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Bespoke furniture maker
Level
3
Advanced · like A-levels
Length
2 yrs
typical
Sector
Creative and design
Pay
Paid
you earn while training
In a nutshell
Producing and assembling bespoke pieces of furniture to meet individual customers’ requirements.
What you'd do
Interpret client briefs and produce working drawings
Select and mark out timber to minimise waste
Cut, plane and shape components by hand and machine
Cut and assemble traditional joints to a precise fit
Glue up and clamp assemblies accurately
Sand and prepare surfaces for finishing
Apply stains, oils, waxes or lacquers to complete pieces
What you'd learn
Properties of hardwoods, softwoods, sheet materials and veneers
Hand tool skills including chiselling, planing and sawing
Machine woodworking including routing, thicknessing and sawing
Joinery techniques including mortise and tenon, dovetail
Finishing methods such as oiling, waxing and lacquering
Design drawing and workshop calculations
Safe working practices in a woodworking environment
Ready to look for a place?
See live Bespoke furniture maker apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.
A Careermash concept · apprenticeship standard from our careers engine · vacancies via gov.uk.