Short Course – Saturday School – Art of Traditional Wood Joinery

🪚 Master the Art of Joinery – 10-Week Hands-On Course! 🛠️

Ready to get hands-on with traditional woodworking skills and create your own handcrafted tools? Join our 10-week Joinery Course designed for beginners and enthusiasts who want to build real skills and take home quality handmade projects!

🔨 What You’ll Learn:

Start with the fundamentals and build up your confidence week by week:

🔹 Weeks 1–3: Half Lap Joints

  • Corner Half Lap
  • Mitred Half Lap
  • Dovetail Half Lap
  • Tee Halving Half Lap

🔹 Weeks 4–6: Mortice & Tenon Joints

  • Through Mortice
  • Haunched Mortice
  • Bridle Joint

🔹 Weeks 7–8: Dovetail Joinery

  • Learn the full dovetail joint (3 tails & 4 pins)
  • Practice precision and hand tool control

🔹 Weeks 9–10: Final Projects (Yours to Keep!)

  • Dovetail Tool Tray – A beautifully crafted tray, perfect for tools or home use
  • Wooden Mallet – Choose between a traditional solid mallet or a laminated design

✨ Why Join?

✅ Learn timeless woodworking techniques
✅ All tools and materials provided
✅ No experience needed – ideal for beginners
✅ Small group sizes for focused guidance
✅ Take home your handcrafted carry case and mallet!

  • Interest in woodworking
  • No prior experience necessary

You will need to bring:

  • Steel toe-capped boots (to be worn at all times while on course)
  • H or 2H pencils
  • Pencil sharpener
  • Eraser/rubber
  • Pens/pencils
  • Notebook/paper

Dates & times:

10:00 – 15:00

Saturday 27th September

Saturday 4th October

Saturday 11th October

Saturday 18th October

Saturday 25th October

Saturday 1st November (No class due to Half Term)

Saturday 8th November

Saturday 15th November

Saturday 22nd November

Saturday 29th November

Saturday 6th December

  • 10 day Saturday Course is £900. Please apply via website to register your interest and we will contact you with further details 
  • Other woodworking courses at the college including our full time and part time diploma courses

Apply on our Eventbrite

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

Refund policy:

  1. 100% refund if the learner has provided 4 weeks notice.
  1. 50% refund if the learner has provided 2 weeks notice.
  1. No refund if less than 2 weeks notice.
  1. If a learner wants to postpone to a later course date then this can be done with no impact on fees paid as long as we have 1 week’s notice of their intentions.

For all refund requests please contact us directly at Admissions@thebcc.ac.uk

 
  • 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

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