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the use of freshly felled timber (the wood is still
'green') to produce useful and interesting items/artifacts.
Wood is locally sourced from sweet chestnut, ash, hornbeam
and hazel coppice so avoiding transport costs, pollution
and felling of tropical rainforest. Hand tools are used,
supplied by us, and available to purchase. So with these
and simple devices such as the shave horse and pole
lathe, discover the pleasure to be had from: |
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RIVING
fresh wood with a froe
TRIMMING with a side axe and
SHAVING with shave horse and draw knife |
NO
sawdust
NO dangerous, noisy machinery
NO need for petrol or electricity |
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Register |
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These
cost £100 per day weekdays, and £125 per day weekends
with a maximum of two people per day. Children should be aged
11+. Starting at 10am and ending at 5pm this price includes
copious supplies of tea, coffee, cold drinks and any basic
materials. Lunches can be provided at £5 per person.
Working on a one to one basis - you get total undivided attention
to make the most of your day
Green Woodworking
Please be realistic about your skill levels and ability. If
you have never had any woodworking experience or have never
used hand tools before the Introduction to Green Woodwork
is a good starting point. If you are bitten by the bug you
can always come again
Remember - green woodworking is an outdoor activity so please
wear appropriate clothing.
All
courses are by arrangement on a mutually agreed day. Please
phone or email with your preferred date(s). Courses are reserved
with a non-refundable deposit of £25 per day. Please
make cheques payable to Robin Fawcett.
Stool making
A two day course to make a stool from green wood. The first
day will be spent developing your green woodworking techniques
and shaving or turning the legs. The stool could be rustic
and made from one log in which case the cost of raw materials
is included in the course. If you wish to choose a different
piece of wood from our timber store for your stool top for
a more refined and elegant appearance there will be an additional
charge of £10-20 depending on size and type of wood.
The second day of your course will be booked for two months
later to allow your legs to fully dry out. You will then re-turn
the ends of the legs to round, prepare your stool top, drill
the leg holes, assemble and finish your stool.
COST
for 2 day course Weekday - £200 per person. Weekend
- £250 per person. Lunch - £10 per person.
Tools & Sharpening
This is a specialist 1 day course where you can learn the
art of making handles for axes, hammers, chisels, drawknives
etc. Learn how to make a mallet or a club. Bring some old
tools and discover how to obtain that razor sharp edge.
COST for 1 day course Weekday - £100 per person.
Weekend - £125 per person. Lunch - £5 per person.
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Please
fill out the registration form with your details and we will
contact you. Fields marked with *
are required.
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Spooncarving
This one day course is an introduction to spooncarving.
You will be using timbers suitable for culinary use
such as sycamore, cherry and birch. Tools we will be
using are axes, drawknives and a variety of spokeshaves,
gouges, curved and hooked knives. You will have the
opportunity to make a spoon, spatula, fork, scoop, salad
servers or pot scraper or as many of these as you have
the ability to make !
COST for 1 day course Weekday - £100
per person. Weekend - £125 per person. Lunch -
£5 per person.
Introduction
to green woodwork
A one day course giving a good practical taste of all
the different processes. You will be supplied with all
the basic raw materials and a chance to try your hand
with a variety of different tools - froe, axes, drawknife,
gouges. At the end of the course the treen you've made
is yours to take home.
COST
Weekday - £100 per person. Weekend - £125
per person. Lunch - £5 per person
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Reservations
Courses are reserved with a non-refundable deposit of £25
per day. Cheques payable to:
Robin Fawcett, 47
Eastbrook, Waltham Abbey, ESSEX EN9
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