box making. You will learn how to design and build your own unique and beautiful box using traditional techniques with traditional hand tools and ethically sourced reclaimed timber.
Specifically, the course will provide you with an understanding of timber and woodworking tools as well as providing you with the skills to make two different styles of boxes (mitred and pinned). If time allows, you will also be shown how to make a third box, a simple bandsaw box.
You will walk away with two beautiful boxes you’ve built yourself, but also with a range of skills and knowledge that will leave you ready to tackle a range of projects of your own.
Add-on available for this class
  • Purchase a take-home finishing kit ($13)
You can add these when you book (optional).
 
Knowledge required
  • Beginner-friendly. This workshop is aimed at people with no or minimal experience with woodworking and who are looking for an introduction to the craft. It is open to anyone 16 years and over
  • The course is run using predominantly hand tools so you need to be aware that there is an element of physicality involved and most of the work is carried out standing up
What you'll get
  • Two handmade boxes to take home
  • An appreciation of box design
  • The knowledge to safely and effectively use a variety of traditional hand tools such as handsaws, handplanes, rasps, marking tools, dowels, clamps and more
  • An understanding of glue and finish
  • Hands-on experience building boxes
  • All materials provided though you are encouraged to bring your own protective eyewear
What to bring
  • You are encouraged to bring your own protective eyewear; however sanitised personal protective equipment will be available to use. Any borrowed PPE needs to be sanitised after use
  • You are required to wear closed-toe shoes
  • Please wear clothing that can get dirty (e.g. sawdust and stain will be present)
  • Long hair needs to be tied back and no loose-hanging jewellery should be worn
Session repeats

This class series runs over 2 consecutive days.

Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity or hens party.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.

Location

Among the Trees - 27 Sydney St, Marrickville NSW

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Among the Trees is an ethical and sustainability based start-up for reclaimed timber located in Marrickville. 
Saving timber from demolitions or other discarded uses and making it available to the public through a retail timber shop and woodworking classes. Accessibility to wood doesn't just mean being wheelchair friendly (which we are), it also means helping customers understand how to use and source reclaimed timber. To make it as easy as possible to work with, we offer custom machining and glueing, so the timber in our store can be squared, resurfaced and cut to specific dimensions. We also help empower individuals to have the confidence to undertake woodworking projects by offering woodworking beginners classes that are taught with simple hand tools. 
 
Lumberyards and wood workshops can be intimidating sometimes, ATT is one of the few places that caters not only to architects, planners, homeowners as well as carpenters and tradespeople but also to customers that have little to no woodworking experience and are embarking on DIY and student projects or trying their hand at repair, renovating or building. 
Our workshop at Among The Trees is set up to be the perfect space to learn about hand tools, reclaimed timber, and woodworking. We’ve been hard at work collecting, restoring and tuning all the tools required to learn woodworking, and a few extra ones as well.
 
All-in-all, everyone that is interested in wood is welcome!

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