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Past Courses
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(5 Saturdays) $880.00
May 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th. 9am to 4pm with 1 hour lunchbreak.
The Document/Jewellery box course takes you through the process of hand-cut dovetail joints, basic veneering, inlay work, fitting of hinges, locks and escutcheons. Choice of Jarrah or Blackbutt. Tasmanian Blackwood or She Oak - extra $20.00 |
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Weekend Courses
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(4 Saturdays) $770.00
July 17th, 18th,24th and 31st 9am to 4pm with 1 hour lunchbreak.
The veneering course takes the student through the exciting process of creating their own veneers from solid stock, matching, edging, stitching and finally pressing them.
You will learn how to work substrates, lippings, cross-bandings, glues and vacuum presses.
You will make an exquisitely patterned table top to finish off the Hall Table Base project.
For those who don’t wish to make the Hall Table top, may choose to make a square or rectangular top not exceeding 0.45 m2. |
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Weekend Courses
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$330.00
Oct 16th & 17th 9am to 4pm with 1 hour lunchbreak.
Join Neil and Pam for a most enjoyable weekend making a variety of fine, decorative inlays
from solid stock. Each participant gets to take home a valuable bundle of inlay strips for use in future projects.
See our COURSE CALENDARfor more information in time. |
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Weekday Courses
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These week day courses are designed to train those who wish to participate in our mid- week Bench Space Sessions, and for those who have home workshops. The student will be taken through the safe use and set-up of each ESCA machine and hand tool.
Mondays & Fridays Only 9am to 4pm with 1 hour lunchbreak. $330.00
Course 1.
April 19th & 23rd
Course 2.
Aug. 16th & 20th
Course 3.
Nov. 8th & 12th |
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Weekday Courses
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Our week day bench space sessions are available to those who have completed one of our Safe Machine Set-up and Use workshops, as participants must adhere to ESCA safety rules and conditions.
One instructor will be available at all times during these creative workshops to help guide participants in all facets of their projects from concept through to creation. Each session is comprised of a 3 hour block, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, Tuesdays to Thursdays.
Participants may specify which sessions they wish to attend. Numbers per session are limited to a maximum of 4 and a minimum of 3. As with all ESCA workshops, session blocks must be booked and paid for in advance. Due to the self-directed nature of these sessions, participants must have a basic knowledge of woodworking. It is also recommended that each participant brings his/her own hand tools along.*2
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays. 9am to 4pm with 1 hour lunchbreak.
4 x 3hr session block (12 hours) $ 440.00
8 x 3hr session block (24 hours) $ 836.00
12 x 3hr session block (36 hours) $1210.00
*1Materials costs not included |
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Past Courses
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(4 Saturdays)
$770.00
June 12th, 19th, 26th and July 3rd 9am to 4pm with 1 hour lunchbreak.
This elegant Hall Table introduces the student to a wide range of furniture making practices, such as wedged mortise-and-tenon joints, leg tapering, table top fixing methods and more. Choice of Jarrah or Blackbutt. Tasmanian Blackwood – extra $40.00. Dimensions: 1200 x 360 x 800.
Please note:
Only the base is made over the 4 days with the student having the option to make a solid timber top on the following, ‘Catch-up’ Day, Saturday 12th July. ($180.00)
Alternatively, the student may opt to make an exquisite veneered top in the Veneering Course. (See below) |
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Weekend Courses
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(6 Saturdays & 2 Sundays)
$1,540.00
August 21st and 28th Sept 4th, 11th, 18th and 19th, 25th and 26th 9am to 4pm with 1 hour lunchbreak.
This delightful, Japanese-inspired little chest of 3 drawers is the ultimate course in carcase construction methods. It takes the student through various aspects of frame-and-panel work, spindle shaping, lathe work, and the very complex and demanding process of drawer design, construction and fitting. This course is primarily designed to teach the student how to tackle much larger case piece projects in the future. Choice of Jarrah or Blackbutt. Tasmanian Blackwood – extra $50.00 |
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Weekend Courses
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$330.00
Oct 30th & 31st 9am to 4pm with 1 hour lunchbreak. 2” Lie Nielsen Replacement blade (optional) $80.00
Only much more expensive planes give good results straight out of the box. All Stanley and Record tools, especially later models, require fettling to achieve a satisfactory result. Learn how to tune your plane and sharpen your blades and chisels for maximum performance. Neil will go through various techniques to achieve gleaming, super sharp cutting edges and how to set-up your plane to take the finest of shavings. Those who wish to participate in this course may want to get a better quality, thicker blade for their Stanley or Record planes. |
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Weekday Courses
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One-on-one training is the quickest, most direct and efficient way to learn about furniture design and construction and to acquire the necessary skills that are needed to produce exceptional work.
Each participant works exclusively alongside the instructor and has the freedom to direct the nature of activities, whether it be resolving a design, or honing a set of skills. Past students have been amazed at their rapid progress .
As with our Bench Space Sessions, One-on One Mentoring must be booked in a minimum of a 4 session block, totalling twelve hours a block. It is recommended that each participant brings along his/her own hand tools*2. Times are 9am to 4pm with a 1 hour lunchbreak.
4 x 3hr session block (12hours) $1320.00
8 x 3hr session block (24hours) $2508.00
Materials costs not included*1 |
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Erasmus School of Creative Arts
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For those who intend to participate in our Bench Space Sessions and One-on-One Sessions, excellent stocks of consecutive, quarter-sawn Jarrah and Blackbutt are available in a range of sizes. |
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