Make a Chair

A five-day workshop in contemporary chair construction.

Chairs are a stumbling block for many woodworkers. The joinery is complex, the geometry is unforgiving, and the margin for error is small.

In this five-day class you will build a contemporary version of a classic dining chair, with compound mortise and tenon joinery. All participants build to a standardised plan, with individual variations possible through the shaping and spacing of lumbar support slats and the shaping of the crest rail.

You will leave with a finished chair and the capacity to undertake complex chair construction in your own workshop.

Workshop details

Duration: 5 days
Location: Mount Egerton VIC 3352
Group size: Maximum 4 participants
Experience: Intermediate to advanced. We recommend completing a hand tools fundamentals course and an introductory wood machining course before undertaking this workshop.
Price: $1,600 per person (materials included)
Dates: Dates announced to the EOI list first, register your interest below

Mount Egerton is located on Wadawurrung Country in Central Victoria, approximately 90 minutes from Melbourne and 30 minutes from Ballarat. The studio is easily reached from Melbourne's west and from Geelong, Daylesford and regional Victoria.

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Moonlite Studios is a working furniture making and creative practice based in Mount Egerton, on Wadawurrung Country in Central Victoria. Courses and mentoring are offered year-round in small groups within a studio environment.

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