NEWS

New! Frida Day Class is Open !

Looking for new students from Term 1

Waiting list

Night Class

about 42 people on the list.

(13/1/2026, about 12 month wait at this moment)

Friday Day Class

NO WAITING (3 spots availablefor Term 1)

Apply for the waiting list. Please send me your name, email and mobile number.

Please email to: class@koitoya.com.au

NIGHT/DAY CLASS

Night / Day Class is for students of all levels to undertake their own project under expert tuition. It is based on group tuition of 7~10 students per tutor. The program is a custom made program to each of our students. So every students will be on different personalized project. We are happy to advice and suggest some of our unique program, too.

It is a group tuition, not one on one tuition, but you will get specialized advice and support from our experienced tutor.

Most of our students are begginer and you are very welcomed, as well as experienced woodworkers with focused theme.

Night Classes are limited to 8-12 students.

Friday Day Class is small in numbers (6 students).

You belong to one of night class, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday Day Class.

There are 7 to 10 classes per term, typically 8 classes, with 4 terms per year.

Terms generally follow the ACT school term schedule.

Time

Night Class Time - 18:00 to 21:00. 3 HOURS. Monday ~ Thursday.

Day Class Time - 9:00 to 12:00. 3 HOURS. Friday.

Extra Cost

Material fees will be charged separately.

Machining fee - We support our students with very reasonable machining fee outside the night class time.

Enrollment

There are two ways to enroll.

Pay Term fee ahead: You pay ahead and you will get discounted price.

Pay As You Go for each night of your attendence, with no discount but saves when you can’t attend full term with family or work trip.

Make-up class - missing some class when you are busy

If you are on term fee and missed your class, then you can join the other class in week to make-up your missed opportunity.

Machine access:

Power tools are accessable.

Generally, you will have access to Bandsaw, Drill press and SawStop Table Saw.

After Machine safety induction, which take place on weekend (fee apply), you will be able to access to AltendorTable Saw, Jointer, Thicknesser and Mortiser.

Tutor:

Hiroshi Yamaguchi: Lecturer (Tuesday & Thursday night) and coordinator - Based on Japanese tools and skills

Ben Laffan (Detailed Wood): Lecturer (Monday night) - Based on western tools and skills

Clare Solomon (Koitoya): Lecturer (Wednesday night & Friday day class) - Based on Japanese tools and skills

John Lane (Koitoya): Assistant teacher

Fee rate:

Day Class is higher in price because the class size is smaller than night class.

Pay as you go (Standard fee):

You can attend by paying each night. You will need to pay minimum 2 nights if you are securing the ongoing position in the class.

Night Class - $108 per class.
Friday Day Class - $113 per class

* Minimum payment of 2 class fee ($216 for night class, $226 for day class) required ahead to book your space for the term. This is non-refundable or creditable.

Term fee (Pay ahead):

10% discounted fee from standard fee apply when you pay ahead for the term.

Night Class - $98 per class, typical 8 weeks make the term fee $784.

Friday Day Class - $104 per class, typical 8 weeks make the term fee $832.

Long term students discount:

We love you to stay long! Nearly half of the students are commited and getting these discount.

1 year (4 full term attendance- not including PAYG term): 10% off from Regular Term fee
5 year (20 full term attendance- not including PAYG term): 15% off from Regular Term fee

Schedule and term fee:

Date will be fixed before the end of previous term. Following is the planned schedule ahead. They are following the ACT school terms.

2026

TERM 1

MONDAY: 2 FEB – 30 MAR, 8 x 3 hours sessions, 8 weeks. $784 (Public Holiday has no class)

TUESDAY: 3 FEB – 23 MAR, 8 x 3 hours sessions, 8 weeks. $784

WEDNESDAY: 4 FEB - 24 MAR, 8 x 3 hours sessions, 8 weeks. $784

THURSDAY: 5 FEB - 25 MAR, 8 x 3 hours sessions, 8 weeks. $784

FRIDAY (Day Class) : 6 FEB - 26 MAR, 8 x 3 hours sessions, 8 weeks. $832

TERM 2

MONDAY: 20 APR – 22 JUN, 8 x 3 hours sessions, 8 weeks. $784 (Public Holiday has no class)

TUESDAY: 21 APR – 9 JUN, 8 x 3 hours sessions, 8 weeks. $784

WEDNESDAY: 22 APR - 10 JUN, 8 x 3 hours sessions, 8 weeks. $784

THURSDAY: 23 MAY - 11 JUN, 8 x 3 hours sessions, 8 weeks. $784

FRIDAY (Day Class) : 24 MAY - 19 JUN, 8 x 3 hours sessions, 8 weeks. $832 (5 June has no class)

TERM 3

NIGHT CLASSES (MON ~ THU): 3 AUG - 24 SEP, 8 x3 hours sessions, 8 weeks. $784

FRIDAY (Day Class) : 7 AUG - 25 SEP, 8 x3 hours sessions, 8 weeks. $832

TERM 4

NIGHT CLASSES (MON ~ THU): 12 OCT - 3 DEC, 8 x3 hours sessions, 8 weeks. $784

FRIDAY (Day Class) : 16 OCT - 4 DEC, 8 x3 hours sessions, 8 weeks. $832

Make up your missed opportunity -What if you missed the class or going on holiday?:

You can take an alternative night on another day in the week anytime to catch up your missing night. (Term fee is not refundable.) We know you are busy!

You can also attend as PAYG students when you know you can’t attend full term.

Examples of projects undertaken:
If you are unsure of an appropriate project, we can advise you on suitable projects appropriate to your level of skill. Typically, our weekend programs are ready for you to take.

BYO project

Bring your own project. The program typically starts with at least a few nights tutoring in woodwork hand skills.

Past student’s project examples:

Kids bed with mortise and tenon joint, wooden puzzles, dovetail box, kid's chair, Shoji light, Japanese plane making, sliding dovetail stool, tool making, kid’s chair, Japanese toolbox, dining table, sitting bench, working bench, Ari stool.

Check out our album to see the recent photos!

Album from night class

Popular program examples:

Japanese Tool Making takes 10-12 nights to make a 48mm smooth plane, spoke shave plane or marking gauge

Sliding dovetail stool making takes about 10 nights to make your own Round-plane and use it to make sliding dovetail joints

Mitred box takes 4-5 nights, good plane project

Box joinery takes 5-7 nights, good chisel project

Japanese straight edge

A year development program examples:

Term 1 : Tools basics

Term 2: Joinery practice

Term 3 -4: Small furniture design and making

2nd year: Table making, Chair design