Cursus Technique I EN | Furniture making learning program
This program introduces you to several techniques essential to wooden furniture making. It brings together a series of courses that allow for a progressive and extensive learning process. Registration in this program gives you access to 5 courses of our program at a reduced price.
Advantages of the Cursus Technique I EN
- LEARNING PROCESS : You build your skills and ease in the workshop through a progressive and comprehensive learning process.
- DISCOUNT : You receive a 200$ discount on the total price of courses purchased individually.
- INSTALLMENT PAYMENT : You can access an installment payment for your registration. You will be offered this option in the final stages of the online purchase process. However, if you purchase the cursus shortly before the start of the first course, payment by instalments may be limited or unavailable.
- CURSUS ASSISTED WORKSHOPS : During the cursus, you have access to two optional days of assisted workshop time. So you can either take advantage of our facilities and the expertise of a trainer to fine-tune your projects, or take a well-deserved break.
- VIN D’HONNEUR AND TRAINING CERTIFICATE : At the end of your cursus, ÉÉAM will hold a vin d’honneur to mark the completion of your program and give you your training certificate.
- ASSISTED WORKSHOPS FOR YOUR OWN : Once you have completed your program, you have access to assisted workshops to put the concepts you have learned into practice (this service replaces access to the Atelier Incubateur).
Prerequisites for the cursus
Level 1 – No prerequisites
Number of sessions
11 sessions
Training duration
78 hours
Cost
1 800 $ + txs
Installment payment
Winter cursus schedule
Le bois EN
Saturday February 8th 2025, 9 AM To 4 PM
L’apprenti.e 1 EN
Saturday February 15th and 22nd 2025, 9 AM to 4 PM
L’apprenti.e 2 EN
Saturday March 1st, 8th and 15th 2025, 8 AM to 5 PM
ASSISTED WORKSHOP
OPTIONAL | Saturday March 22th 2025, 8 AM to 5 PM
L’apprenti.e 3 EN
Saturday March 29th, April 5th and 12th 2025, 8 AM to 5 PM
ASSISTED WORKSHOP
OPTIONAL | Saturday April 26th 2025, 8 AM to 5 PM
La touche finale EN
Saturday May 3rd and 10th 2025, 9 AM to 4 PM
Register now for the Winter session of Cursus Technique I EN. Places are limited!
TRAINING PLAN
- Equipment used in this program
- Techniques and concepts taught in this program
- Materials and equipment provided
- Equipment to bring
- Wood samples
- Books
- Jointer
- Planer
- Table saw
- Sliding table saw
- Miter saw
- Bandsaw
- Routers (table router and handheld router)
- Mortise machine
- Plate joiner and DOMINO joining machine
- Drill press
- Hand drills
- Sanding machines
- Belt sander
- Palm sander (random orbit)
- Rags and accessories
Le bois EN • Understanding, identifying and buying wood
- Wood physics
- Wood species identification
- Wood characteristics
- Calculating and purchasing wood
L’apprenti.e 1 EN • Woodworking initiation
- Woodworking fundamentals
- Working with tools and safety
- Planning a woodworking project
- Working with rough lumber
- Milling rabbet joints on the table saw
- Cutting curved edges
- Machine and hand sanding
- Gluing
- Pilot holes, couter sink and chambered holes for hardware (nails and screws)
- Finish sanding
L’apprenti.e 2 EN • Joinery and sheet goods
- Woodworking fundamentals
- Working with tools and safety
- Planning a woodworking project
- Working with rough lumber
- Making tenon and mortise and floating tenon and mortise joints
- Working with wood panels
- Making miter joints, biscuit joints and rabbet joints on wood panels
- Cutting curved edges
- Moldings
- Gluing and cutting edge banding
- Machine and hand sanding
- Gluing
- Pilot holes, counter sink and chambered holes for hardware
- Finish sanding
L’apprenti.e 3 EN • Making a coffee table
- Wood physics fundamentals
- Working with tools and safety
- Planning a wood working project
- Working with rough lumber
- Solid wood lamination
- Using jigs on the table saw
- Making tenon and mortise joints
- Making curved edges
- Moldings
- Machine and hand sanding
- Gluing
- Pilot holes, counter sink and chambered holes for hardware
- Finish sanding
La touche finale EN • Varnish, oils, waxes and shellac
- Basic safety concepts in the finishing shop
- Repairing minor defects with putty
- Raising the grain
- Surface preparation
- Sealing and filling the grain
- Making a pigmented oil stain
- Applying and layering finishing coats
- Sanding between coats
- Materials and tools needed to carry out exercises and/or projects
- Course notebook
- Wood samples
- If necessary, loan of hearing protectors and safety glasses
IMPORTANT: For the course La touche finale EN • Varnish, oils, waxes and shellac you must bring a small woodworking project (without finishing) previously made in one of our courses like the case from the course L’apprenti.e 1.
If you have one, you can bring:
- a dust mask
- hearing protectors
- safety glasses
- safety shoes
Have you already taken one or more courses in the ÉÉAM program?
Would you like to register for the cursus, but have already taken one or more of the ÉÉAM program courses in the past? Unfortunately, you must register individually for the courses you have not taken, and pay the full price.
The Cursus Technique I EN (78 hours) is still an introduction to woodworking, compared to the technical college program, which is the learning and practice of the trade over a minimum duration of 3 years (1 965 hours).
Participants
Unless otherwise specified, ÉÉAM general public courses are only open to people 18 years of age and older.
As openness and inclusion are essential values for the ÉÉAM, the school strives to accommodate everyone who is interested in cabinetmaking. If you live with a functional limitation and have questions regarding your ability to attend training, please contact us to discuss.
