Cabinet making - all levels

About this course

The course introduces woodwork through demonstrations, guided instruction, set exercises and project work. Learners develop a personal design, prepare technical drawings and use hand and power tools to make it. Teaching covers the selection and safe use of tools, sharpening chisels and planes, identifying hard and soft woods, and marking out and cutting a range of joints, including dovetail, bridle, housing, halving, and mortice and tenon joints. Progress is discussed through feedback on project work, an Individual Learning Plan and a Learning Journal.

What you'll learn

• Select appropriate woodworking hand tools for different tasks
• Apply health and safety procedures in a woodwork workshop
• Use hand and power tools safely and competently
• Sharpen chisels and planes effectively
• Produce basic technical drawings and identify selected hard and soft woods
• Mark out, cut and construct a range of joints, then evaluate completed projects

Is this course right for you?

This course is intended for beginners and learners with some existing woodwork experience. The beginner level indicates an introductory starting point, and no previous woodwork skills are required. Learners should be able to follow verbal instructions and take part in both group teaching and individual project work.

• Suitable for learners with no previous woodwork skills
• Requires the ability to follow verbal instructions
• Combines group demonstrations with individual project work
• Includes feedback on progress through project work and learning records

Before you go

• Learners are expected to develop a project idea, prepare project drawings and source materials outside class.
• Materials for the personal project incur a cost.
• Learners should bring pencil and paper; an apron may be worn if desired.
• Support is available for literacy, numeracy, speakers of other languages, and learners with learning difficulties or disabilities.