Designs are emerging from these Maltese limestone blocks as our students are chipping away in the sunshine with @andrewworthingtonart #wernogwood #heritage #heritage #heritagecrafts #stonecarving #carving #handcrafted #handmade #madeinwales #creative #handmadewithlove #malteselimestone #crafting #craftingcommunity #sculpture #sculptor #sculpting #reliefcarving #stonemasonry #craftcourses #craftweekend #craft #visitwales #trysomethingnew #art #scutch #bouchard #chisel #rasp #r

The legs, stretchers, seats, spindles and combs were assembled to create five regal chairs and four elegant stools. #greenwood #windsorchair #steambending #polelathe #ash #greenwoodwork #handmadeinthewoods #handmadeinwales #woodcraft #greenwoodworking #chairmaking #handmadechair #stoolmaking #furnituremaking #woodlandcraft #clwydianrange #madeinwales #thisismynorthwales #mywales #ruthin #craftcourses #craftholiday #traditionalcraft

Over the five days of our Windsor chairmaking course, our chairmakers shaped freshly felled ash using froes, axes, draw knives, pole-lathes, steam bending, adzes, spoke shaves and travishers. Logs became legs and variety of beautiful stools and chairs emerged. #greenwood #windsorchair #steambending #polelathe #ash #greenwoodwork #handmadeinthewoods #handmadeinwales #woodcraft #greenwoodworking #chairmaking #handmadechair #stoolmaking #furnituremaking #woodlandcraft #clwydianr

Today the team made the first end panel of the building which involved many more complicated angles to fit the king post, braces and rafters. Hard to believe that they will have built a complete building by the end of tomorrow. #tenon #morticeandtenon #chainmorticer #chisels #timberframebuilding #larch #timberframeconstruction #madeinwales #craftcourses #gettingstuckin #woodworking #woodcraft #woodlandskills #woodworkers #workinginthewoods #timberframebuilding #larch #timberf

Day 3 - Timber framing course. The second side of the frame was built today at a much quicker pace than the first side. It’s all looking very promising! #tenon #morticeandtenon #chainmorticer #chisels #timberframebuilding #larch #timberframeconstruction #madeinwales #craftcourses #gettingstuckin #woodworking #woodcraft #woodlandskills #woodworkers #workinginthewoods #timberframebuilding #larch #timberframeconstruction #madeinwales #craftcourses #gettingstuckin #woodworking #w

Today was all about laying up and marking of the side frames. Each mortice joint was cut with a chain morticer and the tenons with handsaws and chisels. Every joint was then drafted and numbered to avoid any confusion in the final assembly! By the end of the day we have a very solid looking side panel! #timberframe #handmadeinwales #mortice #tenon #morticeandtenon #chainmorticer #chisels #numbering #timberframebuilding #larch #timberframeconstruction #madeinwales #craftcourse

Building from the sills upwards, today was learning about cutting mortice and tenon joints for the base of the building. #timberframe #timberframebuilding #larch #timberframeconstruction #madeinwales #craftcourses #gettingstuckin #woodworking #woodcraft #woodlandskills #woodworkers #workinginthewoods

Congratulations to Ben Willis who will be running our greenwood chair making course. Both his chair and his stool won first prize at the ’Bodgers Ball’ which is an annual gathering of greenwood workers from across the country. High accolade when winning the vote from fellow bodgers. #meettheteacher #northwales #thisismywales #firstclass #bodger #greenwoodcraft #greenwoodworkshop #craftworkshop #craftcourses #craftcourses #greenwood

Ben Willis - www.benwillis-woodcraft.co.uk Ben learnt chair making while working as an assistant to the green-woodworking legend Mike Abbott in the woodlands of Herefordshire. It was during this time that he also met and became friends with Claire from Wernog Wood; a meeting that laid the foundations for the courses he's now running with us. Ben lives in the urban forest of London, where he teaches green woodworking and chair making to aspiring furniture makers, as well as pr

The first of our summer courses will be timber frame building (click here for course details), run by three members of the Farey family. Over five days, you will collectively build a simple frame from start to finish learning the basic techniques of timber frame construction. We aim to build a small 3m x 5m cabin, probably using larch. Meet the Farey Family - https://www.facebook.com/elwyworkingwoods Adrian Farey and his two sons Joe and Fred form part of the Elwy Working Woo

We have just received this beautiful mosaic from our very clever and thoughtful friend Tess. One day we hope she will teach here. #northwales #handmadeinwales #mosaic #craftcourses #handmade #craftholidays

Ben Willis will be teaching our two Windsor chair making courses here in Wernog Wood this summer - Click here to make your own chair WRITTEN BY CLAIRE I first met Ben 15 years ago in a wood. He was a fresh young apprentice to Mike Abbott, chairmaker and author of 'Living wood' and 'Going with the grain', and was honing his skills in greenwood working. I was there with my dad as we wanted to make a chair the traditional way using only hand tools. At that time I had a really st