Dates:

6:30 pm — 9:30 pm

Thu 8th Oct 2026

Thu 15th Oct 2026

Thu 22nd Oct 2026

Thu 29th Oct 2026

Price:

£205.00

Remaining spaces:

8

Skills You'll Learn

Biscuit Jointing, Tenon & Mortise Making, Dovetail Jointing

About the Course

Taking place over four evenings, this course introduces the basics of woodworking to get you set up to start working on your own projects. If you’re completely new to Woodwork, you might want to start with an Introduction to Hand Tools or Power Tools.

Sessions

Biscuit Jointing

This session will cover how to use a biscuit cutter and how to fit biscuits to form tabletops, edge joints and mitre joints. You will learn how to mark the timber so that the slots for the biscuits line up and the wood sits flush together. You will also learn about domino cutters and the difference between and benefits of both biscuit and domino joints. By the end of the session you will have a better understanding of how to make three different types of joint using biscuits, and have an understanding of the use of a domino cutter.

Tenon and Mortise-Making

In this session we will cover cutting tenon and mortise joints using both hand tools and machinery. You will be briefed on the benefits of tenon and mortise joints, what they’re best used for, and practice two ways of cutting the components, with demonstrations of alternate techniques. By the time the two hours are over, you should have multiple methods to making tenon and mortise joints for things such as table bases, stools and storage. 

Mitres

This session focuses on making a square structure out of batons. You will achieve this by learning how to cut mitres (45 degree cuts to join two pieces of timber, creating a 90 degree angle). This will be demonstrated and practiced on a chopsaw, bandsaw, mitre guillotine, disc sander and with hand tools. You will then learn how to fix the timber together using mitre clamps, and also learn alternate clamping methods in case of restricted tools. By the end of this session you’ll know how to make a simple frame structure that will be a sturdy stepping stone into frame-making and assembling of square structures. 

Dovetail Jointing

This session focuses on the marking out, hand cutting and fitting of “through” dovetail joints. You will learn about other forms of dovetail joints as used in furniture making, and also the process of cutting one using a router. By the time the two hours are up you will know how to use various methods and styles of dovetailing and, hopefully, will have successfully fitted a through dovetail joint. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please dress appropriately for metalwork, no trainers or shorts, we recommend sturdy shoes/boots and jeans or similar. We also recommend sturdy shoes/boots to be worn for woodwork.

ACCESSIBILITY 

Please note at this time Studio 2 has no step-free access and has three flights of stairs up to the Workshop Room. 

We have a hearing loop available. 

DISCLAIMER 

In using the workshop, you understand that the use of all tools and machinery belonging to Blackhorse Workshop is at your own risk. 

In making a course booking, it is your responsibility to read the full course description and abide by the guidelines given. If the course requires a Health and Safety Induction and you have not taken the relevant course, we reserve the right to remove you from the course. 

Appropriate and adequate clothing must be worn in the workshop. Sturdy shoes / boots must be worn, no trainers. No shorts and no synthetic fabrics to be worn in metalwork, cotton, wool and leather only.  

Students must follow Blackhorse Workshop Health and Safety guidance at all times. If you fail to follow these instructions you may be asked to leave the course. 

People with long term respiratory conditions should be aware that the workshop is a dusty environment that may impact their health. 

If you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant we recommend consulting a health professional before taking part in welding or blacksmithing. 

Please note that refunds and course transfers are available up to 1 week before start date. We cannot offer refunds or course transfers after this date. 

We cannot offer refunds due to illness. Once a course has started, we cannot offer any transfers or refunds.