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Bush Furniture

$507.00

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.

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.

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.

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.

ESSENTIAL INFO

If you purchase a ticket for this course, all the information on this page will be emailed to you with your ticket.

👥 Suitable for: Ages 16 and up

📍 Venue: Bellingen High School

📈 Level: Suitable for all skill levels

⏰ Schedule: Mon–Fri, 9am – 4pm (5 Full-Days)

🏷️ Extra costs: This course has a cost of $50 for materials

⚠️ Extra info: This course is held in the Bellingen Men’s Shed, which can be hot in summer. Due to the amount of equipment onsite, it may not be suitable for students with mobility issues.

Required skills & experience

  • No experience required

  • Basic knowledge of tools would be helpful but is not essential

Supplies that will be provided by your tutor

Cost of $50 includes:

  • All timber and other materials required to make your furniture

NOTE: Supply costs will be collected by the tutor before Camp Creative.

Supplies that you need to bring to 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

Learning outcomes

The course will involve using all the skills needed in the construction of rustic furniture:

  • You’ll learn basic bush furniture design, joinery techniques and the preparation of timber.

  • 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

  • Take home a new piece of bush furniture that you made yourself!

COURSE PLAN

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

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.

“The course was very enjoyable and rewarding. Terry was a wonderful instructor and cheer leader.”
— Happy Camper Review
“Great teacher with assistant, organised, lots of materials and assistance.”
— Happy Camper Review
“Completed the bush furniture course and the teachers were excellent.”
— Happy Camper Review

Jordan Wilkins will be working alongside Terry as the assistant for this course.

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