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Activity:

Woodwork
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In this session, students enjoy activities like:

Using tools safely

Building bird boxes

Sanding wood

Following plans

Learning about sustainability

A man in a wheelchair sands a piece of wood in a woodworking studio. He wears a plastic apron, a black jumper, glasses, and has short brown hair. A red fire hydrant is behind him.
In Woodwork sessions, you will learn how to make things from wood in a well-equipped workshop and our commercial Wood Shack.

With help from experienced instructors, you will help make items like bird tables, nesting boxes, flower pot holders, and seasonal gifts.

If you want to learn more, you can work on bigger projects too - like log stores and garden furniture.

Everything is done with close supervision, so you stay safe while learning useful skills.
A woman with long brown hair and glasses, wearing a plastic apron, navy jumper, and blue gloves, focuses on treating a block of wood.
A woodwork instructor wearing a cap and white T-shirt teaches a male student, who wears a face shield and navy boiler suit, how to secure a block of wood in a lathe on a wooden table.
A man with white hair, wearing a plastic apron, blue quarter-zip, and blue gloves, sands a piece of wood in a woodworking studio.
Two men sit in a woodworking studio, holding wooden fishing rods with green wooden fish dangling by string over a black bucket. The man on the left wears a plastic apron, blue jumper, blue gloves, and has white hair. The man on the right wears a grey hoodie, black trousers, and has short brown hair and glasses.
Fifth Trust student wearing a dust mask sands wood in the workshop surrounded by tools and safety signs.
Bearded man in a black hoodie hand-sanding a piece of wood in the Fifth Trust woodwork studio.
Handmade wooden bug hotel with a red painted roof created in the Fifth Trust woodwork workshop.
Female Fifth Trust student with short hair and glasses uses an electric drill to join pieces of wood.
Two men stand in Elham Valley Vineyard beside a large wooden direction sign made by the Fifth Trust.
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Fifth Trust student Katy holds up a handmade wooden heart and smiles at the camera.

 “Sanding is my favourite. I enjoy making all the different things and putting them together.”

Katy – Student