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London · Woodworking · 23 curated
Woodworking workshops worth going back to.
Woodworking in London happens at shared benches, community workshops and makerspaces, where the tools are too big and too dear to own but easy to borrow by the session. It is a practical craft with a strong social side: the same regulars turn up on the same night, and someone always knows how to fix your wonky joint.
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Benchspace
Space · South East London
Benchspace
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Space · Walthamstow · E17 6BX
Blackhorse Workshop
Become a regular →BLOQS London
Space · Edmonton · N18 3QT
BLOQS London
Become a regular →Camden Town Shed
Space · Camden · NW1 9XZ
Camden Town Shed
Become a regular →Create Space London
Space · Kensington · W8 5BU
Create Space London
Become a regular →Hone
Space · Limehouse
Hone
Become a regular →Institute of Making
Space · Bloomsbury / Stratford
Institute of Making
Become a regular →Limehouse Labs
Space · Limehouse · E14 7HA
Limehouse Labs
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Space · Park Royal · NW10 6HF
London Hackspace
Become a regular →Makerversity
Space · Somerset House
Makerversity
Become a regular →Maxilla Men's Shed
Space · North Kensington · W10 6NQ
Maxilla Men's Shed
Become a regular →North London Woodturners
Group · Arkley
North London Woodturners
Become a regular →POW
Space · Park Royal · NW10 6HF
POW
Become a regular →Richmond MakerLabs
Space · Ham
Richmond MakerLabs
Become a regular →Rotherhithe Shed
Group · Rotherhithe
Rotherhithe Shed
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Space · Herne Hill · SE24 9AJ
South London Makerspace
Become a regular →Square One Design Workshop
Space
Square One Design Workshop
Become a regular →The Garden of Earthly Delights
Space · Hackney Central · E8 1BT
The Garden of Earthly Delights
Become a regular →The Grierson Workshop Co-operative
Community · Acton, West London
The Grierson Workshop Co-operative
Become a regular →The Remakery
Space · Brixton / Camberwell · SE5 9HY
The Remakery
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Space · Hackney · E8 1BT
Woodshop of Recycled Delights
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Space · Lewisham · SE13 6NL
Woodworks (HG Woodworks CIC)
Become a regular →Workshop Rental
Space · North London
Workshop Rental
Become a regular →How it works
Most people who want to work with wood in London have nowhere to do it — no garage, no shed, and a saw that would wake the neighbours. The answer is the shared workshop: a bench, a vice, hand tools and a few machines, reached through a course or a membership, usually after an induction.
The 23 Spaces below all teach or lend real skill — beginner courses in joinery and green woodwork, evening classes and open-access benches. The machines are shared, so you learn by watching the person at the next bench and then taking your turn.