Charity Table Tennis Evening

Not for the first time the Wood Workshop, here at Chelsea College, was transformed into a sporting arena as again we hosted a table Tennis evening. The difference this time was that this event was also a fundraiser, for the charity Action Medical Research, for whom Stef and Phil aim to raise over £3000 when they tackle multiple mountain climbs on their bikes in the French Alps in June next year.
It was a very enjoyable evening with many happy prize winners and the guys raised a fantastic £400. Not a bad start. You can find out all about the challenge and the charity by visiting the boys blog. http://theglasscrankers.blogspot.co.uk
Below are some images taken from the evening.

The evening in full flow with Phil looking like he is enjoying an early victory. 

Nice spread the boys put on. 

And lots of lovely prizes for the raffle.

Stef and Phil congratulate themselves at the end of the evening. 
Check out more about their chosen charity here. https://www.action.org.uk

FDA Diorama Project

From time to time we highlight a course group or a project that has involved us in the Wood Workshop, here at Chelsea College. This time we have the end results of a Diorama project by the first year students on FDA Interior & Spatial Design. Using some of the model making skills acquired during their inductions with us, the aim was to create a three dimensional scene from a photograph. Below are the results.

With the end of term fast approaching it's been full steam ahead for the students here at Chelsea College. For many, deadlines for work are upon them and for others it's just about creating their first piece of work in the Wood Workshop with us. As always there is a great mix of students and work, representing most of the courses here at the college and it makes for a fun environment to be in. Below are some images taken form the past few days.

The finishing touches being added to this lovely screen. 

Never a clamp when you need one. 

Another group from Graphics getting on with their latest bunch of letters. 

They certainly did! 

Care and attention to detail here in this small container. 

 With a bit of heat added this piece of mirrored styrene has been transformed.

Interior Design students heading upwards creating this piece of Architectural furniture.

Topping out. 

The hot air gun getting used a lot this week. Here acrylic bowls get distorted. 

 Bending acrylic forms on the line bender.

And there's the hot air gun going for it again! 

Getting A Feel For It All

This term is well and truly in full swing now, here at Chelsea College, as all of our inductions are now behind us. And it has come as no surprise to find a whirlwind of activity with us in the Wood Workshop. It's been a good mix of undergraduates and postgraduate students getting involved in, what for many are, their first forays into our workshop. As always it's great to see all of the diversity on show and as always, here are some images taken from the past few days.

Making Models

There has been a bit of a push this term for many of our students here at Chelsea College to learn how to make models. It has been our job in the Wood Workshop to show them the possibilities with an in-depth look at tools, materials and techniques. Stef is the main man where models are concerned and despite not very often featuring in the blog photos, he was captured in the images below in full flow. To find out more about model making visit our page http://chelsea-workbench.blogspot.co.uk/p/model-making-guide.html