Hardwood Guitar Speaker Cabinet Making Course

One of the joys of woodwork is making objects that have both function and beauty. In this beginner-to-intermediate course, you’ll work with our instructors to build, finish and wire up a speaker cabinet from reclaimed Australian hardwood.Across six weeks, you’ll use a range of hand and power tools and watch your very own speaker cabinet take form and produce sound, as well as learn about wiring and soldering, and the history of cabinet design and function. This speaker cabinet project is for a small ‘practice style’ box that follows in the footsteps of the early Fender Woody design but will give you all the skills to embark on making speaker cabs of all sizes for yourself.Bring your own 10 inch speaker cone or we can supply a Celestion speaker for an additional cost.What we'll cover:

• A history and understanding of amp, speaker and cabinet design and function.
• An introduction to using a range of hand tools in a safe and encouraging environment.
• Selecting timber for your speaker cabinet and understanding different timbers.
• An introduction to adding final details and features with hand tools such as hand planes.
• Finishing techniques for timber projects.
• Wiring and soldering a simple electronic project.

By the end of the course, you will leave with some new woodworking skills, as well as your own guitar speaker cabinet to take home!This course is open to students 13 and older. Among The Trees accepts students under 18 in two groups:

• Students 13-15 years of age must attend all courses with a parent or guardian. This parent or guardian must also purchase a place in the course and take part. One parent/guardian is able to attend with multiple students.
• Students 16-17 years of age may attend a course without a parent or guardian present.

You can read our full Child Safe Policy on the booking page.

Please note: Public dates for this class require at least 5 guests to run. In the unlikely event that we don't reach this number, we'll cancel the class; in this case we'll inform you and allow you to get a refund or reschedule, so please watch your email/SMS one day prior to the class.

This workshop is aimed at people with no experience with woodwork, power tools or speaker construction and wiring and who are looking for an introduction to the craft.There is an element of physicality involved in this course. By the end of this beginners course you will have:

• A hand-made timber speaker cab ready to plug in and use.
• An understanding of simple joinery and woodwork skills.
• The theory and practical use of a range of woodworking hand tools.
• The theory and history of a range of speaker and cabinet designs.
• The satisfaction of playing music through something you’ve built from scratch!

• You are encouraged to bring your own face mask, protective eyewear, and ear protection. 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 will be present).
• Long hair needs to be tied back and no loose-hanging jewellery should be worn.

This class series runs over 6 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.

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