Introduction to Furniture Design and Making
Run by Edinburgh Open Workshop, Edinburgh
- Price£550
- Length1 week
- FormatIn person
You book on Edinburgh Open Workshop'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 Edinburgh Open Workshop, used to show their work. Ask us to remove it.
What the course involves
- When
- Mornings for one week, 9am to 1pm
A week-long furniture making course with Edinburgh Open Workshop in Edinburgh.
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 Edinburgh Open Workshop, not by us, and can change at any time. Always confirm the details with them before you travel.
Where is it?
It runs in Edinburgh. The postcode on record is EH6 7BQ. 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 10 other 3 to 5 day furniture making courses we hold a price for, matched on length so it is a fair comparison.
£550this course
£275cheapest£975dearest
Most cost between £460 and £850, the shaded part. 2 of these 11 courses are cheaper than this one and 8 are dearer. Prices change*
Questions people ask before booking
Do I need to bring my own tools?
Edinburgh Open Workshop 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 £550 a fair price for this?
Most 3 to 5 day furniture making courses on this site cost between £460 and £850. At £550 this one sits towards the cheaper end, out of 11 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 Edinburgh Open Workshop. 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 Edinburgh, or every furniture making course in the UK. Also near here: men's sheds in Edinburgh and furniture restorers in Edinburgh.
Photographs on this page were taken by the businesses shown and are used to show their own work: Edinburgh Open Workshop, Isabelle Moore Design, Chippendale School, Alien Spoons, Anna L Nichols Furniture, Woodland Ways. 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 Edinburgh Open Workshop before booking. We are not told when a price changes.