Woodworking Student restores a wonderful Silky Oak Chest of Drawers

We have been running our popular woodworking classes for well over 10 years now and they are a great source of joy and satisfaction for not only our students for us as well.

To see our students learn new skills that are so different from their everyday life and careers is so rewarding.

Sally a Monday night student recently completed all the restoration and repairs on her "old and forgotten " chest of drawers.

Sally undertook all the repairs, modifications, sanding and polishing all by herself.

This was a lot of work, a lot of hours involved and a lot of patience to achieve a wonderful finished result.

Congratulations to Sally !

Sally our woodworking student and her wonderful restored chest of drawers

Restored Silky Oak Chest of drawers

Another wonderful example of Student Work !

The recently completed project by Chris, a wonderful long-term student; shows the amazing diversity of projects that our students complete... Incorporating the stunning native bird scene into this porthole like window, highlights both the rich colours of the stained  glass as well as the natural hue of the recycled silky oak timber that was used.

Well done Chris,  we look forward to seeing your next project.

::Apprenticeship Achievements !!

Shaun, who recently began his 3 yrd of his apprenticeship recently completed his theory module learning new leg and rail construction and timber selection processes.

During this time Shaun successfully made a coffee table and chair, using New Guinea Rosewood, Shaun has put his knowledge to wonderful practical use,  constructing furniture of a high calibre

Well done Shaun on excellent craftmanship !!!