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progressive woodworking courses suitable for beginners

Beginners Steam-Bending

Advanced Steam-Bending

Secret Techniques

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Furniture Makers Intro

How to Use Local Wood

Chair-in-a-Day

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  1. Steam Bending 2011
    2nd Annual Steam Bending Course
  2. Steam Bending 2013
    4th Annual Steam Bending Course
  3. Steam Bending 2014
    5th Annual Steam Bending Course
  4. Experimental Bend 2016
    One of a few experiments we did on the 2016 professional course
  5. Compression Strap Bend
    6 people from the 2016 course bend a piece of wood
The program for 2017 offers everything needed to get to grips with steam-bending wood and using the process for your own work.  We have divided the content into four modules; Beginners steam-bending, Chair-In-A-Day, Advanced steam-bending and Secret techniques, and everything and more is taught on the 3 Day professional course.  Additionally we will be back at Marc Fish's workshop doing bends specifically for furniture and the new course 'How to Use Local Wood' is a marvelous eye-opener and will give you the knowledge and confidence to cut, process, dry and/or steam bend economical and eco-friendly locally sourced wood.    Since 2010 we have taught steam-bending to students from 14 countries. 
 
Charlie Whinney has created large-scale steam-bent art installations all over the world, as well as designing and making award winning furniture and lighting.  The studio researches the existing methodology of steam-bending as well as developing many new processes, innovations and ideas to facilitate new work.  We believe it is essential to spread knowledge of this process to help enable low-embodied energy wood products to compete and take the place of other less eco-friendly materials where possible.
 
Steam-bending is a magical and exciting process.  Heating the wood to boiling point softens it enough to yield to new shapes.