Sam Whyman Furniture Maker
Cabinet Making

Furniture Making Courses

Furniture Making Courses

From two days to one year

From two days to one year

Whether you’re looking to spend a few days or a week creating something beautiful to treasure for years to come, or you’re ready to dedicate up to a full year transforming your career or deepening a lifelong passion, our courses combine deep skill building with the fun and creativity of learning something new. Your woodworking adventure starts here.

Full-Time Furniture Making Courses

Our long course options provide an immersive experience in fine furniture craftsmanship and design. Develop essential cabinet making skills while creating bespoke furniture pieces.

Short Woodworking Courses

Whether you’re a complete beginner or have years of furniture making experience, we have a course for you. Ranging from 2 days to 4 weeks, our courses are designed to help you develop key woodworking skills.

12-week furniture making course

An Intensive 12-Week Fine Furniture Making Course, designed to guide both beginners and experienced woodworkers on an enriching journey of craftsmanship. Develop essential skills in hand tools, precision joinery, and woodworking machinery.

Online Woodworking Courses

An online furniture making course designed to elevate your woodworking and cabinetry skills to the standards of fine furniture craftsmanship with some classic Waters & Acland projects for you to try at home!

Student Testimonials

Our students fall in love with their craft – days filled with focused effort pass quickly, and the journeys below showcase their remarkable designs and creations. These pieces reflect a deep understanding of the design process, developed through hours of commitment.

Student Archive

The quality of work produced by our students will rival any exhibition of handcrafted furniture worldwide. Remarkably, many of our students begin with little or no experience in furniture making or design!

Take a look through these furniture making courses and feel free to get in touch to discuss further which course best matches your ambitions as a maker. We welcome complete beginners through to experienced woodworkers. Everyone can learn new skills at the Waters and Acland Fine Furniture School.