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The Makershed

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Learn hand tools woodwork joinery and furniture making 🪚🪑
Fully equipped wood workshop located in the heart of Bristol, UK 🇬🇧

LEARN WOODWORK SKILLS! Our Level 1 Woodwork for B LEARN WOODWORK SKILLS! Our Level 1 Woodwork for Beginners course will teach you how to use hand tools to mark, saw, chisel, plane and finish wood to create simple woodwork projects. People are sometimes surprised that it takes 4 days to make this toolbox project but, we pack in a lot of learning and make sure you get the opportunity to practice what you've learnt so you can put the skills to good use at home. Sign up for one of our weekend or midweek daytime courses through the Makershed website today! #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #course #beginners #woodwork #handtools #toolbox #handmade #workshops #joinery #making #carpentry
TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE TOOL SALE COMING UP! If y TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE TOOL SALE COMING UP! If you're in need of tools, this is a great place to buy second hand whilst supporting a fantastic charity!
Reclaimed Red Oak Book Shelves! Congratulations t Reclaimed Red Oak Book Shelves! Congratulations to Nick for finishing his second big project. The shelves look great! Made using biscuits for edge joins and stopped housings for all the corners. It came together like a dream on glue-up :-) Kitchen table next....... #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #woodwork #biscuits #stoppedhousing #handtools #projects #furnituremaking #joinery
THE REPAIR CAFE IS BACK! If you can volunteer you THE REPAIR CAFE IS BACK! If you can volunteer your skills please do email Matt, who is organising the event as part of the Bristol City Council City Centre and High Street Culture and Events Programme. If you have something in need of repair then bring it along! #repair #repaircafe #bristol #stpauls
CABINET MAKING! Congratulations to Jake on comple CABINET MAKING! Congratulations to Jake on completion of his level 2 cabinet - you did a brilliant job! The cabinet is made using housings, rebates, dovetails and mortice and tenon joints. A comprehensive set of skills and joinery that opens up a whole range of options for making solid wood projects. Best of luck Jake with your new carpentry apprenticeship! #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #course #class #beginners #joinery #woodwork #handtools #furniture #handmade #making #dovetail
WOODWORK SKILLS! Well done to Carrie, Dennis, Rez WOODWORK SKILLS! Well done to Carrie, Dennis, Reza and Charlie for completing their toolboxes earlier in 2025! Bookings are now being taken for our autumn classes. Evenings are full but we still have capacity in our Thursday and Friday daytime classes and the weekend courses - next one coming up on 27th/28th September & 4th/5th October. If you fancy learning some new skills this autumn, visit our website and book in today! #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #course #beginners #woodwork #handtools #toolbox #handmade #workshops #joinery #making #carpentry
RED OAK SIDEBOARD! Made in the workshop by Mike a RED OAK SIDEBOARD! Made in the workshop by Mike as a 'Rent-A-Bencher' with mitres, through housings and through mortice and tenon joinery. I love the aesthetic of this piece - great design Mike! #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #woodwork #morticeandtenon #handtools #projects #furnituremaking #joinery
WOODWORK LEVEL 2 Congratulations to Beth on compl WOODWORK LEVEL 2 Congratulations to Beth on completing her Woodwork for Beginner Level 2 Lidded Box and producing some great joinery! Packed with hand tool skills and joinery learning, this is one of the projects you can make following completion of the level 1 toolbox. Class options are Wednesday or Thursday evenings or Thursday or Friday daytimes. To join one of the evening classes just send us an email to join the waiting list. To join one of the daytime classes just head over to the website to book in now - all dates from September through to December 2025 are now available. #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #course #beginners #woodwork #handtools #toolbox #handmade #workshops #joinery #making #furniture making #carpentry #dovetails #morticeand tenon #redgrandis
WOODWORK WEEKENDS! Back in May this lovely lot co WOODWORK WEEKENDS! Back in May this lovely lot completed our Woodwork for Beginners Level 1 course over two weekends and made toolboxes, entirely using hand tools. The level 1 course is great for people who are new to woodwork as well as those with some experience - we teach you how to use the tools accurately and efficiently from the start, producing great looking and structurally strong joinery. We're running an extra 4 day course this year on the weekends of 19th, 20th, 26th and 27th July so, if you fancy learning some new skills this summer, then head over to the Makershed website and book yourself in! #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #course #beginners #woodwork #handtools #toolbox #handmade #workshops #joinery #making #carpentry
SARAH'S BEAUTIFUL DOOR! Level 3 woodwork student SARAH'S BEAUTIFUL DOOR! Level 3 woodwork student Sarah has worked hard this year making an internal door for her house with glass panes and mortice and tenon joinery made entirely by hand - just saws, chisels and planes. Thanks for the in situ photo Sarah, it looks fantastic! #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #woodwork #morticeandtenon #handtools #projects #furnituremaking #joinery
TOOL SALE 25TH MAY! Please do support this charit TOOL SALE 25TH MAY! Please do support this charity of you're looking to buy tools. They have lots of woodworking (and other) tools that they refurbish to a high standard and all funds raised help support their work shipping tools to communities in Africa.
MIRROR FRAME! Amelia did a great job constructing MIRROR FRAME! Amelia did a great job constructing this mirror frame using stopped haunched mortice and tenon joints in preparation for making cupboard doors for her campervan! #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #eucalyptus #woodwork #morticeandtenon #handtools #projects #furnituremaking #joinery
JOB OPPORTUNITY AT BWRP! This is a great opportun JOB OPPORTUNITY AT BWRP! This is a great opportunity for anyone wanting to put their woodwork skills to good use! Bristol Wood Recycling Project is hiring a Workshop Team Member 4 or 5 days per week (£25,626 full time equivalent) The Workshop Team Member role provides a supporting role to the Workshop Coordinator and Workshop Team in the running of the Workshop at BWRP. This means the production of goods to generate income, customer and co-op administration, volunteer supervision, safe running and maintenance of the workshop and cooperative working. To apply follow the application link on www.bwrp.org.uk and send the application to recruitment@bwrp.org.uk or print and bring to BWRP in person. Closing date 9am Monday, May 19th, 2025.
TOOLBOXES GALORE! Well done to all these recent l TOOLBOXES GALORE! Well done to all these recent level 1 woodwork course participants, you did a fantastic job! All of our 2025 dates for Tuesday evenings and weekends courses are now live on the website so if you fancy joining the woodworking skills club you can book in today! #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #course #beginners #woodwork #handtools #toolbox #handmade #workshops #joinery #making #carpentry
DOVETAIL BOXES! Congratulations to Joe and Mark o DOVETAIL BOXES! Congratulations to Joe and Mark on producing some fantastic first dovetails! We teach our level 2 lidded box students how to accurately saw and chisel dovetails and sockets to match each other, resulting in strong and attractive joints that will stand the test of time. If you've done a woodwork joinery course previously and would like to improve your skills and accuracy then just get in touch to join one of our level 2 / 3 evening class waiting lists. *Immediate start available in the midweek daytime classes* #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #course #beginners #woodwork #handtools #toolbox #handmade #workshops #joinery #making #furniture making #carpentry #dovetails #morticeand tenon #redgrandis
TOOLBOX! Well done Chris, fantastic corner rebate TOOLBOX! Well done Chris, fantastic corner rebate joints! All of our level 1 woodworkers make a toolbox - it's the perfect project for us to teach the essential foundation skills for making successful woodwork joints. It's great for both complete beginners and improvers looking to get better results. If you'd like to learn accurate marking, sawing, chiseling and hand planing techniques, come and join one of our midweek daytime, evening or weekend courses in the @stpaulslearningcentre in central Bristol. #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #course #beginners #woodwork #handtools #toolbox #handmade #workshops #joinery #making #carpentry
WHISKY GLASSES DISPLAY! Congratulations Clare on WHISKY GLASSES DISPLAY! Congratulations Clare on finishing this lovely little set of shelves - made to fit the whisky glass collection exactly! Made from eucalyptus timber using dovetail and through housing joinery.....and skills learnt in level 3 project classes. #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #eucalyptus #woodwork #dovetail #handtools #projects #furnituremaking #joinery
FINISHED CABINET! Congratulations Marina on finis FINISHED CABINET! Congratulations Marina on finishing your cabinet and doing such a brilliant job - through housings, wedged mortice and tenons, dovetails and stopped haunched mortice and tenons all in the bag! This project gives our students a broad range of joinery and hand tools skills and really sets them up for success with their own project at level 3. I can't wait to see what you make next Marina! #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #course #class #beginners #joinery #woodwork #handtools #furniture #handmade #making #dovetail
BEN'S RECLAIMED TIMBER STOOL! Rent-A-Bencher Ben BEN'S RECLAIMED TIMBER STOOL! Rent-A-Bencher Ben has been busy making this little stool from different reclaimed hardwood offcuts - walnut, ash and jarrah from @bristolwrp. Lots of challenging angled mortice and tenon joinery in this one and we love the bevels and grooves on the rails! #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #reclaimedwood #woodwork #handtools #selfdirectedlearning #furnituremaking
DAVID'S BOX! Many thanks to David for sending us DAVID'S BOX! Many thanks to David for sending us this photo of his finished level 2 lidded box at home. Great job and nice looking tools in there! This project not only covers through dovetails as seen here, but also through housings, corner rebates, stopped haunched mortice and tenons and mitre joints. #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #course #beginners #woodwork #handtools #toolbox #handmade #workshops #joinery #making #furniture making #carpentry
PADDLE BUILDING! Bristol watersports charity AllA PADDLE BUILDING! Bristol watersports charity AllAboard @aawatersports is running a day long paddle making workshop on 19th February - open to everyone and an opportunity to learn from skilled shipwrights, boat builders and carpenters in a working boatyard in Bristol Harbour. Looks like great fun and a chance to expand your woodwork skills! Last space left on the website..... #woodwork #boatyard #bristol #craft #skills #learn #course #beginners #handmade #workshops #joinery #making #carpentry
MAKING AT SPLC! St Pauls Learning Centre, where t MAKING AT SPLC! St Pauls Learning Centre, where the Makershed workshop is located, is a great place to learn new skills. These free workshops are being run by professional maker Matt Pang at SPLC and look like lots of fun! Would you like to build something but are not sure where to start? Are you interested in learning basic DIY engineering concepts? Do you want to get better at using DIY tools? In these free drop-in sessions you will learn DIY and making skills whilst building a chain reaction machine from found materials – wood, metal, plastic, all sorts! Guided by professional maker Matt Pang (and friends!). No previous experience required just the willingness to get hands-on and have a go! We will also be building a community contraption to be used for the Global Day of the Drum celebrations with Bridging Histories in summer 2025! Suitable for all ages young and old, children under 13 to be accompanied by an adult. No Booking Required. 🗓️ Sunday 9th February 2025 – 2pm – 4pm + DIY Skills and Advice with bePractical 🗓️ Sunday 23rd February 2025 – 2pm – 4pm 🗓️ Saturday 1st March 2025 10:30am – 1pm
TOOLBOXES! We're looking forward to welcoming the TOOLBOXES! We're looking forward to welcoming the next cohort of toolbox makers tomorrow evening following completion by Dani, Alex, John, Andrew, Adam, Alex, Amy and the rest of their group - very well done all! The current Tuesday evenings course is full but we still have a few spaces left for the 11th March start date so if you'd like to learn some hand tools woodwork skills, head over the website to book in! www.themakershed.co.uk/courses/woodwork-for-beginners-level-1/ #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #course #beginners #woodwork #handtools #toolbox #handmade #workshops #joinery #making #carpentry
SAWING, CHISELING, PLANING, FINISHING! We're stil SAWING, CHISELING, PLANING, FINISHING! We're still enjoying leftover mince pies at the moment but looking forward to reopening the Makershed workshop doors on 7th January for another year of woodwork! If you fancy learning some new skills and enjoying some 'making' time in 2025, head on over to the website and book yourself in. www.themakershed.co.uk/courses/woodwork-for-beginners-level-1/ #themakershedbristol #bristol #courses #craft #skills #learn #course #beginners #woodwork #handtools #toolbox #handmade #workshops #joinery #making #carpentry
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