Testimonials

  99% of all students gave top marks for the standard of teaching & length of course

 Here are some of their comments from feedback forms (No feedback on veneering courses yet as they are a new introduction for 2011)

 Introductory Wood Finishing

 Jon - "Course was exactly what I needed to start polishing. Once I have practised I will be back!!!"

 Lorraine - "Thank you both Philip & Sue. I had a wonderful time. I learned a lot and all I need to do now is practice!"

 Lois - "An interesting, useful & enjoyable weekend"

 Tony - "Informal and relaxed; I learnt a lot; Very useful"

 Louise - "Very many thanks for a great course. I thoroughly enjoyed it"

 Paul - "Fantastic, so much to learn. Need to repeat (and will)"

Barry - "A very professional course - good teaching and immensely good value."

 Terry - "Excellent, well organised course well devised and thoroughly enjoyed."

 Tony" - "Extremely useful tips."

 Simon - " Excellent tuition, very useful and would definitely recommend."

Andrew - "Excellent location and tutoring. highly recommended."

 Stephanie - "Excellent atmosphere for learning. Informative but not too formal. Pace was not too fast."

 Graham - "A very good introduction to wood finishing,"

 Brian - "Very informative & friendly atmosphere. Great weekend thanks."

 Lynne - "Informative, interesting and set at a good pace. A good introduction which has given me a a taster of the full restoration course."

 Introductory & Intermediate Wood Finishing

 Andrew - "Excellent location and tutoring. Highly recommended"

 Will - "The course was excellent and I feel I`ll really benefit from your teaching"

 Brenda "1st two days I found it a lot of info to take in, but by staying on for the Intermediate course things began to fall into place"

 Maureen - "Learnt a lot, from stripping to small trade secrets. Really enjoyable. Thank you for your patience & sharing of knowledge."

 Sarah - "Could do with staying a week, will return instead!

 Sally - "Brilliant!"

 Isobel - "This worked very well as a follow up to the restoration course as it was the opportunity to try things out for a second time with advice on hand."

 Furniture Restoration

 Cheryl - "Its been a great course. Thanks for continually pushing us in our abilities & making us feel so welcome"

 Alan - "A very good week"

 Les - "Enjoyed the course"

 Will - "The course was great. I feel I have learnt a new skill to achieve something in my career"

 Bernard - " I have learned so much in 5 days about restoration and would be interested in attending again, working on 2 different projects. The course was very relaxed and went with my own pace. Marks out of 10 - it has to be a perfect 10. PS Loved the cakes. Thanks again

 Jules - "Really enjoyable! Nice relaxed atmosphere, excellent tips."

 Val - "Wonderful tools, excellent tuition and very good company. It was a really good way to learn."

 Angie - "Great course - really enjoyed it - very pleased with my mirror."

 Isobel - "A fantastic week which I`ve really enjoyed - a very good antidote to working in an office!"

 Dawn - "Great course - enjoyed every minute."

 Grainne - "Really enjoyed the course- so much more to learn! Thank you very much."

Chris - "The course made me aware of just how much I didn`t know about woodworking. A very worthwhile course."

  Tool Tuning & Sharpening

 Michael - "Small class size - brilliant. Handout booklet - very useful & helpful. Help gathering tools - wonderful service & extremely helpful to complete beginner like myself. Teaching & facilities - first class"

 Simon - "Excellent, very informative & helpful. Thoroughly enjoyable."

Jeremy - "Good to have full notes to take away."

 Barry - "Very enjoyable & informative course."

   Cabinet Making

 Barry - "Thoroughly enjoyed the course. Professional teaching in a relaxed manner."

 Diana - "Would like to come on next course."

 Steve - "Good pace, not rushed with an enjoyable atmosphere. Thanks!"

 John - "Thank you for an informative course. No additional comments as the course fulfilled all my expectations and more. I will be back."

 Gilding

 Fran - "Thank you for your patience."

 Paul - "Many thanks for a great week."

 Linda - "Many thanks Philip for looking after us & making the week fly by."

 Angie - "Feel that it was big learning curve - will be of great help to me. Looking forward to my next 2 courses."

 Graham - "Congratulations on an excellent course and I hope to put some of the learnings into practice."

 Neil - "A well structured course with an exhaustive amount of practical experience. Well done Philip!"