Make a stool you'll keep for life, in the Indigo Valley
Run by Andy Hooke · Indigo Woodworks
Classes
Overview
Spend a weekend in Andy Hooke's off-grid workshop in the Indigo Valley, 30 minutes from Albury Wodonga. Small groups learn traditional woodworking with local and recycled timber, using machinery and hand tools, and take home a piece of furniture they built themselves. Beginners start with the two-day milking stool. The three-day perch stool goes further, into shaping and turning.
Good to know
- Duration
- Four-Legged Milking Stool: 2 full days, Saturday and Sunday. Three Legged Perch Stool: 3 full days.
- Price
- Milking stool $600, perch stool $850, per person. Includes all materials and timber, tuition, use of tools, morning and afternoon tea, and your finished stool.
- Location
- Indigo Valley, North East Victoria. 30 minutes from Albury Wodonga, 15 minutes from Yackandandah, 25 minutes from Beechworth.
- Age or ability
- Milking stool: no experience needed. Perch stool: for people who have done the beginner course or have woodworking experience. Numbers are limited, in small groups.
- Stay nearby
- Many people make a weekend of it. Andy suggests Magpie Lane Farm, Hart Cottage Farm Stay, or a stay in Yackandandah or Beechworth.
- Booking
- Book through Indigo Woodworks. They ask for a 50% deposit on booking and the rest when the course finishes.
- Cancellation
- Ask Andy about cancellation when you book.
Cancellation
Ask Andy about cancellation when you book.
How booking works
Meet the business
Indigo Woodworks
Andy Hooke worked as an outdoor educator for 15 years before turning to timber. He makes furniture to order from local and recycled timber, and teaches small groups in his off-grid workshop at home in the Indigo Valley.