Summer Term Starts

We are just a few days into the new term and the Wood Workshop here at Chelsea College is a flurry of activity once again. It's hard to imagine that in just a short five weeks the BA students will need to have wrapped up the making ready for the summer show. With the sun beating down today it's a stark reminder that the clock is ticking. We are expecting a fun few weeks! Below are some images taken from the past couple of days.

The end of construction draws near for this never ending staircase model

Popular as ever, the wood lathe being put to good use.

He's back! Leonard in full flow with the construction of his second urinal.

The beginnings of a very delicate structure.

 Reaching the 'putting it together bit', these two high tables are influenced by a piece of Japanese furniture

Down in Small Works we are starting to see lots of architectural forms

Possibly more a job for the laser cutter but when that's fully booked you can always fret saw your cogs in with us 

just like this!

Following the tree felling you get tree branch cutting

Those tables get some detail added

One of the more complex stretcher frames to be made with us

Gabriella takes a close look at her vacuum form

A very detailed and delicate acrylic structure taking shape

Happy Easter

The Wood workshop, here at Chelsea College, would like to wish everyone a very happy Easter!

The run up to Easter.

With Easter just around the corner, these past couple of weeks have seen the end to the BA term and the Wood Workshop here at Chelsea available to the MA students only. They have certainly made the most of their time with many students from MA Interior Design rubbing shoulders with MA Fine Art. It will be full throttle when term starts again with the big push towards the degree show in June. Below are some images taken from the past week or so.

The last day of the BA Interior Design project and the finishing touches added to their projects

Some of the MA students working on their projects

 Phil helps out with the construction of a Merry Go Round

 some curved stretcher frames under construction

a simple architectural model being made from acrylic

MA Interior Design take over Small Works

The making of some small wooden columns. A turned wooden length is set up in a jig ready to run grooves on the Router table.

This Textile student is working on some wooden heels.

 A very interesting canvas being formed here

MA Fine Art Bennie, puts some work together for a small show last week, much of it constructed with us in the Wood Workshop.