Private One-to-One Woodworking Tuition

Your own private woodworking experience with individual tuition throughout the day.

Sometimes the best way to learn is one-to-one.

Our private tuition days give you exclusive access to the workshop and individual instruction throughout the day, allowing the experience to be structured around your ability and the skills you want to develop.

Whether you're a complete beginner, have some woodworking experience or want to build your confidence using particular tools and machinery, private tuition provides the time and individual attention to progress quickly.

Unlike our group workshops, where everybody follows the same project, one-to-one tuition allows us to tailor the level and emphasis of the teaching to you.

However, projects are agreed with us beforehand to ensure they provide the right range of skills and can realistically be completed within the time available.

What Can We Cover?

Depending on your experience and objectives, tuition can include:

• Correct use and setup of hand planes.
• Sawing and chiselling techniques.
• Accurate measuring and marking out.
• Timber preparation.
• Understanding timber and material selection.
• Traditional woodworking joints.
• Furniture construction principles.
• Safe use of woodworking machinery.
• Sanding and surface preparation.
• Assembly and glue-up techniques.
• Finishing.
• Planning and sequencing your own future projects.

We'll discuss what you'd like to achieve before your tuition begins and agree the most appropriate programme.

Project-Based Learning

We believe the best way to learn woodworking is by making something.

Rather than practising techniques in isolation, we'll normally structure your tuition around an agreed project that allows you to experience the appropriate tools, techniques and processes.

For multi-day furniture-making tuition, this may be a carefully selected project such as a coffee table, designed to introduce you to timber preparation, jointing, machinery, assembly and finishing.

This is important: highly specialised projects aren't necessarily suitable simply because they can be made from wood.

Our objective is to teach you woodworking, not simply help you complete an item.

Who Is Private Tuition For?

Ideal for:

• Complete beginners wanting intensive individual tuition.
• Hobby woodworkers wanting to improve particular skills.
• People setting up their own home workshop.
• Anyone wanting confidence using woodworking machinery.
• People considering furniture making as a serious hobby.
• Someone wanting several consecutive days of immersive woodworking.
• Anyone who simply prefers learning one-to-one.

What's Included

• Exclusive one-to-one tuition.
• Use of workshop tools, machinery and equipment.
• Tea, coffee and biscuits throughout the day.
• Planning of an appropriate project/programme before your visit.

Materials are charged separately, because requirements vary considerably according to the project selected.

We will agree the project and expected material cost with you before the booking is confirmed, so there are no unexpected charges.

Location & Times

The Cambridge Woodwork School
Foxton, Cambridge

Time: 9.00am – 4.30pm
Level: Beginner to intermediate
Format: Private one-to-one tuition

Investment – £500 per day + materials

Multiple consecutive days can be booked where appropriate.

Dates by arrangement.

Please contact us first to discuss what you would like to learn and your preferred dates. Once we've agreed the programme and availability, you'll be able to complete your booking through the website.

CONTACT US TO ARRANGE YOUR TUITION