WOOD & TRADITIONAL WOODLAND CRAFTS
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Introduction to mortice and tenon timber frame building techniques

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A collective learning experience to construct a traditional timber

framed building full of character

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Taught by Joe & Fred Farey

Learn Catalan style willow weaving and basketry techniques

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Make a Catalan style platter or a stylish Catalan shoulder bag using naturally colourful and locally grown willow

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Taught by - Janet Sampson

Carve a greenwood spoon and bowl

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A relaxing weekend carving a spoon

and bowl in which it belongs

to be used everyday

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Taught by - David White

Automata

Making nonsense out of rubbish

 

Bring your ideas alive and make entertaining mechanical contraptions

using cams, cogs and cranks 

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Taught by - Fi Henshall

Make a majestic greenwood bench

using cleft oak

 

Make a two to three seat bench,

with or without a back rest and a shapely seat if you choose

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Taught by - Jack Ritson

Learn traditional willow weaving and basketry techniques

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Make a spiral structure to support your sweet peas or simply to add a bit of architectural lift to your garden

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Taught by - Mandy Coates

Carve a Welsh cawl spoon

or a wooden eating spoon

 

Choose one day or two, learning to carve two different styles of spoon in freshly cut greenwood 

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Taught by - David White

Make a bed you will look forward to climbing into every night

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Make a characterful greenwood bed with mortise and tenon joints to assemble at home

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Taught by - Rob Hill

Cleft oak gate making

The art of cleaving

 

Make a unique cleft oak garden gate that you will be proud of every time you walk through it

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Taught by - Jack Ritson

Rush weaving in miniature​

...make a tiny sea-urchin basket...

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Explore the techniques of traditional rush weaving and apply them to

a distinctive and contemporary design

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Taught by - Rosie Farey​

Make a traditional hay rake and wooden hand brush

 

Using traditional greenwood working techniques, make two items which are both functional and beautiful

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Taught by - David White

Pumpkin carving

...with a difference...

 

Use traditional reductive

sculpting techniques to produce

life-like faces and personalities

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Taught by - Daniel Nyman