Carpentry Workshop Basics and Intermediate

What

A four-day workshop covering the basics of carpentry.

Where

Pitchandikulam Forest in Auroville, an international township in the South of India, dedicated to the goal of human unity. A group of 6 or more participants may choose a date as per their own convenience. Please inform us at least a week in advance.

Why

This workshop’s objective is to teach participants basic methods and also to cultivate an appreciation and love for carpentry.

Carpentry workshop is developed by Auroville Consulting by partnering with Woodwork, a carpentry unit in Auroville. During the 4-day event the participants will get introduced to the basic methods and techniques along with some advanced skills in order to make their own stool and stuss. The wood that is being used in this workshop is waste wood collected from the trees that fell during the cyclone Thane in 2011. The program will be facilitated by Walter Van Asshe, a woodsmith and a master carpenter by profession.

ISSUES

What are the basic concepts in carpentry?
How to use basic carpentry tools?
How to build basic tools like stool and truss?
How to use waste wood better?

BENEFITS

Learn the joy of woodwork from an experienced and practising professional.
Work and stay in the beautiful, quiet world of Auroville.
Skills learned here can then be used to build simple furniture.
Learn how to upcycle wood.
Receive a participation certificate.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THE WORKSHOP?

Expected participants are professionals, students, and beginners looking to get an introduction into carpentry and woodwork.

09:00 – 10:30	Presentation: Introduction to woodworking by Walter An in-depth theoretical explanation on wood working
10:30 – 11:00	Tea Break
11:15 – 11:45	Site Visit: Prakrit’s workshop in CSR
12:00 – 12:30	Introductory session to tools at Pitchandikulam
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
14:00 – 15:00	Basic use of hand tools
15:00 – 15:30	Tea break
15:30 – 17:00	Hands-on session: How to work with wood

09:00 – 10:30	Hands-on session: Making basic joineries
10:30 – 11:00	Tea Break
11:00 – 12:30	Hands-on session: Making of advanced joineries
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
14:00 – 15:00	Hands-on session: Continuation
15:00 – 15:30	Tea break
15:30 – 17:00	Hands-on session: Continuation

09:00 – 10:30	Hands-on session: Realisation of a frame with different joints
10:30 – 11:00	Tea Break
11:00 – 12:30	Hands-on session: Continuation
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
14:00 – 15:30	Hands-on session: Finishing of frame
15:30 – 16:00	Tea Break
16:00 – 17:00	Designing of stool for next day’s session

09:00 – 10:30	Continuation of designing the stool, selection of suitable wood
10:30 – 11:00	Tea Break
11:00 – 12:30	Option 1 – Realization of a stool (suitable for furniture makers) Option 2 – Realization of a truss (suitable for architects)
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
14:00 – 15:30	Hands-on session: Continued
15:30 – 16:00	Tea Break
16:00 – 17:00	Questions and Answers Sessions & Program Closure