Wood

The wood workshop pairs traditional techniques with modern-day technological developments. Equipped with power machines for all practices that occur in woodworking, the Wood workshop offers mounting tables, (electric) hand tools, air pressure tools, laser cutters, and a CNC milling machine. There are also opportunities for plastic cutting.

Technical specialists

Roger Cremers
Seamus Cater
Monique de Wilt (CNC, lasercutter)

  • DescriptionSpecifications
    Horizontal belt sanding machine with oscillating round sander1000 x 200mm
    Wall saw3050 x 1850 x 40mm
    Spindle moulder6 cm2 in one go
    Planer thicknesser400 wide, 210 high
    Mitre saw85 x 300mm
    Table sawuntil 90mm height
    saw machine350mm
    Wood lathe with manual copying device1500 x 440mm
    Drill press30mm, MK3
    Mortising machine
    Mitre punch, adjustable angle
    C02 laser cutting and engraving machine for wood, leather, textiles and plastics1500 x 900mm
    3-axis CNC milling machine2500 x 1700 x 210mm

Residency

The Rijksakademie offers a two-year international residency programme to around fifty artists that provides space for research, experiment and production of new work.

Residents are supported with a studio, a work budget and a stipend and can seek advice from leading art professionals from a wide variety of cultural and creative backgrounds. In addition there is a rich research and production infrastructure, consisting of various technical workshops operated by specialists, a library and a historical and contemporary art collection.

Within the interdisciplinary environment of the Rijksakademie there is complete freedom in research and working methods.