The Makers Society

Woodworking classes, workshop access and hand tools in Ras Al Khor, Dubai.

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Student smiling during a beginner woodworking trial class at The Makers Society

Trial Woodworking Class

AED 150 · 2 hours · Sundays 11:30 · max 10 people · age 10+. Hand tool basics, and you take home a coaster you made.

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Your trial pays you back. Enrol within 7 days of your trial and take AED 1,000 off the Modular Pathway or AED 500 off the Foundations Course. Ask your instructor after class, no code needed.

Hand planing a chopstick blank in a woodworking class in Dubai

Chopstick Making Class

AED 250 · 2 hours · alternate Saturdays 11:30. Shape a matched pair by hand, entirely with hand tools, and take them home.

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Instructor guiding a student at the lathe during a woodturning trial class

Woodturning Trial Class

AED 295 · 2 hours · Saturdays 11:00 · only 2 seats per session. Your first bowl on the lathe.

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Finished wooden picture frame made in the machinery trial class

Machinery Trial Class for Beginners

AED 395 · 3 hours. Meet the machines safely and build a picture frame.

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Project WorkshopsBuild a finished piece in one session, from boards to stools. Modular Woodworking PathwayFoundations and Mastery modules. Pay in full or in instalments. All classes and workshopsBoards, boxes, joinery, stools and more. Resident ProgramOngoing workshop access, storage and machine training. Workshop access by the hour or dayBench space and machines once you are trained.

For kids

Kids woodworking at TMSHand tool workshops for ages 6 and up. Kids Woodworking AcademyA full term of structured making, ages 10 to 15.

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Delivered instantly by email. Works like store credit on classes, tools and products, and the balance stays visible online.

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Hand toolsNarex, Kinex, Luban and Kakuri, tested in our own workshop. Wooden products and giftsBoards, trays and pieces made in Ras Al Khor. Bespoke and corporate woodworkCommissions, gifting and team building. Three weeks from approved artwork.

Al Jumairi Building, Showrooms 1 to 3, Ras Al Khor Industrial Area 3, Dubai
Open Tuesday to Sunday
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