smartBoxmaker 2025 box making courses schedule:
Important update 07/03/2025: this is my smartBoxmaker 2025 box making courses schedule, updated to introduce some brand new courses. Scroll down for a list of all available courses and visit the ‘which course?‘ page for detailed descriptions of what’s on offer.
smartBoxmaker 2025 box making courses schedule, a full list – updated 10/04/2025:
March 29th/30th: rectangular box weekend
April 9th-14th: rectangular box full course, 6 days
April 26th/27th: double-curved box introduction weekend
May 4th-9th: double-curved box course – part 1, construction and veneering, 6 days
May 11th-15th: double-curved box course – part 2, inlaying, 5 days
May 19th-28th: domed top box course, 9 days, Sunday off NEW
June 7th/8th: inlay weekend
June 17th-22nd: double-curved box – part 1, construction and veneering, 6 days
June 24th-28th: double-curved box course – part 2, inlaying, 5 days
July 5th/6th: rectangular box weekend
July 8th-16th: fully veneered rectangular box course – 8 days, Sunday off NEW NB: this is a change
July 19th/20th: rectangular box weekend
July 22nd-27th: rectangular box full course, 6 days NB – this is a change
August 2nd/3rd: french polishing weekend
Sept 6th/7th: double-curved box introduction weekend
Sept 15th-20th: double-curved box course – part 1, construction and veneering, 6 days
Sept 22nd-26th: double-curved box course – part 2, inlaying, 5 days
Oct 1st-6th: rectangular box full course, 6 days
Oct 11th/12th: weekend TBC
Oct 18th/19th: rectangular box weekend
Oct 21st-30th: domed top box course, 9 days, Sunday off NEW NB – this is a change
Nov 1st/2nd: rectangular box weekend
Nov 4th-12th: fully veneered rectangular box course – 8 days, Sunday off NEW – NB: this is a change
Nov 15th/16th: double-curved box introduction weekend
Nov 22nd/23rd: rectangular box weekend
Nov 25th-30th: double-curved box course – part 1, construction and veneering, 6 days
Dec 2nd-6th: double-curved box course – part 2, inlaying, 5 days
Dec 13th/14th: inlay weekend
booking your place:
Please note that I don’t take bookings on the site as I used to, so if you’d like to book a place on any of the courses above please email me to let me know the course you’d like to join and your preference from the payment options below. If I have a place available I will invoice you as appropriate. I have taken a lot of bookings recently and this approach avoids the courses being over-booked.
Feel free to email me or call me on +44 (0) 1694 781318 if you’d like to discuss the options.
new prices for 2025:
weekends: rectangular box, inlay, french polishing, smartWare, chopstick etc:
cost is £425 – you can confirm your booking in one of the following ways:
- 30% deposit [£130] with the balance on attending [£295]
- or full advance payment, discounted by 10% [£380]
5 days: curved box part 2:
Monday – Friday
cost is £850 – you can confirm your booking in one of the following ways:
- 30% deposit [£255] with the balance on attending [£595]
- or full advance payment, discounted by 10% [£765]
6 days: rectangular box course, double curved box part 1:
Wednesday – Monday or Monday – Saturday
cost is £960 – you can confirm your booking in one of the following ways:
- 30% deposit [£285] with the balance on attending [£675]
- or full advance payment, discounted by 10% [£865]
8 days: fully veneered rectangular box course:
Monday – Saturday, Monday/Tuesday
cost is £1,200 – you can confirm your booking in one of the following ways:
• 30% deposit [£360] with the balance on attending [£840]
• or full advance payment, discounted by 10% [£1,080]
9 days: domed top box:
Monday – Saturday, Monday – Wednesday.
cost is £1,335 – you can confirm your booking in one of the following ways:
• 30% deposit [£400] with the balance on attending [£935]
• or full advance payment, discounted by 10% [£1,200]
11 day: double curved box course parts 1+2, 6 day + 5 day:
cost is £1,595 – you can confirm your booking in one of the following ways:
- 30% deposit [£475] with the balance on attending [£1,120]
- or full advance payment, discounted by 10% [£1,435]
Go here for an informal introduction to my world of fine boxes.
