A pictorial Diary of ongoing work at Sallerton Wood


Chair-making Course ~ 25 - 30 September 2023


Jake and Oscar with their completed chairs at the end of the 6-day course.
 


Oscar and Jake working on their chair components.
 
^VIDEO^ - Steam-bending a component.Autumn sunlight in the workshop shelter.
 

Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 22 September 2023


Chris and Nick at the end of the course with their products.
 

Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 17 September 2023


Oscar, Jodi, Sarah, Andy, Steph and Carla at the end of the course with their products.
 

Make a Shave Horse Course ~ 15 - 16 September 2023


Derek, Phil, Carla, Gwynn and Carole with their completed shave horses at the end of the course.
 

Pole Lathe Turning Course ~ 11-12 September 2023


David, Toby and Nick with their turned products at the end of the course.
 

Greenwood Carving Course ~ 5-6 September 2023


Ruth, Ian and Craig at the end of the course with their kuksas.
 

Greenwood Carving Course ~ 2-3 September 2023


Richard and Rachel at the end of the course.

Graeme at the end of the course.
 

Graeme's kuksa.
 

Rachel and Graeme working on their kuksas.
 

Stool-making Course ~ 14-16 July 2023


Emily , Bernard, Jamie and Isaac with their completed stools at the end of the course.
 






Greenwood Carving Course ~ 6-7 July 2023


Four of the participants with their products at the end of the course.
 

Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 5 July 2023


The six participants at the end of the course with their products.
 

Forest School Family Day ~ 2 July 2023

Stream dipping and making our own bugs from the woodland clay, using other natural items such as leaves, buds and twigs for wings and legs etc. In the stream we came across two Bullheads!




Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 18 June 2023


Richard, Maura, Carole and Gwynn with their products at the end of the course.
 

Make a Shave Horse Course ~ 15 - 16 June 2023


Phoebe, Simon, Will, Gary, Susie and Leeann with their completed shave horses at the end of the course.
 

Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 11 June 2023


Dan, Johnathan, Rosie, Elias, Helen and Bethan with their products at the end of the course.
 

Chair-making Course ~ 16-23 May 2023


Wendy and George with their completed chairs at the end of the 6-day course.
 

Nick and Jon with their completed chairs at the end of the 8-day course.
 






 

Greenwood Carving Course ~ 6-7 May 2023


Eva, Tanya, Chris, Lesley, Katie and Mary with their cups and bowl at the end of the course.
 

 

Pole Lathe Turning Course ~ 4-5 May 2023


Chris, Robert, Michael and David with their turned products at the end of the course.
 

Make a Shave Horse Course ~ 27-28 April 2023


David, Stewart, Victoria, Adrian and Dick with their completed shave horses at the end of the course.
 

 

Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 26 April 2023


Rod, Debbie, Gareth and Bryan with their products at the end of the course.
 



 

Stool-making Course ~ 22-23 April 2023


Susie, Will, Jon and Tom with their completed stools at the end of the course.
 








 

Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 21 April 2023


Sarah, Marie, John, Peter and Joe with their products at the end of the course.
 

The course participants working in the workshop shelter.
 

Craft and Conservation Day ~ 21 February 2023

Volunteers coppicing Hazel and Sallow, and using some of the brash to make 'dead hedges' around the newly-coppiced stools to protect the new growth from Deer-browsing.








Forest School Family Day ~ 5 February 2023

Painting and brush-making - all paints naturally made with clay and rock crushed and mixed with water. The brushes were made with hazel. Thomas led the paint brush making tutorial.

^VIDEO^


Craft and Conservation Day ~ 5 January 2023

Volunteers coppicing hazel in the morning and log basket trial making in the afternoon with some of the cut hazel. A project to be continued on the next task.






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