Carpentry Skills for Women

TouchWood South West provide weekly sessions in carpentry and joinery.

These sessions are:

  • Practical – learn practical Carpentry and DIY skills. Learn about some basic principles that are fundamental to all carpentry and joinery work, including learning to make and use a variety of wood working joints. You will learn about their application, so you can transfer what you’ve learnt to other projects at home. Design and construct shelves, storage boxes, furniture – as long as it fits in our workshop!
  • Empowering – learn to love tools and continue to use them at home!
  • Inspiring – discover a new passion and learn more to make anything you want!

“I don’t need to wait for anyone else to do it anymore, I can do it myself!”

 COURSE PARTICIPANT (MORETONHAMSPTEAD)
Carpentry Courses for Women
Finished Stool
Using a Japanese Saw
Drawing a Line
Sawing Wood
A Finished Cupboard
Lots of finished Shelves!
A Finished Stool
Using the Block Plane
Using a Chisel
Carpentry for Women Exeter
Using a Saw
A Lovely Finished Shelf
Using a Chisel
Checking for face and edge
Using a Chisel
Using a Chisel
Busy making things at the workshop
Finished Stool
Using a Chisel and Mallet
Using a Japanese Saw
Lots of Chisels!
Drawing a Line
Sawing Wood
A Finished Cupboard
Lots of finished Shelves!
A Finished Stool
Using the Block Plane
Using a Chisel
Carpentry for Women Exeter
Using a Saw
Lots of Finished Cupboards
A Lovely Finished Shelf
Cabinet Door Frame with haunched mortice and tenon
Using a Chisel
Checking for face and edge
Stool building equipment
Using a Chisel
Using a Chisel
Busy making things at the workshop
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Finished Stool
Using a Chisel and Mallet
Using a Japanese Saw
Lots of Chisels!
Drawing a Line
Sawing Wood
A Finished Cupboard
Lots of finished Shelves!
A Finished Stool
Using the Block Plane
Using a Chisel
Carpentry for Women Exeter
Using a Saw
Lots of Finished Cupboards
A Lovely Finished Shelf
Cabinet Door Frame with haunched mortice and tenon
Using a Chisel
Checking for face and edge
Stool building equipment
Using a Chisel
Using a Chisel
Busy making things at the workshop
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“TouchWood’s carpentry course was one of the best hands on courses I have attended.  Astrid was always calm, patient, knowledgeable, helpful and knew her stuff!  Her encouragement makes you feel you can tackle another carpentry project on your own.”

COURSE PARTICIPANT (DARTINGTON)

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