Wooden form* application closed
29 June – 12 July 2025
Course leaders: Per Svartling and Henrik Johansson
Welcome to explore and deepen the understanding of the fantastic material wood and learn how it can be shaped. During the course, you as a participant work from your own idea to create a wooden object; a simpler piece of furniture or an interior detail. The individual tutorial is given a lot of space and is important for you as a participant to feel confident that the level will be right for you. Through practical work, basic techniques for processing, assembly and surface treatment are practiced. The practical work at the planing bench is interspersed with joint briefings and lectures. We mainly focus on working with hand tools, but some machine work occurs.
Course fee
The course fee is SEK 7,500
The course takes place in collaboration with the Authority for Vocational College, Art and Culture, which means that the course fee can be kept lower than other courses.
If Capellagården has to cancel the course, you always have the right to get back the course fee you have paid. If you need to withdraw your offer due to obstacles or illness, a refund will be made with 50% of the course fee.
Please note that board and lodging are not included in the course fee, but are booked and paid for separately after admission. Material costs for individual works may be added and paid on site.
Application and admission
Who can apply for the course?
Form in wood is aimed at those who are beginners and want to learn about the basics of woodcraft and furniture carpentry. If you are thinking of taking the main course in furniture carpentry, this is a good one preparatory course.
You who search Capellagården's summer courses must be 18 years of age, except for the children/youth courses.
How do I apply?
Link to application form.
ATTENTION! When you have submitted your application, you will only receive a confirmation on the screen. You will not receive an automatic confirmation of your application via email, but you have the option to fill in that you would like a copy of your application via email in the application form. After you have submitted your application, you will be redirected to Capellagården's website.
How is the selection of course participants done?
We apply continuous admission. When a course has enough applicants to fill course and reserve places, we close the possibility to apply for the course. Some courses quickly receive a large number of applicants. The selection for the course is based on your motivation in the application and the desire to have a spread in the group.
When will I receive a response to my application?
We will provide feedback on an ongoing basis. That is, the time it takes to receive notification can vary. Notification is sent via email. The first e-mails with notifications will be tentatively sent out during the month of February. Upon admission, information is given about payment and confirmation of course place. In case of non-payment, we offer the course place to the next person in line. In connection with admission, it is possible to book and pay for board and lodging.
Why is there a delay in answering my question?
Send your questions and concerns to sommarkurser@capellagarden.se. We will reply as soon as we can, so please be patient if it takes a few days.
Board and lodging
In connection with admission, you are offered possibility to book and pay for board and lodging during the course week. There are about ten different houses on the "storgården" with close proximity to workshops and the Vingårdsalen. The rooms are varied with a simple standard. The houses have access to a shared kitchen, shower and toilet. Many houses/rooms thus have shared bathrooms. Full board is included for everyone who lives at Capellagården and our shared meals are largely based on vegetables from our organic garden.
Cost of board and lodging in a single room:
Board and accommodation for two weeks: SEK 10,600
Bed linen is included in the fee.
If Capellagården has to cancel the course, you always have the right to recover all fees for board and lodging. In case of cancellation, we charge an administrative fee of SEK 500.
We are usually able to offer rooms to anyone who wishes, but unfortunately cannot give any guarantee. If we are unable to offer you accommodation during your course period, you will receive information about this in your acceptance letter.
If you have arranged your own accommodation and want to eat together with your coursemates, it is fine to buy individual meals. The price is then:
Breakfast SEK 85, Lunch or dinner SEK 130, Cheese tray (end) SEK 160.
Coffee and shared coffee are included in the course fee
Bring to the course
You as a participant do not need to bring any tools, but if you have any that you enjoy using, you are welcome to bring them.
Course start and end
Sunday, course start
On Sunday, the course starts for everyone. Arrival time and check-in takes place from 15.00 – 16.45. Meeting place in the school courtyard in front of the yellow mangård building. Afterwards, a simpler dinner is served in the Vingårdsalen. Roll call and joint start together with everyone on your course takes place at 18.00, also in the courtyard.
Course week
The course day starts at 8.30 and ends at 16.30. On certain days, you may be invited to a joint meeting/lecture in the morning or evening. Work in workshops and the garden is also permitted outside of teaching hours according to our workshop policy, which you will get well in place.
Weekend
Course leaders are not on site during the weekend, so there is no teaching then. Work in workshops and gardens is, however, permitted. If you live at the school, you of course have access to your accommodation even during the weekend. During the weekend, only breakfast is served, not lunch and dinner.
Friday, the last day of the course
During the day, workshop cleaning and course evaluation are included, followed by a joint tour of the workshops. The course ends with a joint final evening in the courtyard.
Saturday, the return day
Breakfast is served and uCheck-out takes place no later than 11.00.
Language
The language of instruction on the course is Swedish. However, summaries in English may appear.
Henrik Johansson
Henrik Johansson has been carpentry since childhood, but took a detour via office work before he trained as a cabinetmaker with a journeyman's certificate at Capellagården. Today he runs his own business mainly in Malmö but also has a foot in Småland and returns to Capellagården at regular intervals.
Per Svartling
Per Svartling is a cabinetmaker who lives and works in Söderköping. Works at Elkvarn Finsnickeri and carpentry large and small. Former metal worker who changed materials and trained at Grebbestad folk high school and took a journeyman's certificate at Capellagården.