Black Paw upcycle project reviews

Paul Baron reviewed: Key skills for converting vans into campervans 1 day course

"Hi, just to say the course was very practical, informative and delivered in a humourous way. Would certainly recommend to others. Thanks Scott, Paul"

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Thanks, Paul I am glad you found it useful, Scott"

Gwen reviewed: Resin crafting for beginners

"Scott was very knowledgeable and I thoroughly enjoyed my day in his workshop, along with 8 other participants learning all about resin. His wife's cake was delicious too!"

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Hi Gwen I'm so glad you enjoyed our day. I loved some of the bits you made during the day Scott PS I will let Sue know you liked her cake "

E reviewed: Training course in upcycling with pallets. An introduction to making furniture with pallets for beginners

"Brilliant day - Scott is so helpful and full of great tips!"

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Thanks for a lovely review. I'm so happy you enjoyed the course "

Naomi reviewed: Resin crafting for beginners

"Fun day playing with resin and eating lovely cakes. Scott made us feel at ease and is very knowledgeable. Would love to do more and bigger projects 😀 Thank you"

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Thanks Naomi I so glad you enjoyed it. I had fun too. Keep crafting Scott "

Paul reviewed: Resin crafting for beginners

"Good course, with lots of knowledge. Great to be able to take things away with you on the same day. "

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Thanks Paul, Glad you enjoyed the day. Good luck in adding resin in your woodwork it should look amazing Scott "

Paul reviewed: Resin crafting for beginners

"Good course, learnt quite a lot and was good to take things home the same day. "

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Thanks, Paul I'm glad you enjoyed the day keep crafting scott"

Donna reviewed: Resin crafting for beginners

"Beautiful part of Somerset! Thanks Scott for a great course. I really enjoyed creating the resin moulds, thank you so much for answering all of my questions! Great cake too from your lovely wife. I will be back for the pallet upscaling course!"

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"I'm delighted to hear that you enjoyed the course! It would be fantastic to have you join us for one of our upcycling with wood courses in the future. By the way, I'll make sure to pass on your compliment to Sue regarding her cake. She'll be thrilled to hear it! If you have any questions or need further information, feel free to ask. Best regards, Scott"

keith sharlott reviewed: Key skills for converting vans into campervans 2 day course

"What a legend Scott is! Full of useful information, drawing on his own experience, he provided a real insight into camper van life. His wife must also get a special mention for the delicious cakes. Thanks both!"

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Hi Keith Thanks for a lovely review and I will let Sue know you liked the cake Scott"

Tina reviewed: Resin crafting for beginners

"Was a great course learnt a lot and made sense of stuff I had read in books. Scott a great teacher always open to questions. Created various shapes using moulds and also practiced finishing techniques on some precast pieces. Only slight disappointment was we didn't make any of the items using wood and resin as illustrated in the course blurb. But maybe this a separate course? Highly recommend for beginners, "

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Hi Tina, I'm really happy to hear that you enjoyed our day together. I just wanted to address the concern you raised about not being able to use wood with the resin. I apologize if that was something you were hoping to incorporate into your project. During our initial discussion, I presented you with various options for moulds, effects, colour combinations, and additional materials like clock parts and flowers that we could focus on. At the time, I may not have emphasized enough the use of wood with the resin, and for that, I'm sorry. Nonetheless, I'm glad that we were able to create some beautiful pieces together, and I hope it's something you'll cherish for a long time. Scott"

Dave reviewed: Resin crafting for beginners

"I had a great, relaxed, informative day with Scott on my recent resin course. Scott is very knowledgeable and left no questions unanswered, which will help me when using resin with my hobby of woodturning."

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Hi Dave Thanks for the great review. I'm so glad you enjoyed it and found it useful Scott"

Conrad Goff reviewed: Training course in upcycling with pallets. An introduction to making furniture with pallets for beginners

"Had a fantastic day! So interesting and I learnt a lot. Scott was very informative and explained everything thoroughly. No questions felt silly! I was a huge fan of their workshop too. Everything you could need to build your creation under one roof. The compressed air gun was a personal highlight!!"

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Hi Conrad thanks for the review and your review explains that strange look that kept appearing on your face when you were using the nail gun to remove all those nails !!"

Dicky Woollard reviewed: Training course in upcycling with pallets. An introduction to making furniture with pallets for beginners

"A fab day for my wife, Puffin's, birthday present. Really interesting and very productive. The cake was very welcome too, thanks, Sue. 2 more happy punters. "

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Thank you both for a fun day. You both got stuck in and had fun while learning stuff, my favorite type of of people. So keep up the creative ideas "

Annette & Ray reviewed: Resin crafting for beginners

"We had a very good informative course with Scott, we learnt a great deal he is very knowledgeable and happily passed on his experience, the chocolate cake was great too!!"

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"hi Annette and Ray i so glad you enjoying the day, thanks for the review Scott "

Liz Hadden reviewed: Resin crafting for beginners

"I really enjoyed this course. Scott made the day fun and informative and we got to use different tools to create our pieces. I learned a lot from the day and would highly recommend this course. "

Carrie Myden reviewed: Training course in upcycling with pallets. An introduction to making furniture with pallets for beginners

"My daughter and I did the one day pallet upcycling course with Scott and had a thoroughly amazing time. Scott has a wealth of knowledge and soon had us breaking pallets apart using different techniques. Then using our reclaimed wood we set about de-nailing, measuring, sawing, drilling, screwing and sanding to create a unique item to take away with us. I've never used power tools before and it was such fun and even better it's given me the bug to go and get my own pallets and break out the tools from the garage. Thank you so much Scott and Sue, you have an amazing workshop, a great way of teaching and very tasty cakes."

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Thank you, Carrie, for such a lovely review. We are both so glad you enjoyed the course, and now, unfortunately, you are "one of us." you will never again be able to see an abandoned pallet at the side of the road and not think "that would make a lovely bookcase or garden sofa or something else amazing." keep building and have fun Scott"

Julie Salisbury reviewed: Shabby chic skills for beginners

"Friendly welcome, well run/organised course, loads of money-saving tips shared, plenty of one-to-one help and advice, hands-on, confidence-building, delicious cake! Honestly can't recommend this course enough - haven't had so much fun in a long time. Can't wait to put it all into practice! Thank you Scott and Sue - you made us feel so welcome and were so helpful at every step of the course."

Anne Raines reviewed: Training course in upcycling with pallets for beginners in Somerset: two days

"Excellent, most enjoyable and therapeutic experience for me. Scott is a font of knowledge and a good non judgmental teacher. Sue, Scott’s wife, also really helpful and both are full of great ideas- which they are happy to share. Additionally sue provides yummy cakes. "

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Hi Anne Thanks for the great review. I'm so happy you enjoyed the course. Sue will be chuffed you liked the cake. "

Tony Deady reviewed: Resin crafting for beginners

"Great Resin course, enjoyed every minute, learnt a lot. Scott and his wife were very friendly and welcoming. Would recommend. "

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Thanks Tony"

Verity Easton reviewed: Resin crafting for beginners

"I attended the course yesterday, Sunday 12 February, and loved the course. Scott (& Sue) were great! They were helpful & patient, and took the time to teach & explain everything. It was a very casual, comfortable class, and I felt at ease asking questions. Their hospitality was great, and Sue also baked a really yummy cake for us 😋 "

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Thanks Verity for a lovely review. I will tell Sue you liked her cake too, She will be thrilled Scott "

Kira reviewed: Resin crafting for beginners

"Scott was a very knowledgeable and welcoming instructor. Great introductory course for people with no background or some prior experience,"

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Thanks Kira I'm so glad you enjoyed the course Scott "

Rhona Hazell reviewed: Training course in upcycling with pallets. An introduction to making furniture with pallets for beginners

"Thank you to Scot and Sue for a fantastic day. My daughter and I learnt so much on the upcycling pallet workshop, we left feeling more confident in using various tools and the skills in which to create many projects. Can’t recommend this course highly enough, my daughter said it was the best workshop she’d ever done It inspired us both "

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Hi Rhonda We are so happy you both loved the course so much. You were great fun to have for the day and the bit's you made looked amazing Sue "

Craig McIvor reviewed: Training course in upcycling with pallets. An introduction to making furniture with pallets for beginners

"Absolutely brilliant course, with a lot of information. It'll be extremely healpful on the future projects I have in mind!"

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Thanks, Craig I'm glad you liked it and found it useful Scott "

Al Cunningham reviewed: Training course in upcycling with pallets. An introduction to making furniture with pallets for beginners

"I had a great day yesterday with the BlackPaw Upcycling project on their introduction to Upcycling with pallets course. It is a relaxed course with opportunities to try different techniques from dismantling pallets to making our project. Best of all is that it is a small group course (4) so Scott had lots of time to talk us through different tools and techniques and for us all to practice them. Only downside is that I now need to buy more tools! Definitely will book on other courses."

Rich Dean reviewed: Key skills for converting vans into campervans 2 day course

"I really enjoyed my time learning key skills to building my own campervan. Scott is very knowledgeable and a welcoming host. I finished with some well needed knowledge and ideas on what to get for my first build. Hands on skills to confidently buy the right and install electrical, water and fuel equipment. I definitely recommend the 2 day course if you are planning to build any size home on wheels 👍 thank you Scott Kindest regards "

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Hi Rich, I'm so glad you enjoyed the course and found it useful. have fun and go for it Scott"

Sophie reviewed: Key skills for converting vans into campervans 2 day course

"Absolutely incredible! It was worth every penny. Such an enjoyable and informative course. Not only was the entire family warm, welcoming and armed with delicious homemade cake, but Scott patiently answered all our questions and guided us through a series of interactive sessions. Can’t wait to start building my campervan :) "

Black Paw upcycle project responded:

"Hi Sophie. Thank you so much for such a great review. I'm so pleased you liked the weekend, and yes I liked the cake too. Scott "