smartBoxmaker courses schedule
March – July 2026:
updated 27/05/2026: below is my smartBoxmaker box making courses schedule for the first part of 2026. Scroll down for September to December and visit the ‘which course?‘ page for detailed descriptions of what’s on offer.
smartBoxmaker box making courses schedule, March – July 2026:
March 10th-19th: fully veneered domed-top box course, 9 days, Sunday off
March 23rd-28th: rectangular box, full course, 6 days NB: one place remainingApril 13th-18th: double-curved box course – part 1, construction and veneering, 6 days FULL
April 20th-24th: double-curved box course – part 2, inlaying, 5 days FULLMay 4th-9th: rectangular box, full course, 6 days FULLMay 16th-17th: inlay weekend
June 8th-13th: rectangular box, full course, 6 days NB: one place remaining
June 16th-25th: fully veneered domed-top box course, 9 days, Sunday off NB: one place remaining
June 27th/28th: french polishing weekend NB: one place remaining
July 6th-12th: fully veneered rectangular box course, 7 days NB: one place remaining
July 20th-25th: double-curved box course – part 1, construction and veneering, 6 days
July 27th-August 1st: double-curved box course – part 2, inlaying, 6 days NB: extended by one day
September 2nd/3rd: focus on french polishing
September 7th-12th: double-curved box course – part 1, construction and veneering, 6 days NB: one place left
September 14th-19th: double-curved box course – part 2, inlaying, 6 days NB: extended by one day, one place left
September 26th/27th: intro to box making
October 1st/2nd: focus on french polishing [or focus on inlays and inlaying]
October 5th-14th: fully veneered domed-top box course, 9 days, Sunday off
October 19th-24th: rectangular box, full course, 6 days NB: FULL
November 2nd-10th: fully veneered and inlaid rectangular box, 8 days, Sunday off
November 16th-21st: double-curved box course – part 1, construction and veneering, 6 days
November 23rd-28th: double-curved box course – part 2, inlaying, 6 days NB: extended by one day
December 5th/6th: focus on french polishing
December 14th-19th: rectangular box, full course, 6 days
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.
prices for 2026:
NB: my newsletter subscribers get a 15% discount on the full fee if paid in advance – subscribe here.
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% [15% for newsletter subscribers]
5 days: double 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% [15% for newsletter subscribers]
6 days: rectangular box course, double curved box part 1:
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% [15% for newsletter subscribers]
7 days: fully veneered rectangular box course:
Monday – Sunday
cost is £1080 – you can confirm your booking in one of the following ways:
- 30% deposit [£325] with the balance on attending [£755]
- or full advance payment, discounted by 10% [15% for newsletter subscribers]
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% [15% for newsletter subscribers]
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% [15% for newsletter subscribers]
12 days: double curved box course parts 1+2, 6 day + 6 day NB: extended by one day:
cost is £1,725 – you can confirm your booking in one of the following ways:
- 30% deposit [£515] with the balance on attending [£1,210]
- or full advance payment, discounted by 10% [15% for newsletter subscribers]
one-to-one: dates and duration by arrangement:
cost is £395 per day, or £695 for the 2 days – for more days please contact me for a price.
When dates have been agreed you can confirm your booking in one of the following ways:
• 30% deposit with the balance on attending
• or full advance payment, discounted by 10% [15% for newsletter subscribers]
Go here for an informal introduction to my world of fine boxes.
