Week Three of Term Three. Progress Update
With our Two Term Designer Makers now having left the workshop before Easter, our remaining Three Term students are either in the final stages of…
End of Term Two – A Celebration of Making
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been surrounded by the final push of self-designed projects: long hours of sanding, refining, adjusting, and problem solving, followed…
Term 2, Week Nine: Approaching the Finish Line
It’s the end of week nine in term 2 and the effort across the workshop continues at full pace. For many students working on their…
Week Seven: Complexity and Completion
Back after the halft term break, the workshop has quickly regained its rhythm. Several projects are now nearing completion, with some students deep into final…
Axminster Professional Honing Guide & Bevel Guide Review
Axminster Tools kindly sent us their Professional Honing Guide and Bevel Guide to test in the workshop. We’ve now had the chance to put it…
Term Two, Week Six: Refinement, Finishing and Momentum
We’ve reached the end of week six, the final week before the school closes for half term, and the workshop has that familiar feeling of…
From the Velodrome to the Workbench: Steve Bate MBE’s Next Chapter
After more than a decade racing at the highest level of Paralympic sport, Steve Bate MBE has swapped the velodrome for the workshop. Diagnosed with…
The Radii Chair
by Former Designer Maker Student Gareth Harding — Now Our Online Tutor! Gareth joined us in 2017 on our one-year Designer Maker course as a complete…
Term Two, Week Five: Self-Design Projects Coming Together Nicely!
We’re now at the end of week five, and the Designer Maker students have been hard at work on their self-designed projects. Since our last…
Bespoke Commission: Corner Unit and Bookcase
Recently completed, this bespoke corner unit and accompanying bookcase form the latest chapter in an ongoing relationship with a long‑standing client. Designed to sit comfortably…