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Woodcarving 1 Week Introductory Course, photographed by Woodcarving Art

Woodcarving 1 Week Introductory Course

Run by Woodcarving Art, Waltham Forest

  • Price£650
  • Length1 week
  • SuitsBeginners and improvers

You book on Woodcarving Art'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 Woodcarving Art, used to show their work. Ask us to remove it.

What the course involves

When
Three hours a day over five days

A week-long wood carving course with Woodcarving Art in Waltham Forest. Woodcarving Art say it suits beginners and people with some experience.

What is wood carving?

Carving means cutting a shape into a block by hand, with gouges and a mallet. It is slower than turning and there is no machine doing any of the work. Beginners usually start with a relief carving, where the design is cut into a flat panel rather than in the round, because it teaches tool control without needing you to think about a shape from every angle at once.

Dates, prices and places are set by Woodcarving Art, not by us, and can change at any time. Always confirm the details with them before you travel.

Where is it?

It runs in Waltham Forest, Greater London. The postcode on record is E178EP. 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 33 other 3 to 5 day woodworking courses we hold a price for, matched on length so it is a fair comparison.

£650this course

£200cheapest£1,250dearest

Most cost between £400 and £995, the shaded part. 15 of these 34 courses are cheaper than this one and 17 are dearer. Prices change*

Questions people ask before booking

Do I need to bring my own tools?

Woodcarving Art does not state on their page whether tools are provided for this course. Ask them before you book, because a hand carving course can assume you bring your own.

Is it suitable for a complete beginner?

Yes. Woodcarving Art 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 £650 a fair price for this?

Most 3 to 5 day woodworking courses on this site cost between £400 and £995. At £650 this one sits around the middle, out of 34 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 Woodcarving Art. 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.

Checked by Ben Criddle, Woodwork UK. How we check.

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Photographs on this page were taken by the businesses shown and are used to show their own work: Woodcarving Art, The School Of Stuff, Building Crafts College, London Green Wood, The Green Wood Guild, Clunie Fretton (Fretton Handley). 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 Woodcarving Art before booking. We are not told when a price changes.