Essential Tools for Woodworking - Beginner's course
$890.00 AUD
Presented by Michael Ooi
The Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking is excited to offer this 3-day Essential Tools for Woodworking course. For this course, you will learn how to make a mallet, marking gauge, dovetail marker and a double bevel marking knife. These 4 tools represent an essential kit for anyone interested in fine woodworking.
You will be directed to the MindBody booking page.
The design of the mallet and marking gauge have been borrowed from the North Bennet Street School (Boston, USA) and are a compulsory component of their 2-year full time program. The dovetail marker and the double bevel marking knife have been designed by Alastair Boell of the Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking.
All 4 tools are critical in the production of beautiful hand-made woodworking projects. Each tool offers a unique set of skills that you will be guided through. For example, the mallet requires an understanding of wood technology, which will be explained to you thoroughly. This will be followed by an extremely practical way of gluing up your laminated mallet and turning it on the lathe. You will be shown how to proficiently use several turning tools, including callipers, roughing out gouge, parting tool and the spindle gouge. The length and weight of your mallet will be decided by you.
All the tools will be made from salvaged timbers from in and around Melbourne, and subject to availability, for the dovetail marker and double bevel marking knife, we will be able to use some exotic Australian desert species.
For any woodworking enthusiasts or anyone interested in pursuing woodworking, these 4 tools are a ‘must have’! Apart from this, the course also gives you a great insight into general tool making and we are sure it will give you the confidence to make more of your own tools into the future.
When
Fri 19th to Sun 21st July 2024
(3 day course)
Location
Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking.
14 Cottage St, Blackburn
Testimonial
“I would like to thank all of the teachers at the Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking. They all provided great support and knowledge which was especially helpful for someone rekindling their love of working with wood.”
Trevor Clarke