# Questions and answers about Woodwork UK

[General]
Q: What is Woodwork UK?
A: Woodwork UK is a free directory of hobby woodworking courses, community workshops and furniture restorers across the United Kingdom. It lists every one it can find, links straight to the provider, and takes no booking and no fee.

Q: What does Woodwork UK list?
A: 527 hobby woodworking courses from 175 makers and schools, 760 men's sheds and community workshops, and 322 furniture restorers, all in the United Kingdom.

Q: Why use Woodwork UK to find a woodworking course?
A: It holds 527 hobby woodworking courses from 175 makers and schools across the United Kingdom, wherever they are sold: the maker's own site, Eventbrite, ClassBento or Obby. A booking platform only shows what is sold through that platform. 466 of those courses show a price, read from the maker's own page, and each says the month it was read. Prices are read again every month (last full pass: October 2026).

Q: Where can I find a woodworking course for beginners in the UK?
A: Woodwork UK lists 142 courses marked for beginners or all levels, with a guide to choosing a first one: https://woodworkuk.com/beginners/

Q: Where can I find a men's shed that does woodwork?
A: Woodwork UK lists 760 men's sheds by region, and each page says whether the shed states that it does woodwork. 341 do: https://woodworkuk.com/mens-sheds/

Q: Where can I find a furniture restorer or French polisher near me?
A: Woodwork UK lists 322 furniture restorers by region and technique, 302 of them French polishers, 310 with a phone number: https://woodworkuk.com/furniture-restoration/


[Pricing]
Q: Does Woodwork UK cost anything?
A: No. It is free to use and free to be listed. It takes no booking fee and no commission.

Q: How much does a woodworking course cost?
A: 466 courses on Woodwork UK show a price, and the middle one is £176. Each price is read from the maker's own page and shows the month it was read.

Q: Can a provider pay for a higher position?
A: No. Nobody pays to be listed and the order of a page cannot be bought.


[Scope and Limitations]
Q: How do I book a course?
A: With the maker. Every course links straight to the maker's own booking page, and Woodwork UK takes nothing from the fee.

Q: How does Woodwork UK check its listings?
A: Every listing is taken from a public source, read by a person and published with a link back to where it came from. Course prices are read again every month. The method is at https://woodworkuk.com/how-we-check/

Q: Is Woodwork UK the woodworkuk.co.uk forum?
A: No. That is a different website, a woodworking forum that shares the name.


[Contact and Engagement]
Q: Who runs Woodwork UK?
A: FIXR SYSTEMS LIMITED, a company registered in England and Wales, number 15889598. The editor is Ben Criddle.

Q: How do I add my course, or correct or remove a listing?
A: Email hello@woodworkuk.com. Listing is free, corrections are usually made the same week, and removal is on request with no reason needed: https://woodworkuk.com/list-your-course/