Thread: Woodworking courses in Melbourne

Hello
I am also interested to know about wood working.
I guess TAFE might me a good idea but not sure if there is any good quality course available.

I'm currently doing my 2nd year at TAFE at Holmesglen in Chadstone, and tbh, I'd advise against going to TAFE, cuts to funding have noticeably hobbled TAFE's ability to teach

try the Victorian Woodworkers Association or Melbourne School of Fine Woodworking who run short courses and probably have better teachers then TAFE

Any pointers ? ​buy some tools, build a bench and have a crack !

I done an apprenticeship in joinery, stair building at nmit

Also my old teacher was magnificent in joinery although retired now

Originally Posted by brettule

I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a woodworking course in Melbourne? I'm a beginner and just want to take it up as a hobby. I guess I'm thinking of a 6 month course or longer which seeks to give me the basics and then perhaps go on to teach a little more. Any pointers?

Try this link: https://www.woodworkforums.com/

Its like a woodworking university. You wont get through all the content you will find on that site in six centuries, let alone six months. Its got everything from the basics to the advanced and beyond in any type of woodworking you can think of. A lot of really talented people freely share their knowledge there and tuition fees are very reasonable.

Give it a try

Cheers

Doug

Originally Posted by stevogq

I done an apprenticeship in joinery, stair building at nmit

Thanks for the tip. I checked out NMIT and they have short 10 week courses on furniture making. Perfect. I've enrolled.

while Doug 3030 is right because I have got a heap of ideas from here, I think that for me it was very helpful to go to a school and see first hand how things are done.

I went to the Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking for a few terms which really set me up on my woodworking journey.

I can highly recommend this school.

Here is an option for you

Melbourne school of fine woodworking

or another
Melbourne guild of fine woodworking

Another option is Get Woodworking in Williamstown.

Furniture making is really good well done, also as a tip get some extra cash on the side as you will have a choice to purchase the projects you've made I'm gutted that I didn't buy mine.

Originally Posted by stevogq

Furniture making is really good well done, also as a tip get some extra cash on the side as you will have a choice to purchase the projects you've made I'm gutted that I didn't buy mine.

So do you get to come up with your own project?

In joinery I did I ended up making a full sized buffet which later I sold to my sister, but that's the last project you'll do