Outdoor Garden Planter Box (Workshop)
Course Overview
Create Your Own Custom Garden Planter Box!
Join us for this 6-hour workshop and learn the essential skills to build a sturdy, functional planter box—perfect for your garden, balcony or patio.
Under the expert guidance of David, an experienced woodworker, you will work with power tools to measure, cut and assemble wood, gaining the knowledge to create a durable structure that will last through all seasons.
Are you an experienced gardener or a total beginner? No matter your experience, this workshop will equip you with the skills to transform your outdoor space and bring it to life.
Skills You Will Learn
- Measuring and cutting wood using power tools
- Assembling the planter box with screws
- Basic sanding and finishing techniques
What to Bring
- Comfortable clothing suitable for a workshop environment
- Lunch (or enjoy a meal from one of the nearby cafes!)
David is a stallholder at the Northside Produce Market, held on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM—be sure to drop by and check out his woodwork stall!
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About the tutor
David Searson
David lives in St Leonards, is an active member of the Woodworkers Association of NSW, and has a small work space in Artarmon.
Living in a Sydney apartment himself, David will be focused on teaching people how to use basic tools, understand timber that's readily available locally, and how to cut, carve, sand, polish, and use tradtional finishes to create beautiful and lasting peices that you'll be proud to show to friends and family.
David makes pieces of all sorts - his food-related items like cutting boards, spatulas, baker's tools etc are on sale at the Northside Produce Markets. Over many decades, he has also made things like a spinning wheel, several tables, various boxes, kitchen cupboards, book-binders tools, carved spoons, a Norwegian Fiddle, and he does the occasional restoration of antiques.
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