Rustic Furniture workshop

**Andy Mac** · 22nd November 2005, 09:52 AM

Hi there,
I need to drum up some support for a workshop I hope to run next year. It will be part of the McGregor Winter Arts Retreat in Toowoomba, Qld., and run for 5 days in early July.
I aim to run an Intro to Rustic Furniture making, focusing on shaving horse and drawknife, and will include at least one day in the workshop making tools (like the shaving horse and bowsaw). It will also include some outdoor work, hopefully in nearby bushland. Toowoomba can be cool to cold, but usually dry with beautiful sunny days in winter!

Costs are: Tuition: $440 + GST = $484.00
On-campus Accomm. (inc. meals) $415 + GST = $456.50
Alternate accomodation could be organised.
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If you are interested, or want more info, please PM me, as I need early indication of interest before McGregor administration include me in their program!
Here is the link for this year’s Winter Retreat just gone: http://www.usq.edu.au/mcgregor/winter/default.htm…there maybe something similar on offer next year for spouse/partner/kids!!

Thanks for your time,

**echnidna** · 22nd November 2005, 05:55 PM

Soon as swmbo comes home I shall have to start grovelling.
How many students Andy?

**Andy Mac** · 22nd November 2005, 08:45 PM

Hi Echidna,
I need 5 starters to ensure it goes ahead, and about 10 would be ideal.
Cheers,

**doug the slug** · 22nd November 2005, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by Andy Mac

Toowoomba can be cool to cold, but usually dry with beautiful sunny days in winter!

,

Andy, toowoomba is beautiful at that time of the year and i would like to branch out in the direction your course is leading one day, but not this year, will there be others next and subsequent years???

**Andy Mac** · 23rd November 2005, 09:58 AM

Hello Doug,
I've tried a couple of times to run courses here, including a toolmaking one, but haven't attracted enough starters. Quite a few of the courses offered in the McGregor brochure are cancelled at the last minute due to unsustainable class bookings, which must annoy those people that have booked. Coming up at this year's Summer School is a 2 week class being offered with master craftsman Robert Dunlop, and at present there are only 3 bookings:eek: ...as the Yanks say, Go figger! Lawrence Otto and Geoff Hannah are here again, but they usually have no trouble attracting numbers.
As for any in the future, I'll probably keep chipping away, and may try a couple of independent classes, but under the McGregor umbrella at least insurance, admin and advertising is covered! I am running a couple of whittling classes at the Woodford Folk Festival this year, 3hr duration, but fairly rudimentary stuff.

Cheers,

**knucklehead** · 23rd November 2005, 11:26 AM

That an excellent idea Andy. I am keen to give it a go.
I'll PM you ASAP.

**Andy Mac** · 7th March 2006, 11:21 AM

Righto, here's the latest on the workshop. I have renamed it as they wanted me to sex it up a bit, to try and make it more arty/sculptural.

Same dog different name! If you're interested please contact McGregor directly, your support will be appreciated.
http://www.usq.edu.au/mcgregor/winte...ists/macda.htm

Cheers,

**dan_tom** · 7th March 2006, 02:43 PM

Try this instead, as clicking on Andy's link didn't work:

http://www.usq.edu.au/mcgregor/winter/classes/macda.htm

Cheers
Dan

**Auld Bassoon** · 7th March 2006, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by Andy Mac

Hello Doug,
I've tried a couple of times to run courses here, including a toolmaking one, but haven't attracted enough starters. Quite a few of the courses offered in the McGregor brochure are cancelled at the last minute due to unsustainable class bookings, which must annoy those people that have booked. Coming up at this year's Summer School is a 2 week class being offered with master craftsman Robert Dunlop, and at present there are only 3 bookings:eek: ...as the Yanks say, Go figger! Lawrence Otto and Geoff Hannah are here again, but they usually have no trouble attracting numbers.
As for any in the future, I'll probably keep chipping away, and may try a couple of independent classes, but under the McGregor umbrella at least insurance, admin and advertising is covered! I am running a couple of whittling classes at the Woodford Folk Festival this year, 3hr duration, but fairly rudimentary stuff.

Cheers,

G'day Andy,

Do you have the authority to post the McGregor candidate curriculum to this forum?

If we knew what was coming up, when, tutored by whom and at what cost, I'm sure that there would be some interest...

Cheers!

**Andy Mac** · 7th March 2006, 07:46 PM

AB,
I'll see if I can arrange that, can't imagine they'll dodge publicity!

Cheers,

**knucklehead** · 19th June 2006, 05:23 PM

Well the web page says that the class is canceled.

Andy do you have an update on what is happening?

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