Basic Carpentry Skills

Course:

Category:

Hobby & Special Interest

Description:

Approx. Start Date: Wednesday 19 October
(Applicants will receive confirmation of actual start date by text)

This course in basic carpentry will provide you with the key skills required to complete some simple home DIY tasks. You'll also learn the key health and safety points in relation to DIY and working with woodwork equipment.

Throughout the eight weeks, we will use a variety of equipment typical to woodworking, including both hand and power tools.

Marking out instruments
Hand Saws
Chisels
Mallets
Drills
Chop
Saw
And much more!!

This course will teach you the skills while you work on a series of practical projects that you can bring how with you, for example, a chopping board, a shoe rack and a framed clock. You will learn:

Safety precisions to be considered when woodworking
How to accurately measure using a measuring tape and ruler
How to use both hand tools and machines with precision
Identify and manufacture different wood joints
The different characteristics of species
How to identify different species of wood
Different finishes which can be applied to wood.

The course fee includes the cost of materials required to make the items you'll be working on in class.

Fee:

€165

Duration:

8 weeks

Start/End Time:

7:00pm - 9:30pm

Day:

Wednesday Evenings