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Level X
Furniture Making Intermediate
COURSE OVERVIEW
This is an 8 week course scheduled for one evening a week and aimed towards those who have attended the Introduction to Furniture Making Course.
Taking the training and experience you have already gained you will be guided through the creation of a small, dovetailed box.
You will also be introduced to the usage of a homemade router table to create rebates and grooves into small pieces of wood to create a frame.
You will also have the option to create a framed veneered lid for the box.
We will also cover simple finishing techniques for your completed box.
The next course is starting in April 2027 and further information will be available from June 2026.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Anyone over the age of 19 who has either studied our Introduction to Furniture Making course or they have basic Furniture Making experience.
Your tutor will be able to advise you on what other courses may be available to you at Chichester College.
Continuous classroom assessment based on Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement (RARPA).
Course fees: £TBC
Materials for the first few sessions of the course are provided by the College. Students will be expected to provide timber and other hardware items for any additional projects.
For the first session you will need:
- Safety boots/trainers, which must be steel toe-capped. These must be purchased in advance of starting the course
- A pair of safety glasses, or ‘over specs’;
- A pair of ear defenders
PPE is available from Screwfix or similar trade merchants at a reasonable cost.
To book a place select ‘Apply Online’; in the Course Overview section on the website.
We have limited onsite parking, however we are very close to public transport links.
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