children’s woodwork
Come experience the pleasure of working wood without electric blades. Work with the grain, understand how things have been done for a long time, and appreciate that, outside of a production setting, handtool work can be just as efficient as machine work, without all the dust and noise.
The Children’s and Youth woodworking program is for sessions of 3.5 hours each. Come and learn how to safely use hand tools to cut, drill, saw, bend, nail, plane and chisel wood. All classes are supervised by adults with experience. Wood is provided and packages of extra wood are available for taking home.
The focus of first sessions focus on tool safety, a group safety pledge and safe behaviour training to work as a cooperative group. There is an introduction to sawing boards and nailing wood, make a step stool in which there is drilling holes, hammering nails and using handtools to sharp the wood.
During all classes there is a focus on safety. These classes use handtools such as the handsaw, coping saw, file, key hole saw, rasp, hammer, ruler, a bench hook and a mitre box to make a step stool, tray and a cutting board.
Time: 3.5 hrs. each (plus one 15 min juice break)
Spaces: 10 children max, we take a 15 minute juiced break during the 3.5 hours
Instructors: 3 to 4 adults
Ages 10 to 15 years who are independent workers and can follow instructions
Safety PPE: we provide safety glasses, dust masks and ear plugs
Expectations of children attending:
- able and willing to listen to the adults and follow rules
- no cellphones, willing to ask other children to help and help others
- team player, and able to cooperate with others of any age
- willing to take care of the tools without damage
- willing to clean up 10 minutes at the end of class
Bursaries available, please get in touch with the office for details.
