The Centre for Fine Woodworking

New Zealand's premier furniture making, woodworking & design school

 

Welcome to the Centre for Fine Woodworking

Grab - a - Bench
October & November 2013 - Do join us!

Term 3 of the full time course here is when things really start buzzing - and this year we are inviting you to be part of it.

Do you want to overcome the "Where do I start?" feeling or the belief that you can't design? Would you like to work through an idea that you've got with tutor support? Do you want to be part of the action when a motivated group develop and create new work? Is there a particular technique you want to know more about? Need to revisit sharpening or make some planes?

Well we have some space available in the benchroom in October & November and would love you to join us - here's the deal

  • you can book between 5 days and 10 weeks space with tutor support from 9-4.30 each weekday
  • design and drawing input can be organised with prior arrangement
  • Weekly evening lectures on significant 20th century woodworkers - Thonet, Krenove, Nakashima, Esherick, Wendell Castle, Maloof, Barnsley, Barnsley, Wenge
  • Discussion /preparation available before you get here
  • $950 per week
  • Completed projects can be considered for inclusion in the annual exhibition
  • Chose your week(s) - first in first served
  • Availability from 23rd September - 29th November 2013
  • Just ask us - we are very flexible

    • You are most welcome to get in touch and discuss your ideas with us.

     

    The Centre for Fine Woodworking is a charitable educational trust with the principal aim of offering high quality tuition in fine woodworking - New Zealand's premier teaching environment for woodworking, furniture making and design.

    We run a wide selection of short courses and a full-time programme with low student to instructor ratios, so you quickly gain an extremely high skill base for follow-on courses, or for your own personal journey towards becoming a woodworking professional or enthusiast.

    The short courses include tool making and maintenance courses, as well as project-based courses, where you take home the inspired piece of furniture you make.

    The full time programme has been developed by a team of professional woodworkers and tutors with extensive teaching and training experience. It progresses via a series of projects covering all the main areas of fine furniture making.

    Contact us to discuss the perfect course for you.

    IMPORTANT NOTICES

    To help you plan your course options please download the pdf document which gives a 2013 year planner of both the Short Courses and Full Time Furniture Makers' Programme.





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    Centre for Fine Woodworking      
    PO Box 1452      
    Nelson, New Zealand      
    e-mail: info@cfw.co.nz      
    phone: +64 3 545 2674      

     

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