Short Course – Intro to Wood Carving

The Building Crafts College woodworking evening class is taught by highly accomplished carver Saena Ku of the Woodcarving Studio.                                                                                                                                     

  • Term time only
  • Year long course but students can join for one or more terms
  • Workshops on basic carving techniques including lettering, incising, relief and sculptural work
  • Development of a small woodcarving project as the course progresses

Under Saena’s expert tuition, you will learn the basics of incising and carving wood, how to safely select and use woodcarving chisels and learn to develop traditional carved forms.  The course will be underpinned with study of ornament and development of form in relief, enabling you to produce strong, carved forms as the course progresses.

  • College certificate
  • Interest in Wood Carving

Kennard Road Site

Thursdays, 5.00pm to 7.30pm

  • September 18th 2025
  • September 25th 2025
  • October 2nd 2025
  • October 9th 2025
  • October 16th 2025
  • October 23rd 2025
  • October 30th 2025 (No class due to Half Term)
  • November 6th 2025
  • November 13th 2025
  • November 20th 2025
  • November 27th 2025
  • £500
  • College certificate only
  • Opportunity to develop work for your own portfolio
  • Saena Ku
  • Continuing year or mainstream programme

Apply via our website here or buy your tickets on our Eventbrite

Please note that the College reserves the right to modify or cancel courses prior to their start date

  • For currently enrolled BCC students (on a study programme or apprenticeship) a 25% discount will be applied on the fees for a short course taken in the same academic year that they are enrolled
  • For any currently enrolled short course student who wants to enrol on a full or part time study programme (19+) in the subsequent academic year we offer a 50% fee rebate on the cost of their short course.
  • For any BCC alumni of study programme or apprenticeship they can get a 20% discount on the short course fee.

Discounts can be redeemed when applying directly via the college, any short course ticket purchased on Eventbrite must use a discount code which can be requested at Admissions@thebcc.ac.uk

Student Success Stories

Emma Leslie

2 Year Fine Woodwork Diploma Whilst at the BCC, Emma particularly enjoyed the amount of bench time the course offered and the access to the ...
READ MORE

Rowena Edwards

We caught up with Rowena Edwards who graduated from the Building Crafts College’s 2 Year Fine Woodwork Diploma course in July 2017. What did you enjoy most ...
READ MORE

Luke Ebbutt James

Luke graduated from the Building Crafts College’s 2 Year Fine Woodwork Diploma in July 2015. What did you enjoyed about your course at the Building Crafts College? ...
READ MORE
Want to join?

Apply using our online form