French Polishing
Josh Cohen
$395 (2024)
Sunday 27th October 2024
$410 AUD (2025
Sunday 27th April 2025
Sunday 26th October 2025
Presented by Matt Stonehouse
‘Shaker Oval Boxes’ are recognized artifacts of Shaker life and work.
Classes
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Shaker Bentwood Tray
Josh Cohen
$370.00 AUD (2024 course)
Sunday 8th December 2024
$380.00 AUD (2025 course)
Sunday 31st August 2025
Presented by Matt Stonehouse
Adapting the classic Shaker oval box, we present to you the ‘Shaker Bentwood Tray’ course. While not traditional, this form echoes the look of iconic Shaker box tops.
Essential Tools for Woodworkers - Beginner's course
Jacqueline Boell
BEGINNERS WELCOME!
$890.00 AUD
Fri 17th to Sun 19th October 2025
(3 day course)
Presented by Michael Ooi
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.
Windsor - Jerry Chair
Jacqueline Boell
$1920.00 AUD
Tues 8th to Fri 12th April 2025
(5 day course)
Presented by Jon Grant
The Windsor Jerry chair is contemporary in style and efficient to create. The Jerry has both turned legs and spindles, making it as much a beautiful woodturning project as it is a chairmaking one. It requires its maker to turn their hand to steam bending, turning, seat carving and classic Windsor Chair joinery.
Windsor - Continuous Arm Chair
Josh Cohen
$2390.00 AUD
Mon 30th June to Sun 6th July 2025
(7 day course)
Presented by Jon Grant
This is the Melbourne Guild’s fifth Continuous Arm chair resulting from Peter Galbert’s teaching visit to Australia.
Perch Stool
Josh Cohen
$970 AUD (2025 course)
Fri 4th to Sun 6th April 2025
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Fri 3rd Oct to Sun 2nd Nov 2025
Presented by Jon Grant
This Perch is a great opportunity to introduce you to the world of ‘Windsor’ chair making and the techniques associated with this iconic style.
Shaker Bentwood Box: Sizes 1, 2 & 3
Josh Cohen
$440 AUD
Sunday 23rd March 2025
Sunday 16th November 2025
Presented by Matt Stonehouse
‘Shaker Oval Boxes’ are recognized artifacts of Shaker life and work.
Tool Sharpening and Hand Plane Tuning
Josh Cohen
$430 AUD
Sunday 4th May 2025
Sunday 30th November 2025
Presented by Michael Ooi
This is a very comprehensive one day sharpening course. The importance of this topic is ALWAYS overlooked to the detriment of your furniture making.
Roorkee Chair
Josh Cohen
$1,9200 AUD
Fri 13th to Mon 16th June 2025
Presented by Hugh Anderson
The Roorkee Chair belongs to the genre of Campaign Furniture. In the days of empires, there was a need for rugged, sturdy and simple furniture for military campaigns.
The Art of Japanese Kumiko
Jacqueline Boell
$790 AUD (2024 course)
Sat 23rd to Sun 24th November 2024
$820 AUD (2025 course)
Sat 29th to Sun 30th March 2025
Sat 6th to Sun 7th December 2025
Presented by Alastair Boell
Learn this delicate and sophisticated technique of assembling wooden pieces without the use of nails. Thinly slit wooden pieces are grooved, punched and mortised, and then fitted individually using a plane, saw, chisel and other tools to make fine adjustments.
Hand Cut Dovetailed Box for Beginners
Josh Cohen
$950 AUD
Fri 10th to Sun 12th October 2025
Presented by Simeon Dux
Most people, I’m sure would feel that hand cut dovetails are a daunting prospect and way beyond their skill level. Yet hand cut dovetails still represent around the world a standard of excellence that is easy to recognize by everyone.
Shaker Bentwood Box: Sizes 4, 5 & 6 (Medium)
Josh Cohen
$440 AUD
Sunday 27th July 2025
Presented by Matt Stonehouse
This course is recommended for those who have already completed the ‘Introductory’ course to Shaker Bentwood Boxes (Numbers 1, 2 & 3).