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Wood workshops at konfetti let you turn a piece of solid wood into your own one-of-a-kind creation – from a chopping board to a stool or a carved sculpture. You'll currently find 55 wood workshops and carpentry classes at 29 professional woodworking studios across Germany and Austria, rated 4.91 stars from 101 reviews.

From chopping boards to furniture: which wood workshops are there?

In every class you take your own finished piece home at the end. These formats are available:

• Chopping boards & kitchen pieces: End-grain chopping boards made from fine woods such as amaranth, zebrano, cherry or maple, plus pepper mills made from solid wood.
• Furniture making & carpentry: Beginner courses teach you to work at the workbench and on machines while you build small furniture such as a rustic stool.
• Carving & sculpture: Carve spoons, figures and wooden sculptures with a mallet, chisels and gouges – as a one-day class or a multi-day sculpture workshop.
• Traditional wood joinery: Specialist classes teach hand-cut dovetails and Japanese sashimono joints.
• Upcycling & restoration: Reclaimed wood becomes something new, for example a stool in the Japanese yakisugi technique, where the surface is deliberately charred.
• Kids & family: Parent-child carpentry classes and a kids' carpentry summer camp in Vienna bring even the youngest to the workbench.

How much do wood workshops cost?

Wood workshops cost between 15,00 € and 750,00 € and usually take about 1 hour to 20 hours, depending on the experience you choose. You'll find all further details directly in the respective event descriptions.

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Key facts about our partners

• Hobbytischlerei (Berlin): a hands-on workshop combining theory and practice with tools and machines – from choosing the wood and planning to the finished piece. Besides beginner courses there are specialist classes on dovetails and sashimono joints, and the workshop can also be rented for your own projects.
• Pfiffiges (Andelsbuch, Bregenzerwald): in his workshop on an organic farm, Roland Bär teaches traditional woodworking to groups of 2 to 25 people – from pepper mills and wall clocks to engraved chopping boards.
• Kreativ-Werkstatt-Köln (Frechen near Cologne): sculptor Eik Niemann works with wood, stone and clay; his wood sculpture class has 4.8 stars from 28 reviews.
• DO SOMETHING GREAT | Society (Vienna): classes in a 600 m² joinery workshop, from an evening taster course for 1 to 5 people to a kids' carpentry summer camp.
• Sand Holzgestaltung: master carpenter Henrik Sand offers practical woodworking workshops for companies and private groups, focused on shared experiences and creating something tangible.
• Lindwood: experienced craftsman Roman Lindacher teaches the technical understanding and practical skills to carry out repairs yourself, in professionally equipped small groups.
• kinoka: in a Berlin artists' haven, kinoka runs closely supervised specialist courses on traditional woodworking, upcycling reclaimed wood and restoring Japanese furniture.

Wood workshop: What you will learn

In a wood workshop you learn the craft step by step: after a safety briefing you cover materials and how to choose the right wood, then you plan your piece, mark out measurements and saw the parts to size. Depending on the class, you plane, sand and drill, glue the parts together or use a mallet and chisel to shape the wood. Finally, you finish the surface by oiling, charring or engraving it. Most classes require no prior experience and are explicitly aimed at beginners – ideal if you're looking for a carpentry class for beginners near you.

A wood workshop as a team event or gift

Working with your hands together builds team spirit: Pfiffiges hosts groups of up to 25 people, Kreativ-Werkstatt-Köln 8 to 15. The choice is especially large in the capital – find more ideas under team events in Berlin. A voucher for a wood class also makes a lovely gift for creative people. If you'd like to work with other materials besides wood, our craft category has more options.