Furniture Making for Beginners – Make your own Plant Stand

About this course

Participants design and construct a wooden plant stand while learning how to measure, mark out, cut, shape and join timber. Teaching covers traditional and modern woodworking methods, including the safe use of hand tools, power tools and workshop machinery. The course also introduces wood movement, CAD drawings and accurate preparation of component parts. Learners can customise the shape of the legs, and those progressing more quickly may develop the project into a small side table.

What you'll learn

• Explain basic furniture design principles and wood movement
• Interpret a CAD drawing and prepare component parts accurately
• Apply basic woodworking joinery methods
• Use hand tools, power tools and woodworking machinery safely
• Assemble and finish a wooden plant stand

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for complete beginners and does not require previous woodworking experience. Participation involves practical workshop work, including using hand tools, power tools and machinery to produce an individual furniture project.

• The project is designed around making a plant stand, with scope for faster-progressing learners to extend it into a small side table.

Before you go

• Personal protective equipment is provided.
• Workshop-appropriate clothing and sturdy shoes are advised.
• Long hair should be tied back, and loose clothing and jewellery secured.