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Woodwork & Upholstery

Woodwork, Carpentry, Joinery, Cabinet Making and Picture Framing, Furniture Restoration and Upholstery

See Art & Design for: Art, Drawing and Life Drawing, Portraiture, Watercolour, Painting and Oil Painting, Illustration and Photography

See Craft for: Interior Design, Sculpture, Pottery and Ceramics, Jewellery, Stained Glass, Sewing, Clothes Making and Soft Furnishings


Programme manager

Jane Sutton
jane.sutton@lbhf.gov.uk

This exciting programme is open to everyone, whatever your level, and includes accredited and non accredited courses.

We offer a professional environment whether you are a complete beginner or working towards a trade qualification. Some courses are very popular, so if you are planning on continuing for more than one term, we strongly recommend enrolling for the following term’s course, or re-enrolling as soon as possible. This is particularly important for students working on a project.

It may be possible to pay course fees by regular installments throughout your course, instead of paying the full amount at the start. Please ask about installment plans when you enrol.

Further education/qualification classes
Courses with a blue band are accredited and are aimed at those who would like to work towards a nationally recognised qualification.

Courses leading to a qualification will require an interview before you can enrol.

Concessions
If you are entitled to a concessionary fee and join any accredited course, you will receive a £20 discount for every additional accredited course you join.

To help pay for course fees and materials, it may be possible to apply for the Learner Support Fund.

Equipment
The department provides most specialised tools and equipment, but you will need to buy the raw materials for your project(s). The course information sheets give detailed information of what students will be expected to bring.

Health and safety
The tools, machines and substances used in classes can be dangerous and you play an important role in ensuring safety. We apply professional standards, so you will be expected to wear the recommended protective clothing and equipment. All accidents or hazards must be reported to your lecturer immediately.

Storing work
There is limited storage.

End of year shows
You will have an opportunity to take part in our annual Arts and Crafts exhibition at the end of the summer term.

It is possible to start most courses in September, January and April. If you choose to study for more than one term your tutor will help you develop your skills throughout the year by setting new targets through your own individual learning plan.
 
  

Quick course list

 
Picture frame makingPicture framing and mount cutting
Picture and frame restorationFurniture restoration - mixed ability
Woodwork - Restoration of upholstery framesWoodwork and restoration Saturdays
Woodwork - open workshop SaturdayWoodwork - learn to cut perfect dovetails in a day
Woodwork - basic skills inclusive classWoodwork - mixed ability
Woodwork - cabinet makingWoodwork - mixed ability -all levels (with option to follow the C&G 6217 syllabus)
Upholstery - beginnersUpholstery - mixed ability
Upholstery - advancedUpholstery - for beginners Saturday course 1
Upholstery - for beginners Saturday course 2Upholstery - Saturday access day
Upholstery - C&G level 1 award - a drop in seatUpholstery - C&G level 1 award - modern upholstered stool
 

Complete course list

Picture frame making   
"The course covers the skills/techniques and materials used in picture framing, including the cutting of mouldings, card mounts, studies of colouring and decorative finishes. You will also get a grounding in the different ways of displaying and care of art works "  More information...
Fees:   full £182   conc £72   non EU £316
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Mon   18:30-21:00   11   MAC   09/01/12   26/03/12   CF2010Shaun Turner   Full
Mon   18:30-21:00   11   MAC   23/04/12   16/07/12   CF3010Shaun Turner   Nearly Full
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Picture framing and mount cutting   
The course covers the skills/techniques and materials used in picture framing, including the cutting of mouldings, card mounts, studies of colouring and decorative finishes. You will also get a grounding in the different ways of displaying and care of art works.  More information...
Fees:   full £182   conc £72   non EU £316
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Wed   13:00-15:30   11   MAC   11/01/12   28/03/12   CF2011Malcolm Jackson   
Wed   13:00-15:30   11   MAC   25/04/12   11/07/12   CF3011Malcolm Jackson   
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Picture and frame restoration    
"The course covers the skills/techniques and materials used in picture restoration, including mould making, gilding, studies of colouring and decorative finishes. You will also get a grounding in the different ways of displaying and care of art works. "  More information...
Fees:   full £180   conc £70   non EU £314
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Wed   10:00-12:30   11   MAC   11/01/12   28/03/12   CF2020Malcolm Jackson   Nearly Full
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Wed   10:00-12:30   11   MAC   25/04/12   11/07/12   CF3020Malcolm Jackson   
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Furniture restoration - mixed ability   
Start or further develop your skills in furniture restoration. While working on your own furniture, learn how to cope with the different problems that can occur, from patching missing wood, mouldings and parts, to colouring, finishing/refinishing and final waxing. Please bring your project to the first class.  More information...
Fees:   full £157   conc £62   non EU £253
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Tue   19:00-21:00   11   MAC   10/01/12   27/03/12   CF2030Michael Nixon   
Tue   19:00-21:00   11   MAC   24/04/12   10/07/12   CF3030Michael Nixon   
Wed   16:00-18:00   11   MAC   25/04/12   11/07/12   CF3031Michael Nixon   
Fri   10:00-12:30   11   MAC   13/01/12   30/03/12   CF2032Mark Finamore   Full
Fri   10:00-12:30   11   MAC   27/04/12   13/07/12   CF3032Mark Finamore   
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Woodwork - Restoration of upholstery frames    
You will begin to develop your skills and knowledge in the ways of firming and stabilizing chair frames in preparation for re-upholstering. You will learn how to overcome different problems with loose construction, learn methods of gluing and clamping projects in order to continue to the next stages. Please bring your project to the first class.  More information...
Fees:   full £36   conc £16   non EU £60
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Sat   10:00-15:30   1   MAC   21/04/12   21/04/12   CF3040Shaun Turner   
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Woodwork and restoration Saturdays   
This Saturday workshop is designed to give people the opportunity to learn woodworking and restoration skills. If you are a beginner you will acquire basic woodwork skills and techniques before embarking on your own personal project. More experienced students can extend their knowledge and skills whilst working on a project from the start. Using a variety of joints and construction methods, hand and power tools and machines, you will produce and execute your own design. Use of machines is at the discretion of the lecturer and is dependent on the students’ experience.  More information...
Fees:   full £164   conc £65   non EU £286
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Sat   10:00-15:30   5   MAC   25/02/12   24/03/12   CH2050Shaun Turner   Nearly Full
Sat   10:00-15:30   5   MAC   16/06/12   14/07/12   CH3050Shaun Turner   
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Woodwork - open workshop Saturday   
This course is run as 3 open workshops. You can either work on a project of your own, with guidance and support from the tutor or, as a beginner, learn some of the basic skills and techniques of woodwork. (Use of machines is at the discretion of the lecturer and is dependent on the students’ experience).  More information...
Fees:   full £34   conc £14   non EU £58
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Sat   10:00-15:30   1   MAC   12/05/12   12/05/12   CH3052Gerry Brennan   
Sat   10:00-15:30   1   MAC   19/05/12   19/05/12   CH3053Gerry Brennan   
Sat   10:00-15:30   1   MAC   26/05/12   26/05/12   CH3054Gerry Brennan   
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Woodwork - learn to cut perfect dovetails in a day    
This all day course (5 hours) will cover the tools needed, the practical techniques and the theory of this essential joint.  More information...
Fees:   full £36   conc £16   non EU £60
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Sat   10:00-15:30   1   MAC   11/02/12   11/02/12   CH2060Marcus Mauger   
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Woodwork - basic skills inclusive class   
This course will cover basic joints such as halving, housing and simple tenon, working towards a project of the students choice.  More information...
Fees:   full £55   conc £26   non EU £253
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Mon   10:00-12:00   11   MAC   09/01/12   26/03/12   CH2100Roger Palmer   
Mon   10:00-12:00   11   MAC   09/01/12   26/03/12   CH2100Marcus Mauger   
Mon   10:00-12:00   11   MAC   23/04/12   16/07/12   CH3100Roger Palmer   
Mon   10:00-12:00   11   MAC   23/04/12   16/07/12   CH3100Marcus Mauger   
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Woodwork - mixed ability   
You will acquire basic woodwork skills and techniques before embarking on your own personal project. As you progress you will develop your knowledge and skills whilst working on a project. Using a variety of joints and construction methods, hand and power tools and machines, you will begin to produce and execute your own design. Use of machines is at the discretion of the lecturer and is dependent on the students’ experience.  More information...
Fees:   full £180   conc £70   non EU £314
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Wed   18:30-21:00   11   MAC   11/01/12   28/03/12   CH2208Gerry Brennan   Full
Wed   18:30-21:00   10   MAC   25/04/12   04/07/12   CH3208Gerry Brennan   
Thu   18:30-21:00   11   MAC   12/01/12   29/03/12   CH2210Shaun Turner   Full
Thu   18:30-21:00   11   MAC   26/04/12   12/07/12   CH3210Shaun Turner   Nearly Full
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Woodwork - cabinet making   (Interview required)
If you are a beginner you will acquire basic woodwork skills and techniques before embarking on your own personal project. More experienced students can extend their knowledge and skills whilst working on a project from the start. Using a variety of joints and construction methods, hand and power tools and machines, you will produce and execute your own design. Use of machines is at the discretion of the lecturer and is dependent on the students’ experience.  More information...
Fees:   full £1056   conc £400   non EU £1861
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Tue   10:00-16:00   33   MAC   20/09/11   10/07/12   CH1220Marcus Mauger   
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Woodwork - mixed ability -all levels (with option to follow the C&G 6217 syllabus)   
This is a mixed-level woodwork course and is suitable for anyone who would like to learn and further develop the craft of working with wood, be it just for pleasure, DIY, or as a start to a professional career in the woodworking trades. The course aims to give beginners a thorough grounding in the practical skills involved in working with wood. There will be a series of practical sessions which will help learners develop the confidence to embark on a project of their own choice. More experienced learners can extend their knowledge and skills whilst working on a project from the start, with guidance and support from the tutor. Using a variety of joints and construction methods, hand- and power tools and machines, you will produce and execute your own design. Use of the machines is at the discretion of the lecturer and is dependent on the students' experience. Learners who wish to follow the syllabus of the City & Guilds 6217 Furniture making qualification will acquire a thorough grounding in the skills needed to embark on a career in Furniture making. You will cover the skills and practice of cutting a series of different joints, woodworking materials and processes, use of hand- and power tools and machines, sharpening and maintaining hand-tools and Health and Safety in the workshop, before embarking on the set project which will be a (coffee) table to your own design. This is a year-long course (3 terms), but enrolment is termly and you can enrol in any term and complete however many terms you want and however much of the syllabus you want, either in this, or the following, academic years. This woodwork course aims to increase the range and level of expertise of all learners through a series of practise sessions and practical projects which will encourage learners to develop their own design concepts. More information...
Fees:   full £258   conc £97   non EU £495
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Thu   10:30-15:00   11   MAC   12/01/12   29/03/12   CH2225Gerry Brennan   
Thu   10:30-15:00   10   MAC   26/04/12   05/07/12   CH3225Gerry Brennan   
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Upholstery - beginners   
This course is aimed at students with little or no previous experience of upholstery and provides a supportive learning environment for the development and practice of skills. The course will cover the use of hand tools, Health & Safety, and basic upholstery. You will be encouraged to work on a drop-in seat or dining chair as your first project which should be brought to the first class.  More information...
Fees:   full £176   conc £69   non EU £314
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Mon   10:00-12:30   11   MAC   09/01/12   26/03/12   CM2400Francesca Urquhart-Stewart   Nearly Full
Mon   10:00-12:30   11   MAC   23/04/12   16/07/12   CM3400Francesca Urquhart-Stewart   Nearly Full
Mon   13:00-15:30   11   MAC   09/01/12   26/03/12   CM2410Francesca Urquhart-Stewart   
Mon   13:00-15:30   11   MAC   23/04/12   16/07/12   CM3410Francesca Urquhart-Stewart   
Thu   10:00-12:30   11   MAC   12/01/12   29/03/12   CM2420Sara MacIntosh   Full
Thu   10:00-12:30   11   MAC   26/04/12   12/07/12   CM3420Sara MacIntosh   Full
Thu   18:30-21:00   11   MAC   12/01/12   29/03/12   CM2430Francesca Urquhart-Stewart   Full
Thu   18:30-21:00   11   MAC   26/04/12   12/07/12   CM3430Francesca Urquhart-Stewart   
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Upholstery - mixed ability   
For continuers or new starters this course will teach you the upholstery techniques needed to re-upholster your own furniture. Both traditional and modern techniques are used. You will start on a simple chair, stool or drop in seat and progress on to more complex projects after completing the first item.  More information...
Fees:   full £180   conc £70   non EU £313
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Mon   18:30-21:00   11   MAC   09/01/12   26/03/12   CM2440Catherine May   Nearly Full
Mon   18:30-21:00   11   MAC   23/04/12   16/07/12   CM3440Catherine May   
Tue   18:30-21:00   11   MAC   10/01/12   27/03/12   CM2446Francesca Urquhart-Stewart   Nearly Full
Tue   18:30-21:00   11   MAC   24/04/12   10/07/12   CM3446Francesca Urquhart-Stewart   Nearly Full
Wed   09:30-12:00   11   MAC   11/01/12   28/03/12   CM2447Catherine May   Nearly Full
Wed   09:30-12:00   11   MAC   25/04/12   11/07/12   CM3447Catherine May   
Wed   12:30-15:00   11   MAC   11/01/12   28/03/12   CM2448Catherine May   Nearly Full
Wed   12:30-15:00   11   MAC   25/04/12   11/07/12   CM3448Catherine May   
Wed   18:30-21:00   11   MAC   11/01/12   28/03/12   CM2449Sara MacIntosh   Full
Wed   18:30-21:00   11   MAC   25/04/12   11/07/12   CM3449Sara MacIntosh   Full
Thu   13:00-15:30   11   MAC   12/01/12   29/03/12   CM2451Sara MacIntosh   Full
Thu   13:00-15:30   11   MAC   26/04/12   12/07/12   CM3451Sara MacIntosh   
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Upholstery - advanced   
This course is aimed at students who have completed at least two years of upholstery. It gives you the opportunity to tackle more advanced techniques and chairs. You will participate in group discussions on approaches, restoration and resolving naturally occurring upholstery problems. Please bring your project to the first class.  More information...
Fees:   full £180   conc £70   non EU £314
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Tue   10:00-12:30   11   MAC   10/01/12   27/03/12   CM2460Catherine May   Nearly Full
Tue   10:00-12:30   11   MAC   24/04/12   10/07/12   CM3460Catherine May   Nearly Full
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Upholstery - for beginners Saturday course 1   
"For those who have little or no experience in the craft of upholstery, working on a simple project can be rewarding and fun. This course will introduce learners to basic upholstery skills. You will use both traditional and modern materials and techniques, while working on specific pieces over the course – this term our project is a small stool. Students will need to bring their piece of furniture to the first class. "  More information...
Fees:   full £89   conc £42   non EU £132
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Sat   09:30-15:30   2   MAC   04/02/12   11/02/12   CM2470Sara MacIntosh   
Sat   09:30-15:30   2   MAC   28/04/12   05/05/12   CM3470Sara MacIntosh   
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Upholstery - for beginners Saturday course 2    
"For those who have little or no experience in the craft of upholstery, working on a simple project can be rewarding and fun. This course will introduce learners to basic upholstery skills. You will use both traditional and modern materials and techniques, while working on specific pieces over the course – this term our project is a small stool. Students will need to bring their piece of furniture to the first class. "  More information...
Fees:   full £89   conc £42   non EU £132
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Sat   09:30-15:30   2   MAC   10/03/12   17/03/12   CM2472Francesca Urquhart-Stewart   
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Sat   09:30-15:30   2   MAC   23/06/12   30/06/12   CM3472Francesca Urquhart-Stewart   
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Upholstery - Saturday access day    
This open access day is aimed at giving our upholstery students the opportunity to complete or continue projects started over the course of the term. You will get support from the tutor during the day.  More information...
Fees:   full £58   conc £24   non EU £58
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Sat   09:30-15:30   1   MAC   24/03/12   24/03/12   CM2488Francesca Urquhart-Stewart   
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Sat   09:30-15:30   1   MAC   14/07/12   14/07/12   CM3488Francesca Urquhart-Stewart   
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Upholstery - C&G level 1 award - a drop in seat    
For those who want to study upholstery and are interested in getting a qualification in the subject this is the perfect course for you. We will be working to the C&G brief that covers all aspects working in a craft including, design, sampling, use of tools, costings and Health & Safety.  More information...
Fees:   full £131   conc £88   non EU £349
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Fri   10:00-12:30   11   MAC   13/01/12   30/03/12   CM2491Sara MacIntosh   
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Upholstery - C&G level 1 award - modern upholstered stool    
For those who want to study upholstery and are interested in getting a qualification in the subject this is the perfect course for you. We will be working to the C&G brief that covers all aspects working in a craft including, design, sampling, use of tools, costings and Health & Safety and use a modern approach for making a padded stool.  More information...
Fees:   full £131   conc £88   non EU £349
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Fri   10:00-12:30   11   MAC   27/04/12   13/07/12   CM3491Sara MacIntosh   
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