What you'll learn
Create your own stunning, handcrafted cheeseboard with our Woodworking courses in Sydney!
Looking for a unique, creative hands-on project? Join this beginner-friendly live-edge cheeseboard workshop to craft a food-safe board you'll be proud to show off. You’ll learn essential woodworking skills, explore beautiful natural materials, and take home a cheeseboard that's as practical as it is stylish.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this live-edge cheeseboard-making workshop, you should be able to:
- apply basic woodworking techniques to shape and finish timber
- safely operate saws, sanders, and routers
- select and design a cheeseboard from live-edge timber
- apply a food-safe finish to timber projects
- complete a finished cheeseboard ready for use or gifting
After finishing this course, you might like to enrol in our Furniture Repair & Restoration workshop or Woodwork Course for Beginners.
Course content
What will be covered in this live-edge cheeseboard-making workshop?
Welcome & Safety Briefing
- Meet the instructor and fellow participants
- Overview of workshop goals and cheeseboard-making process
- Shop safety essentials: PPE, tool use, and dust control
- Quick workshop tour
Wood Selection & Design Planning
- Introduction to live-edge wood: types, drying, grain, features
- Selecting your own live-edge board
- Designing your board: orientation, handle style, optional add-ons like juice grooves or branding
Cutting, Shaping & Sanding
- Demonstration: trimming and shaping with saws (table saw, bandsaw, jigsaw)
- Participants shape and sand their boards
- Sanding progression: from coarse to fine grits for a smooth finish
Routing & Fine Detailing
- Demonstration: routing edges and adding juice grooves
- Optional branding of boards with initials or logos
- Fine sanding by machine and hand up to 400 grit
Finishing
- Learning about food-safe finishes: mineral oil, beeswax blends
- Applying oil to enhance wood beauty
- Buffing, curing, and final detailing with optional feet, handles, or leather accents
Intended audience
Who is this live-edge cheeseboard-making workshop for?
This course is designed for adults with beginner to intermediate woodworking skills. No prior woodworking experience is necessary, but enthusiasm for hands-on projects is a must!
Course venue
The Bower Reuse & Repair Centre Workshop
Summer Hill: 7 Prospect Road, Summer Hill NSW 2131
Redfern: 107 Redfern St, Redfern NSW 2016
- The entrance to the Bower workshop is at the rear of 107 Redfern Street and is opposite no. 23 Turner Street. You will see a hand-painted sign "The Bower Woodworks". If the door is locked, please press the doorbell on the left-hand side of the garage door. Please note, the doors for the venue at the rear will be open and not the front. If you have trouble locating the entrance or encounter any emergencies, please contact the workshop manager at 0422 840 471.
- Public transport is the best way to get to the workshop space. The space is located close to Redfern Train Station, a local transport hub.
- Most nearby parking is 2-hour-timed (including some paid parking on Redfern St) though it is untimed after 8 pm. Untimed parking is available on Pitt St between Phillip and Wellington St.
Course materials
Materials and tools provided:
- Pre-selected live-edge wood slabs
- Finishing supplies (oils, waxes, rags, buffing pads)
- Workshop tools (saws, sanders, routers, clamps)
- Safety gear (eye protection, ear protection, dust masks)
What to bring to class
- Closed-toe shoes
- Appropriate clothing that may get dirty
Additional information
Please note the following:
- Boards vary naturally — each participant’s project will be unique
Course tutors
The Bower
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