Bush Furniture
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
For ages 16 to adult - BEGINNER skill level
Course runs for 5 FULL-DAYS - Monday to Friday 9am until 4pm
Venue is BELLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL (mobility aid accessible)
This course has an extra materials cost of $50
Need an NDIS invoice? Call Nicole on 0419 379 146 during business hours BEFORE booking.
Use native materials to make a bush chair – a piece that will be authentic, unique and hark back to the bush skills of the early colonial days.
Terry will guide you to bring out the raw beauty of the wood and let its shape play a part in the design. He’ll help you identify readily available, naturally shaped materials and teach you the skills needed to construct a rustic bush chair, including a slatted seat. Then you get to take home your unique chair as a comfortable piece of furniture and a conversation piece.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
For ages 16 to adult - BEGINNER skill level
Course runs for 5 FULL-DAYS - Monday to Friday 9am until 4pm
Venue is BELLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL (mobility aid accessible)
This course has an extra materials cost of $50
Need an NDIS invoice? Call Nicole on 0419 379 146 during business hours BEFORE booking.
Use native materials to make a bush chair – a piece that will be authentic, unique and hark back to the bush skills of the early colonial days.
Terry will guide you to bring out the raw beauty of the wood and let its shape play a part in the design. He’ll help you identify readily available, naturally shaped materials and teach you the skills needed to construct a rustic bush chair, including a slatted seat. Then you get to take home your unique chair as a comfortable piece of furniture and a conversation piece.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
For ages 16 to adult - BEGINNER skill level
Course runs for 5 FULL-DAYS - Monday to Friday 9am until 4pm
Venue is BELLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL (mobility aid accessible)
This course has an extra materials cost of $50
Need an NDIS invoice? Call Nicole on 0419 379 146 during business hours BEFORE booking.
Use native materials to make a bush chair – a piece that will be authentic, unique and hark back to the bush skills of the early colonial days.
Terry will guide you to bring out the raw beauty of the wood and let its shape play a part in the design. He’ll help you identify readily available, naturally shaped materials and teach you the skills needed to construct a rustic bush chair, including a slatted seat. Then you get to take home your unique chair as a comfortable piece of furniture and a conversation piece.
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YOUR COURSE TUTOR
Terry Wilkins
Terry is a Bellingen local and a builder by trade and has an extensive background working with timber.
Terry has taught the Bush Furniture course for many years, with 2023 his first year as a tutor.
Terry will be assisted by his son, Jordan Wilkins.
“The camp was one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve ever had. I did a course with my dad (75yrs) & sister. Our instructor Terry was so great. Best of all my 3 daughters made friends, learnt new skills & had so much fun.”
“Terry was very skillful and more than happy to step outside the box to accommodate any of our questions and requests.”
“I did this course with my son and we had the best week.”
“Terry Wilkins and his son, Jordan, were wonderful tutors and fun and lovely people. I was lucky to be with them.”
“Terry and Jordan were just wonderful. It was a delight to be in their course. They both created a sense of achievable challenge. They were supportive without stopping us from feeling we were doing the work ourselves. They created a really harmonious environment. Just great.”
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You’ll learn basic bush furniture design, joinery techniques and the preparation of timber.
The course will involve using all the skills needed in the construction of rustic furniture:
Identifying and acquiring suitable timber
Basic design elements
Basic joinery techniques
Preparation of timber
The use of specialised tools in rustic furniture making
Timber finishing techniques
Upon completion of the course participants will be able to design and build any piece they can imagine, limited only by the requirements of sound joinery techniques.
For those with limited space in which to take the piece home, you can make a smaller version suitable for a child or grandchild.
At the end of the week you will have a beautiful and original piece of bush furniture to take home.
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Please bring the following on your first day of class:
14 or 18V cordless drill
18, 20, 22 and 25mm spade bits
Tape measure
Pencil
Sturdy comfortable footwear as you will be standing on concrete floors for 5 or 6 hours per day
This class has an extra materials cost of $50, which is payable directly to the tutor.
Once you book your ticket, the tutor will be in touch to arrange payment.
Cost includes:All timber and other materials required to make your furniture
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No experience required.
Basic knowledge of tools would be helpful but is not essential.
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NOTE: THIS IS A PLAN ONLY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Day One
Overview of rustic furniture making
Timber properties
Selection of timber and demo of construction techniques
Preparation of components.
Day Two to Four
Construction of the chair and demo of advanced manufacture, using specialised tools
Day Five
Slatting of seats and finish treatments
