I have always loved spending time in workshops exploring how to work with different materials and processes

WORKSHOP PROCESS AT KRABBESHOLM

I am drawn to creating the right atmosphere through craftsmanship

I grew up with workshops as an ordinary part of school. At Bernadotteskolen, design, pottery, sewing, cooking, drawing and the wood workshop were a mandatory and natural part of my education.

I graduated from Ordrup Gymnasium in 2024 with a focus on mathematics and music. Both gave me a liking for structure, proportion and patience.

A semester at Krabbesholm Højskole in 2025 spawned a deeper interest in craftsmanship, materials, construction and design, and in what happens between a drawing and a finished object.

In January 2026 I began my education as a bygningssnedker at NEXT in Copenhagen, focusing on the interior joinery of a building — fitted interiors, built-in elements, windows, doors, stairs and railings. That is the part that interests me most, and I would like to develop further within fine custom interiors, where craftsmanship is also used to create the right atmosphere in a room.

The programme alternates between school periods and time in a workshop with practical training in woodworking, materials, and the use of hand tools and machinery, and with a focus on precision, functionality, and creativity.

I am now looking for an apprenticeship at a furniture joinery, cabinetmaking workshop or design-led interior joinery. I am particularly drawn to workshops where designers and craftspeople work closely together, and where the whole process happens under one roof. I am curious to learn the complete journey — from the first sketch and material decisions to production, assembly and the finished object.

I enjoy hands-on work and environments where care, precision and attention to detail matter. I would like to learn from experienced craftspeople while contributing with curiosity, commitment and a willingness to work.

Selected Work

Two pieces made during training

Finished pine bench with a plywood top, sitting on a white table in the workshop.

Close-up of a pine joint with peg and groove detail.

BENCH

Object: Bench
Material: Solid pine frame; pine-veneered particleboard seat with solid pine edge bands
Dimensions: 700 × 400 × 450 mm
Construction: Peg, groove and domino joints; dry assembly before gluing; diagonals checked while clamping
Detail: Mitred solid-pine edge bands around the seat; seat fixed from below so the screws are hidden
Learning: Let wood acclimatise between machining steps; check diagonals repeatedly when clamping; small errors are easiest to fix before the glue is set

Made during the basic course at NEXT in spring 2026. A small bench with a solid pine frame and a veneered seat, built to practice dimensioning, joinery and control.

Working drawing of the toolbox: elevation, plan and isometric view with dovetailed corners.

Section drawing a–a at 1:1 showing the handle, the 3 mm chamfer and the 6 mm poplar plywood bottom in its rebate.

TOOLBOX

Object: Toolbox with hand-cut dovetails
Material: Solid pine, edge-glued panels; 6 mm poplar plywood bottom
Dimensions: 634 × 340 × 180 mm
Drawing: Elevation, plan and isometric at 1:5; section a–a at 1:1 with dovetail slope 1:6
Construction: Corners in hand-cut dovetails, marked with marking gauge, dividers, bevel and square; sawn to the line and pared out with a chisel; bottom fitted into a rebate
Detail: Handles cut into the end pieces, 80 mm long with R13 ends and a 3 mm chamfer inside and out
Process: Pine planed, thicknessed and cut on the bandsaw; boards edge-glued with alternating growth rings for stability; joints dry-fitted and clamps prepared before any glue was applied; box clamped from several directions so the joints closed tight
Learning: Work calmly and test-fit the joint several times before taking more wood off; plan the glue-up before the glue goes on; the first measurements decide the result

Module 1 of the basic course at NEXT, spring 2026. The drawing was used as a control throughout the making, and the cut list set out quantities, materials, finished sizes and rough sizes — the rough size larger to leave material for planing and fitting.

Process & Sketches

Work in progress, drawings, models, tests and adjustments.

Planed pine components leaning against a Martin T45 machine in the workshop. — Planed pine parts, ready for marking out

Pine panels glued and held in clamps on a bench. — Glue-up of the seat panels

Assembled pine stool seen from above, showing the grain of the seat. — Stool assembled, before finishing

A pine panel clamped at a mitred corner on the workbench. — Clamping a mitred corner

Close-up of a hand-cut joint in pine, held up to the light. — Joint detail, dry-fitted

Set-up on the panel saw with a stop and clamp fixed to the fence. — Machine set-up on the saw

Two oak carcasses standing on the bench after glue-up. — Oak carcass, glued and cleaned up

Beech carcass held in bar clamps on the bench during glue-up. — Carcass in clamps

Long sheets of veneer laid out across the workshop benches. — Veneer laid out for selection

Chipboard caul and battens being prepared for pressing veneer. — Preparing the press

Two students sanding pine boxes on a picnic table in the yard outside the workshop. — Sanding the boxes outside the workshop

Close-up of a hand-cut dovetailed corner on a pine box with a routed handle. — Dovetailed corner, cleaned up

Pine box components laid out on the bench with dovetails cut and handles routed. — Box parts, dovetails cut

Pencil perspective sketch of a staircase, counter and bar stools. — Perspective sketch — stair and counter

Finished pine box with dovetailed corners and a routed handle, standing on a bench outside. — Finished box, standing on end

Student in ear defenders feeding thin wooden strips through a wide-belt sander in the workshop. — Feeding parts through the wide-belt sander