Chopping board making
Shape, sand and oil a hardwood chopping or serving board in a woodwork workshop.
What you do
In a working wood workshop, a maker shows you how to choose and mark out a hardwood board, cut the shape, round the edges and add a handle or a juice groove. You use hand tools and, under close supervision, some of the workshop's machines, then sand through the grits until the surface is silky smooth. The finishing touch is a coat of food-safe oil that brings out the grain. Safety briefing first, sawdust everywhere after.
What you take home
A hardwood chopping or serving board you made, ready for the kitchen or the cheese course.
Who it suits
Teams who like practical results, away days and gifts with a story. Workshops usually take smaller groups at a time.
The practical bits
- Duration:3–6 hours
- Public sessions:usually 4–10 people
- Private and team sessions:from 4 people. Bigger teams get more tables, sessions or hosts.
- Where:usually at the host's studio, kitchen or workshop
- Drinks:works without alcohol
- Good for:Away days and offsitesTeam socialsChristmas partiesBirthdays
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Where you can book this
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Europe
- DenmarkCopenhagen
- FranceParis
- GermanyBerlinMunich
- IrelandDublin
- NetherlandsAmsterdamRotterdam
- PortugalLisbon
- SpainBarcelonaMadrid
- SwedenStockholm
- United KingdomBathBirminghamBishop's StortfordBrightonBristolBurton-on-TrentCardiffColchesterEdinburghFolkestoneGerrards CrossGlasgowLeedsLeigh-on-SeaLeighton BuzzardLiverpoolLondonLutterworthManchesterManningtreeMilton KeynesNewcastlePlymouthSaffron WaldenSheffieldWinchester
North America
Oceania
Middle East
Typical prices
- Typically ≈ US$101–225 pp in London
Middle half of per-person prices across classes we have researched there, shown in your currency (≈). Your quote depends on the host, date and group.
