Shape oak, cedar and your growing confidence into a handcrafted keepsake box you’ll treasure for years. Over five rewarding days, you’ll learn to cut crisp dovetails by hand, form a traditional frame-and-panel lid and fit a beautifully aromatic cedar of Lebanon base. Every joint, every shaving of oak builds your skill and your pride.
Perfect for those who have completed our Marquetry Games Board course or already know their way around a chisel. If you can mark, saw and pare basic joints, you’re ready.
• Hand-cut dovetail joinery
• Precision marking and fitting techniques
• Traditional frame and panel construction
• Fine finishing for a professional result
Skills that stay with you. A box that can become a gift, an heirloom or the first of many you will make at home.
• Materials included
• Bring a packed lunch
• A detailed welcome email arrives a week before your course
Set in the inspiring grounds of Scotney Castle. Book your place and make something that truly lasts.
Shape oak, cedar and your growing confidence into a handcrafted keepsake box you’ll treasure for years. Over five rewarding days, you’ll learn to cut crisp dovetails by hand, form a traditional frame-and-panel lid and fit a beautifully aromatic cedar of Lebanon base. Every joint, every shaving of oak builds your skill and your pride.
Perfect for those who have completed our Marquetry Games Board course or already know their way around a chisel. If you can mark, saw and pare basic joints, you’re ready.
• Hand-cut dovetail joinery
• Precision marking and fitting techniques
• Traditional frame and panel construction
• Fine finishing for a professional result
Skills that stay with you. A box that can become a gift, an heirloom or the first of many you will make at home.
• Materials included
• Bring a packed lunch
• A detailed welcome email arrives a week before your course
Set in the inspiring grounds of Scotney Castle. Book your place and make something that truly lasts.