Furniture Repair and Restoration - 5 May

This course will teach you how to carry out basic repairs to your favourite piece of furniture.

The 6-hour class covers tools and techniques, methodology, ethical vs financial considerations as well as painting and finishing options.

Learn how to repair joints and replace worn out or missing parts of timber pieces. Our experienced woodworking tutor will show you how to fix wobbly chairs and table legs as well as how to give new life to a preloved piece of furniture.

This is a hands-on workshop where we will teach you how to use simple hand tools, a power sander and a heat gun (for paint stripping), reinforce joints if necessary and how to select the right tool for the job.

We strongly recommend you bring your own project to work on in class, and you will go home with functional and great furniture that you will enjoy using again.
By the end of this workshop, you should be able to:

• Perform basic techniques for repairing timber furniture

• Have knowledge of general safety practices in a workshop setting
• Understand the principles, benefits and potential of refurbishment and upcycling
• Understand how the skills you learn in this workshop can be applied to other projects
• Have some basic knowledge of cleaning, painting and finishing techniques
• Have guided, hands-on experience using basic tools
• Have a huge sense of accomplishment!

The course content covers:

• Introduction
• Safety and Housekeeping
• Using timber glues, furniture waxing and polishing
• Using hand tools and clamps
• Learn how to repair joints
• Discover how to freshen up metal fittings

Host or Publisher The Bower Re-use & Repair Centre