Welcome to School of Nafisi

This is a private course, booked for 1 person to have 1 to 1 time with a tutor.

Time: 1 Day course - 10am till 5pm ( flexible to your needs)

Level: This is ideal for someone who has never made a stool before.

Description: We will give you a stunning piece of wood and you will design a stool seat shape based around the woods character and grain. Our wood is locally grown and sustainably felled.

Techniques you will cover are:

• Wood selection

• Marking up circles

• Hand shaving the legs or have a go at woodturning on a machine lathe

• Cutting out the seat on bandsaw

• Make a Mortise and Tennon joint / Split Wedge Joint

• Sanding and oiling

Take Home: 

• The stool/ bench you make during the day

• A little intro to green woodworking

• Experience of making a key joint in joinery, a very transferable skill to any furniture making

• The knowledge of how to make your own stool again and tool recommendations

• A calming feeling from being in nature and a lung full of fresh air

Materials: All materials + Lunch (with Vegetarian options) + refreshments are included. Those with unique dietary requirements should let us know in advance so we can prepare something you’ll enjoy or alternatively can bring a packed lunch.

Gift Vouchers: After purchase, please let us know via email if this is a gift and we’ll arrange a certificate to be emailed or posted to you.

Accessibility:

• There are no steps in our land, it is all on one level for wheelchair access.

• There are areas of uneven ground such as the gravel drive way where the cars come in and overgrown grass area.

• The grass area is on a slight slope. The workshop door is wide and benches have a good reach at sitting height. There is parking space for cars on flat concrete. 

• The toilet is rather tiny, so wouldn’t fit a wheelchair but being right next to the front door of our home, it would be accessible on crutches or with assistance.
  
  If there are any ways we could make your day more comfortable or easier please let us know and we’ll be more than happy to prepare it for you. Both Abi and I will aways be on hand to help with anything you might need.