Stool making
Spend a day making a wooden stool, from shaping the legs to fitting the joints.
What you do
A full day at the bench, and a piece of furniture at the end of it. The host guides you through each stage: shaping the legs, drilling the seat at the right angles, fitting the joints and wedging them tight so the stool stays solid for years. Depending on the workshop, you work with green wood and a shaving horse or with sawn timber and hand tools. There is time to make it your own with a shape, a finish or a colour.
What you take home
A sturdy wooden stool that you built, and the satisfaction of sitting on it.
Who it suits
Small teams on an away day, leadership groups and anyone who likes a proper project. It takes a full day, so it works best as the main event.
The practical bits
- Duration:6–8 hours
- Public sessions:usually 4–8 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 offsitesWellbeing weeksBirthdays
This is an activity format, not a specific class. Tell us your city and date and we find a host who runs it, with real dates and a per-person price.
Where you can book this
Pick a city to ask for it there. Not listed? Any city in the world works: tell us where you are and we find the host.
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.
