Christmas Wreath-making ~ 16 December 2021 | |
Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 17 October 2021 | |
Martin, Jesse, Clive, Helen, Norman and Tony at the end of the course with their products. | |
Forest School Family Day ~ 3 October 2021Theme ~ Creations in Clay (sourced from within the woodland) | |
Chair-making Course ~ 20 - 25 September 2021 | |
Olly, David, Tessa, and Nicola near the end of the course with their chairs. | |
The workshop in the autumn mist and sunshine. | |
Shaping components with draw-knives. | The steamer fired up for components that need bending. |
Assembling a chair back. | |
A jig for bending chair-back components. | Finishing a chair back. |
Weaving a chair seat. | Weaving a chair seat. |
Make a Shave Horse Course ~ 11 - 12 September 2021 | |
Lesley, Jo, Oliver and Tony at the end of the course with their completed shave horses. | |
Jonathan and Benjamin at the end of the course with their completed shave horses. | |
Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 26 August 2021 | |
Henry, Chris, Connor, Lottie, Matt and Ester at the end of the course with their products. | |
Lunch break during the Introduction to Green Woodwork Course. | |
Make a Shave Horse Course ~ 23 - 24 August 2021 | |
Steve, Simon, Rachel, Shaun, Patrick and Clive at the end of the course with their completed shave horses. | |
Steve, Simon, Rachel, Shaun, Patrick and Clive at the end of the course with course tutor, Andy. | |
Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 22 August 2021 | |
Mo, Lucia, Simon, Paul and Shaun at the end of the course with their products. | |
Stool-making Course and Advanced Chair-making ~ August 2021 | |
Jo with her completed stool. | Jo's stool. |
Avril with her completed rocking chair, and a kuksa!. | Avil's rocking chair. |
Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 14 August 2021 | |
Will, Oliver and Chris at the end of the course with their products. | |
Kuksa Carving Course ~ 12 - 13 August 2021 | |
Tony and Katrina at the end of the course. | The kuksas made during the course. |
Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 10 July 2021 | |
The participants at the end of the course with their products. | |
Kuksa Carving Course ~ 8 - 9 July 2021 | |
Four of the participants at the end of the course with their Kuksas. Left to right: Carole, Sue, Lauren and Joshua. | |
Four of the Kuksas made during the course. | |
Make a Shave Horse Course ~ 5 - 6 July 2021 | |
Three of the participants at the end of the course with their completed shave horses. Left to right: Sam, Michael, Andy (Tutor) and Simon. | |
Stool-making Course ~ 16 - 18 June 2021 | |
Lily, Matt, Zoe and Steve with their finished stools at the end of the course. | |
Drilling the mortices in the stool legs. | Stripping Elm bark for the seating. |
Weaving the Elm bark seats. | Weaving the Elm bark seats. |
Make a Shave Horse Course ~ 29 - 30 May 2021 | |
Catherine, James, Les and Maxine at the end of the course with their completed shave horses. | |
General view of the workshop shelter with participants working on the shave horse components. | |
Using a pole lathe to shape a component. | Using a draw-knife to shape a leg tenon. |
Assembling the frame components. | Assembling the frame components. |
Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 20 May 2021 | |
Kicking off the 2021 course season amongst the Bluebells with an all-ladies Intro course. | |
We had a great time with them and they did a super job with their spatulas and spoons. |