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This club is for advanced carvers who shares experience and work on their own piece.

Class Dates (every Tuesday):
January: 11, 18, 25
February: 1, 8, 15
March: 1, 8, 15, 22

Class Times: All classes start at 9:30 and end at 13:30

Price: £10 per hour

For many years the Wycombe area has been famous for its rush seated chairs.

In this class we will learn how to prepare and use English soft rush, harvested from the River Thames, to seat a chair or stool. You will learn to select the rush, to twist it into shape and to create the basic rush seat. The piece of furniture should be square or trapezium shaped and have rough unpolished rails and raised corners.

In all cases students will need to bring their own furniture to work on, although it will be possible to purchase a suitable piece from the Wooburn Craft School. Please contact the school well in advance to discuss your requirements and the suitability of your furniture.
All students should let us know what you want to learn in this class so we can plan appropriately.

Class Dates (FIRST Friday of every month):
January: 7
February: 4
March: 4
April: 1

Class Times: All classes start at 14:00 and ends at 18:00

Price:  £10 per hour

This club is for advanced carvers who shares experience and work on their own piece.

Class Dates (every Tuesday):
September: 7, 14, 21, 28
October: 5, 12, 19
November: 2, 9, 16

Class Times: All classes start at 9:30 and end at 13:30

Price:£10 per hour

For many years the Wycombe area has been famous for its rush seated chairs.

In this class we will learn how to prepare and use English soft rush, harvested from the River Thames, to seat a chair or stool. You will learn to select the rush, to twist it into shape and to create the basic rush seat. The piece of furniture should be square or trapezium shaped and have rough unpolished rails and raised corners.

In all cases students will need to bring their own furniture to work on, although it will be possible to purchase a suitable piece from the Wooburn Craft School. Please contact the school well in advance to discuss your requirements and the suitability of your furniture.
All students should let us know what you want to learn in this class so we can plan appropriately.

Class Dates (FIRST Friday of every month):
September: 3
October: 1
November: 5

Class Times: All classes start at 14:00 and ends at 18:00

Price:  £10 per hour

Although students will focus on pieces that can be worn they will also look at how these techniques can be used Fine and Decorative Arts. They will follow a basic set outline and they will use these techniques to make items that they will be confident in using. However one goal is to encourage their creativity and if they wish, the design of a piece can be up to them to express their likes and style. Precious metal work and especially jewellery is for everyone, be you a maker, wearer, male or female and it is all about the design, as students follow this course and feel more confident with making pieces I will encourage them to create work that reflects them. However, another side of this will be to teach them the mastery of the techniques related to working with metals.

Students will begin by looking into the basic tools, workshop health and safety, at best practices for the use of equipment and workshop awareness. The first project will teach them about annealing metal, and which involves using a blowtorch, flux and safety pickle, hammering, forging, mark making and polishing. The end result will be a copper bangle.

Following this demonstration students will learn how to solder, to use a jeweler saw, how to turn silver wire into a simple ring, and how to make a stone or jeweled setting, for a ring, pendant or brooch. Then they will look at mixing metals and look at more advanced methods of joining them to make a key chain, badge or brooch. Other subjects covered will include:

• Chain making;
• Melting and casting metals;
• The use of rivets, wire and pins.

Finally students will make a number of different items including more brooches, necklaces, etc. The last week will be open to allow them to explore their specific area of interest.

Please note:  no refunds will be given if canceled 2 weeks or less before the class are scheduled to start.

Price: £275 (Deposit: £100)

Class Dates (every OTHER Wednesday except during school holidays):
January: 6, 20
February: 3, 24
March: 3

Class Times: All classes start at 9:30 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m.