Woodwork for Beginners - Kitchen Boards Workshop
Course Overview
Make a cutting board, cheese board, or serving board in this one day workshop
What you’ll learn
- How to select and prepare suitable timber pieces
- How to glue laminate small pieces into a creative panel
- Understanding timber grain and how to use a plane
- Sanding, smoothing, and preparing for finishing
- Options for food-safe finishes and long-term care
What you’ll make
- One or more kitchen boards on the day
- Each board will be unique, with opportunities for personal design and shape
Tools/materials
- Timber blanks, glues and hand tools are provided
- Some power tools will be available for optional use
- Stamps, pyro tools, sandpapers and finishing oils are provided
Clothing & Safety
- No loose or long sleeves
- Sturdy, closed-toe shoes
- Long hair tied back
- Careful attention around sharp hand tools and machinery
On the day
- David will guide you through every stage of creating functional kitchen boards. You’ll learn hand-tool techniques, how to read the timber, and how to shape timber safely and confidently.
- There will also be a discussion and demonstration on finishing, and caring for your boards at home.
Who this workshop is for
- Complete beginners and hobbyists with some tool experience
- People who enjoy hands-on, creative woodworking
- Anyone interested in functional, beautiful wooden objects
Take home
- Your own hand-crafted kitchen items, finished and ready to use
- Knowledge of techniques, tool use, and finishing options
- Confidence to create additional items at home without a workshop
Tutor: David is a regular stallholder at the Northside Produce Market (1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, 8:30 AM–12:00 PM). Be sure to drop by and check out his woodwork stall!
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David Searson
I’m David Searson, a woodworker, maker and workshop teacher based in Sydney. I craft practical, beautiful pieces from local Australian timbers and have a particular love for traditional techniques, simple tools, and creating functional items for the home and kitchen.
My workshops are beginner friendly and focused on skills you can take home and keep using, whether you’re making a gift, restoring a well loved board, or learning to handle tools for the first time. I aim to blend creativity with clear technique, drawing inspiration from heritage forms, scientific ideas, and classic bush tools.
Helping people gain confidence through making is at the heart of what I do. Whether you’re 18 or 80, there’s something deeply satisfying about shaping wood with your own hands. Most weeks you’ll find me at the local produce markets, selling handmade pieces, chatting with visitors, and offering repairs to keep well used items in service.
If you’re curious, careful, and enjoy learning by doing, you’ll feel right at home in one of my workshops or with a handmade piece from my stall.
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