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Epoxy Resin River Coffee Table Workshop

5(25 reviews)
Learn how to design and create your own river table.
Woolwich
In-person
£575 pp
3hrs
Intermediate
Next available date:12th January 2025
What happens in this class?

Join us at our workshop in South East London to make your very own unique resin and waney edge wood coffee table. We will teach you everything you need to know about this process from the mould set up, to preparing your wood, mixing colours and pouring resin. This course will take place over 2 consecutive Sundays and you will leave with a table you have designed and built yourself.

If you'd like to practice this process before joining us on the coffee table course, we recommend joining us for our beginners resin and woodworking course where you will…

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Things to remember

Aprons will be provided but please wear old clothes. Free parking onsite: please drive up to the gates and the security attendant will let you in.

Nearest train stations: Woolwich dockyard, then 10 min walk Woolwich Arsenal, then bus (5mins) 161, 177, 180, 472 to Warspite Road North Greenwich, then…

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Latest Reviews
5(25 reviews)
Mandy - 12 November 2024
Loved doing the coffee table course! Richard was helpful and patient - I enjoyed every moment and I have a beautiful coffee table to show off 😁
Mandy - 12 November 2024
Loved doing the coffee table course! Richard was helpful and patient - I enjoyed every moment and I have a beautiful coffee table to show off 😁
Michael - 24 July 2024
Thoroughly Enjoyable. The Class was led well and the process of creating the table from 2 planks of wood to a fantastic Resin Table was a great experience. Thanks
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Booking Options
3hrs workshop1 class
£575
Private BookingMinimum 1 guests to book
£895

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Age Requirement

16

Flexible cancellation policy

Any class can be cancelled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase. See cancellation policy.
Your Teacher

Richard has been teaching this intro class since 2018 after realising that all the challenges of working with epoxy resin were bound to be frustrating aspiring makers around the world as much as they were for him. After realising that working with epoxy resin was actually quite easy once you knew a few simple tricks and the basic principles, he started inviting you to join him in the workshop to master the tricks of the trade for yourself. Have a look at our reviews on Obby or head over to our instagram to see some of our most recent classes…

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Class Location
The River Shop
Woolwich
TB-05 Thames Side Studios
Unit 8, Harrington Way
SE18 5NR
London

Reviews

Mandy - 12 November 2024
Loved doing the coffee table course! Richard was helpful and patient - I enjoyed every moment and I have a beautiful coffee table to show off 😁
Mandy - 12 November 2024
Loved doing the coffee table course! Richard was helpful and patient - I enjoyed every moment and I have a beautiful coffee table to show off 😁
Michael - 24 July 2024
Thoroughly Enjoyable. The Class was led well and the process of creating the table from 2 planks of wood to a fantastic Resin Table was a great experience. Thanks
kevin - 22 July 2024
just finished a 2 day course making a river coffee table. brilliant, richard was so helpful and knowledgeable about resin. top grade tools. i walked away with my table pleased as punch kev
Mariola Calvo-Montero - 19 May 2024
I love this course. Richard is a great tutor, very informative and easy to follow. I'm looking forward to do another course soon. Thank you!
Tom - 25 April 2024
Hi. I wish to have a Richard as a teacher through my education haha. Can’t recommend him more highly. I come as a beginner and end up doing all floors and shower panels at my flat by myself. Second course I came to learn how to do a river tables to upgrade my furniture. I’m very well prepared after the course with Richard so will be pure enjoyment to do something unique.
Andy - 25 April 2024
Brilliant. Two days very much hands on from a true novice to acheive a beautiful table top. Atrisan environment, light, airy, everything you need and when it comes to tools - the best in the market. Feeling like I'd done everything myself but also realising how Richard provided instruction, guidance as well as small nudges and artistic insightul encouragement to maximise both our enjoyment and recovery from our mistakes throughout. Yes we went over the posted hours, but to be honest, being absorbed and involved inthe whole resin river table process felt like time didn't matter. Two outcomes - walking away with a resin river table I made and am proud of as well as a trigger to explore further with the lessons I have gained. And don't get me going on the absolute joy of having such free access to the Festool tools. Richard is a great facilitator - teacher or trainer is too harsh, and obviously glows in the successes his students achieve.
Camilla - 8 January 2024
Had a great class and lots of fun. A very relaxed but informative session and made some lovely pieces of art which I can’t wait to put up at home! Thank you
Leanne Mcherson - 30 November 2023
I decided to book a one-on-one river coffee table course after becoming concerned that the millions of YT videos available may not cover all the pitfalls of trying to attempt such a thing, alone. My initial contact with Richard was great and he was very accommodating with dates and times that suited me. The course itself was amazing. Dan was an excellent, patient and kind teacher - whom I bombarded with questions - and who took me through each stage, step by step, with loads of encouragement and plenty of good humour. During moments of self doubt, Dan was full of great advice and gentle, but firm, persuasion - even when it came to using certain power tools for the first time! I have learned so much and and am over the moon with my table. Knowing that I have access to Dan & Richard's expertise and the other resources they have recommended to me, moving forward, and that I have copious amounts of notes to refer to (and of course, the memories of everything I was taught), I now feel confident to tackle a project on my own. Thank you, River Shop. I will be back. The workshops and overall setting of your location are a creative's dream!
Sheamus Fitzgerald - 18 October 2023
I’ve been interested in doing a resin project for a long time but haven’t got the experience or knowledge & always felt it was very daunting but Richard put me at ease. He was very professional & explained everything in great detail. He has a very calm nature & made everything seem easier than I had imagined. Will deffo book up for more projects in future. 👍👍
Phill Brown - 21 May 2023
Richard was a very knowledgeable instructor who gave us lots of useful instruction and advice to continue this craft, I had a great course and am really pleased with my coffee table.
Gail Murrell - 21 April 2023
The Resin River Coffee Table Workshop is Great, I highly recommend to everyone at all skill levels! Learning a lot from Richard, I'm having fun actually making my own Resin River Coffee Table.
Lee Cooper - 17 April 2023
It is very easy to learn from Richard. He explained everything in good detail highly recommended
Elaine - 1 February 2023
A really brilliant workshop! Richard and Dan were expert, helpful, and also patient where I had no previous carpentry experience. I love my table!
Caroline - 16 January 2023
Very happy with my class and the table. The class was well organised and I learnt lots.
Aleksei Shevchenko - 20 June 2022
It is a really good workshop. I enjoyed the process of making a coffee table. Richard was very helpful and explained lots of details in the process. This workshop is suitable for the complete beginners like I am. Also in during the course learned few ideas how to improve my garage working space and gained some experience with professional tools.
Sushil Rajput - 13 June 2022
Really enjoyed the introduction and first part of coffee table making course. Will be doing part 2 next week. The trainer Richard is very friendly and his approach to teaching is very professional and encourages students to understand all aspects to safely and accurately use resin. If you have an interest in wood working and/or resin pours, I highly recommend this course.
H - 30 March 2022
Absolutely awesome and unforgettable experience
H - 30 March 2022
Absolutely awesome and unforgettable experience
Hayley Wedgbury - 14 March 2022
I’m so pleased that I invested in this course. I now have the confidence to execute all of my design ideas, using epoxy resin with wood for coffee/console tables and moulds to create decorative home’s accessories. Richard is a master at his craft and an excellent teacher. I highly recommended this course.
Caroline - 10 January 2022
Fantastic course, it gave me the confidence to try it on my own. The tutor was informative and happy to share with us the answers to our questions. Will hopefully be booking another course soon.
Reem al gazairy - 13 December 2021
I really want to thank you Richard for the wonderful time and information. I really enjoyed it . Looking forward for a new classes
JOHN HUME - 16 June 2021
I have previously attended a course run by Richard Wagner which was excellent in all respects. Richard was extremely well prepared with good facilities and material for the project. He is very skilled on the techniques and also has a generous and informative style of teaching that encourages all skill levels to take part. I would thoroughly recommend Richard and the course.
Claire Shugart - 18 May 2021
Amazing course, I enjoyed every minute of it, seeing my river table come to life was immensely satisfying and the instruction has left me more confident with both tools and materials.
ike - 18 May 2021
This course was amazing! I wasn't sure if i could do it right but the course really did demystify the process and given me so much confidence!