Drawer Weekend, Making and Fitting a Dovetailed Drawer
Run by John Lloyd Fine Furniture, Wivelsfield
- Price£420
- Lengthweekend
- SuitsBeginners and improvers
You book on John Lloyd Fine Furniture's own site and pay them directly. We take no booking fee and we are not paid for this link. Price checked October 2026. Photograph by John Lloyd Fine Furniture, used to show their work. Ask us to remove it.
What the course involves
- When
- Over a weekend
A weekend furniture making course with John Lloyd Fine Furniture in Wivelsfield. John Lloyd Fine Furniture say it suits beginners and people with some experience.
What is furniture making?
Furniture making covers everything from a first small cabinet to full-time training. Expect hand tools and machines together, and real time spent on joints, because a piece of furniture is mostly the quality of how it is held together. Short courses build one defined object; longer ones teach the process so you can design your own.
Dates, prices and places are set by John Lloyd Fine Furniture, not by us, and can change at any time. Always confirm the details with them before you travel.
When does it run?
Dates. When we last checked, John Lloyd Fine Furniture was advertising 1 August 2027. Dates move and sell out, so treat this as a guide and confirm with them.
Where is it?
It runs in Wivelsfield, East Sussex. The postcode on record is RH15 0SJ. The exact address is confirmed when you book.
Roughly where the provider is based. Not the exact venue. Open this map on OpenStreetMap.
Is this a fair price?
Here is this course against the 7 other weekend furniture making courses we hold a price for, matched on length so it is a fair comparison.
£420this course, above almost all of them
£275cheapest£420dearest
Most cost between £275 and £380, the shaded part. 7 of these 8 courses are cheaper than this one and 0 are dearer. Prices change*
Questions people ask before booking
Do I need to bring my own tools?
John Lloyd Fine Furniture does not state on their page whether tools are provided for this course. Ask them before you book, because a hand woodworking course can assume you bring your own.
Is it suitable for a complete beginner?
Yes. John Lloyd Fine Furniture bills this course as suiting people starting from scratch as well as those with some experience who want to develop further, so a mixed-ability group is expected.
Is £420 a fair price for this?
Most weekend furniture making courses on this site cost between £275 and £380. At £420 this one sits above almost all of them, out of 8 we hold a price for. Price alone will not tell you which suits you: group size and what is included matter as much.
Who do I book with?
You book directly with John Lloyd Fine Furniture. Woodwork UK does not take bookings, does not add a fee, and is not paid for the link. They set the dates, the price and the number of places.
Other courses nearby
See every course in East Sussex, or every furniture making course in the UK. Also near here: men's sheds in East Sussex and furniture restorers in East Sussex.
More from John Lloyd Fine Furniture
They run 4 courses listed here in South East England.
Photographs on this page were taken by the businesses shown and are used to show their own work: John Lloyd Fine Furniture, Marc Fish. If one is yours and you would rather it was not here, tell us and we will take it down.
* Prices shown are what each provider advertised when we last read their page: this one in October 2026. They can change at any time, may exclude materials, and may differ for concessions or group bookings. Always confirm the current price with John Lloyd Fine Furniture before booking. We are not told when a price changes.