A pictorial Diary of ongoing work at Sallerton Wood

Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 24 September 2022


Julie, Sonia ,Tracy, Julian and John with their products at the end of the course.
 

The course participants working in the workshop shelter.
 

Julian working on a shave horse.
 

Sonia working on a pole lathe.
 

Greenwood Carving Course ~ 22 - 23 September 2022


Mike, Will, Susie and Steve with their carved Kuksas at the end of the course.
 

Suzanne with her carved trough at the end of the course.
 

The Kuksas made during the course.
 

Make a Shave Horse Course ~ 28 - 29 August 2022


Tim, Denise, Ed, Nigel, Karen and Lisa with their completed Shave Horses at the end of the course.
 

Greenwood Carving Course ~ 17 - 18 August 2022


Tim, Paul, Karen, Charlotte and Emily with their carved products at the end of the course.
 

The Kuksas, spoon and trough made during the course.
 

Stool-making Course ~ 23 - 25 July 2022


Anthony, Ruth, Jane, Lesley, Eva and Patrick with their completed stools at the end of the course.
 

Four of the completed stool seats woven with Elm bark, Kamba and a mixture of the two.
 

Chair-making Course ~ 12 - 19 July 2022


Stuart, Alex and Andrew with their completed Chairs at the end of the course.
 

Arthur with his completed Chair at the end of the course.
 

Alex working with chair components.
 

Andrew working with chair components.
 

An assembled chair back.
 

Alex weaving his chair seat with the help of Stuart, his father.
 

Make a Shave Horse Course ~ 9 - 10 July 2022


Steve, Sarah and Nathan with their completed Shave Horses at the end of the course.
 

Andy's quad-bike loaded with hardwood slabs for using in the construction of Shave Horses.
 

Nathan using a rounder to shape one of the components of his Shave Horse.
 

Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 2 July 2022


Steve, Rick, Michelle, Blake, Claire and Steve with their products at the end of the course.
 

A general view of the workshop area with Claire in the foreground on a shave horse.
 

Steve working on a pole lathe.
 

Michelle working on a pole lathe.
 

Blake working on a pole lathe.
 

Make a Shave Horse Course ~ 24 - 25 June 2022


Leela and her father Vijay with their completed Shave Horses at the end of the course.
 

Mike with his completed Shave Horse.
 

Nick with his completed Shave Horse.
 

Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 19 June 2022


Three of the participants, Paul, Ben and Jess, with their products at the end of the course.
 

Greenwood Carving Course ~ 11 - 12 June 2022


Mike, Rachel and Andy with their Kuksas at the end of the course.
 

The Kuksas made during the course.
 

Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 10 June 2022


Steve, Justin, Dave, Kevin, Laura and Eloise with their products at the end of the course.
 

Stool-making Course ~ 20 - 22 May 2022


Dick, Richard, Rachel, Paul, Karen and Adrian with their completed stools at the end of the course.
 

Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 19 May 2022


Leeann, Paul, Allan, Ben and Tony with their greenwood products at the end of the course.
 

Chair-making Course ~ 5 - 10 May 2022


David, Helen, Ruth , Ian, Mandy and Matt with their completed chairs at the end of the course.
 

First stage - splitting a log.
 

Cleaving out components with a froe.
 

Drilling a mortice.
 

Assembling a side.
 

Trimming a back lath.
 

Assembling a chair back.
 

Trimming a component with a spoke shave.
 

Chair seat woven with Elm bark and Sea-grass.
 

Chair seat woven with Kamba.
 

Chair seat woven with Elm bark.
 

Father and daughter, David and Helen with their completed chairs at the end of the course.
 

Make a Shave Horse Course ~ 1 - 2 May 2022


Chrissie, Barry, Jonathan, Stuart and Clive with their Shave Horses at the end of the course.
 

Lunch awaits in the Kitchen Shelter!.
 

A new sturdy wokbench for the Workshop Shelter.
 

Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 30 April 2022


Jonathan, Daniel, Rob, Zac, Emma and Rob with their products at the end of the course.
 

Working with draw-knives on shave horses in the woodland workshop shelter.
 

Trimming a mallet handle with an axe.

Shaping the mallets with draw-knives.

Working with the pole lathes.
 

Working with the pole lathes.
 

Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 24 April 2022


A special course for a group of youngsters. Ben and Magnus operating the cross-cut saw, with Thomas and Alec sitting on the log as counterbalance.
 

Working with draw-knives on shave horses in the woodland workshop shelter.
 
Working with draw-knives on shave horses in the woodland workshop shelter.
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Working with the pole lathes.
 

Working with the pole lathes.
 

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