Wood Workshop

Located on the first floor of the Academy building, the workshop provides a wide range of tools and machinery to students who want to develop their skills and realise their projects using wood. Raw materials, including a range of wooden boards, solid wood and veneer, are available to purchase form the workshop using a student card. Wood-glue and screws can also be bought on site. Materials must be paid for prior to use. MDF is not allowed in the workshop.

Machinery available for use in the Wood Workshop includes:

• Format saws (also known as table saws)
• Planer
• Thickness planer
• Drill press
• Deep-hole drills
• Belt saws
• Belt sander
• Disc sander
• Oscillating sander
• Milling machines
• Wood lathe
• Fine jigsaw

Other tools include:

• Jigsaws
• Biscuit-jointer
• Cordless drills and screwdrivers
• Sanding machines
• Manual screwdrivers
• Hand saws
• Chisels
• Squares
• Measuring tape