Woodworking
Who does woodworking?
Some of our Chippendale International School of Furniture students have a wealth of woodworking experience. Others have barely ever set foot in a woodworking workshop. Some come from very rural lives where one might expect a deep interest in woodwork. Others hail from bustling cities like London, Tokyo or New York. Woodworking is one of those activities that attracts all sorts and makes no judgment about background.
Why our woodworking course is special
Woodworking is without a doubt a deeply personal pursuit. It conjures up images of the lone woodworker lovingly sanding a piece of furniture that has taken many hours to create. At the same time though, woodworkers create their own communities. Woodworking may be personal, but lonely it isn't. On our furniture course we encourage this spirit of independence but we also foster a familial atmosphere. Lured together by the prospect of 30 solid weeks of woodworking, our students encourage each other, inspire each other and learn from each other.
The benefit of learning woodworking in a group
As with many things in life, you often learn more from your mistakes than you do your successes. Woodworking is no different. The Principal firmly believes that a group of 20 students will learn more than a smaller group, simply by virtue of the fact that the more people there are, the more common and varied the woodworking errors will be. And so they become a valuable teaching resource.
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