Course reviews

Some students have been kind enough to leave us reviews on Google. To read them all, search Google for ‘Wharfedale Workshop’. Here are a few comments…

The course massively exceeded my expectation and has converted me from a “power tools are the answer, what’s the question” to “hand tools are amazing”.

Really useful, friendly weekend course, suitable for people with little experience, up to those who have done a lot of woodwork, but always wondered how to do it properly. It also gave me a much better idea of how to care for my tools, and what I needed for my workshop.

‘All in all, I wasn’t sure what I was expecting from the course but it surpassed my expectations and I’ll certainly be interested to come back for another course in the future.’

‘Excellent learning about tools, using them effectively and tuning/maintaining them, materials, woods and buying, all the way through to workshop and bench tools. Lots of hands on. It hugely helped my skills, and helped me to make decisions about what to buy, and renewed my project ambitions. I can highly recommend.’

‘It is safe to say I learnt a lot over the 6 weeks including both techniques and about the ‘art’ of woodworking. Great to be able to make something which at the start of the course appeared quite complex.’

‘I came away from the course feeling much more confident about my woodwork and ready to tackle anything.’

‘Had a great experience on the beginner course, just had a lovely time overall. I learned really helpful skills in tool maintenance as well as wood working and I am looking forward to using these skills in future projects.’

‘I attended the router course and had a thoroughly enjoyable full day, learning a huge amount to give me confidence in using the tool safely with consistency and accuracy which were my primary objects.’