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Learn the craft of fine woodworking and other related skills with our weekly Kemahiran Hidup classes. Learn skills and techniques to elevate yourself into a true craftsman with guided lessons from our experienced pool of instructors.

Skill Checklist

to make your own joinery and furniture:

Handy with Tools

Having tools at home is good. Knowing how to use them is the point

Knowing How Things Work

Everyone respects a person who can say “I know how that is built, coz I’ve built it before.”

Accurate & Detailed

Being methodical and meticulous helps you reduce rework

Begin with the End in Mind

Designing a project from scratch, visualizing the approach and anticipating problems

Independence

Setting up your workflow, Working safely and figuring out the build steps

The KitaBina Approach

Making mistakes is key

We celebrate failure because that is the fastest way to achieve breakthroughs.

Focus on building skills, not projects

We insist that the objective of the course is building skills; not bring home more stuff.

Discipline through practice

Practice makes progress, which develops discipline, which creates habits.

Student-led pace

Focuses on each individual and a catered teaching style according to their progress

Embracing Frustration

“The only way out is through”. Instead of quitting early, we want you to build grit and tenacity.

Do Difficult Things

Do the hard things until the hard things become easy things.

Course Outline

Semester 1

Hand Tools & Basic Joinery

• Intro to handsaws – pull vs push, TPI, kerfs, techniques, ripcuts vs crosscuts

• Intro to handplanes – pull vs push, setting up, techniques

• Intro to chisels – techniques, half laps, precision marking

• Sharpening your tools – different mediums, techniques, tool maintenance

• Making a final project using hand tools only

Month 1 to 3

12 sessions

Power Tools & Box Making

• Intro to power drills, drill bit varities, impact driver vs drill driver vs rotary hammer drill

• Intro to power cutters – jigsaws, circular saws

• Intro to box-making – how to achieve a strong box, learning various 90° joints

• Making a final project using power tools, with precision sizing

  Month 4 to 6

  12 sessions

  Woodworking Machines

  • Intro to machine saws – miter saw, table saw, band saw

  • Intro to power shapers – routers, router table, sanding machines, etc

  • Intro to mid-piece joinery – dados and grooves, mortise and tenons

  • Make a wooden mallet with a mortise and tenon

  • Making a medium sized furniture piece with all tools and machines learned

  Month 7 to 9

  12 sessions

  Learn to
  Design & Build

  • Intro to furniture design

  • Basic 3D drawing using Sketchup

  • Material knowledge, choosing the right material, considering grain direction, etc

  • Intro to wood finish – solvent vs water-based, how to apply

  • Final Graduation Project – design a piece of furniture and build from scratch to finish

  Month 10 – 12

  12 sessions

  12-month course

  Format

  Duration & Frequency:

  2hrs per session x 4 sessions/mth
  (5th week off)

  Max Class Size:

  6 pax

  Suitable Age:

  13+

  What’s included:

  All Tools, Equipment, Wood, Fasteners & Consumables

  Suitable For:

  Beginners, DIY Enthusiasts, Adults

  Fees:

  RM400/month per person

  PROMO FOR FIRST SEMESTER!
  RM1050 ONLY
  + free 10 day pass (RM298)