A pictorial Diary of ongoing work at Sallerton Wood


Greenwood Carving Course ~ 7 - 8 September 2024


Rob, Clara, Simon and Mark with the bowls and kuksas that they made during the course.
 

A kuksa and spoon in the making.
 

Chair-making Course ~ 21 - 26 July 2024


Kevin and Helen with their chairs at the end of the course.
 

Make a Shave Horse Course ~ 13 - 14 July 2024


Heather, Casey, Keith and Mark with their completed shave horses at the end of the course.
 


Stool-making Course ~ 4 - 6 July 2024


Rob, Peter and Peter with their completed stools at the end of the course.
 


Pole Lathe Turning Course ~ 1 - 2 July 2024


Paul, Nick, Avril and Debbie with there products at the end of the course.
 


Greenwood Carving Course ~ 24 - 25 June 2024


Alex, Adele and Ian with the kuksas that they made during the course.
 

Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 16 June 2024


Richard, Chris, Sandi, Hugh and Clara after a successful day of green woodworking.
 

Pole Lathe Turning Course ~ 14 - 15 June 2024


Phil, Rob, Tony and Dave with some of their products at the end of the course.
 

Chair-making Course ~ 9 - 14 May 2024


Nick, Nigel, Susie and Greg with their completed chairs at the end of the course.
 




Make a Shave Horse Course ~ 2 - 3 May 2024


Dan, Sonia, Ian and Patrick with their completed shave horses, together with Andy, Course Tutor.
 

Greenwood Carving Course ~ 26 - 27 April 2024


Richard, Rose, Harry, Janet, Clara and Maria at the end of the course with their products.
 

The Kuksas made during the course.
 

Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 25 April 2024


Alison, Maria, Steven, Tim and Jasonat the end of the course with their products.
 

Stool-making Course ~ 20-22 April 2024


Cathy and Andrew with their completed stools at the end of the course.
 


Introduction to Green Woodwork Course ~ 19 April 2024


Becky, Duncan, Rob, Linda and Maya at the end of the course with their products.
 

Easter Development Week ~ 29 March - 5 April 2024

During this week, we were joined by several volunteers who helped us with some woodland management and in preparing the workshop area for the forthcoming season of green woodworking courses. The tasks undertaken included:
Bramble clearing and tree-pruning in the young plantation areas.
Re-erecting the lunch shelter.
Repairs to the board-walk.
The making of six new shave horses.
The making of two new work-benches for the workshop area.
A big thank-you from the Sallerton Wood Team to all of you who helped during this week.


The bramble-bashing gang.
 
Relaxing in a rare glimpse of sunlight.
 


Re-erecting the lunch shelter.
 


Repairs to the boardwalk.
 


Making components for new shave horses.
 


Making components for new shave horses.
 

The six completed shave horses.
 

A happy group of volunteers on the shave horses.
 

A bit of time to relax and enjoy some lunch.
 

Mud, mud, glorious mud!
 


A small flock of little mud-larks.
 


Making components for a new work-bench.
 

A new work-bench (inverted) almost completed.
 

Bere Alston Primary Academy Forest School shelter ~ January-February 2024

A series of photos to show the construction of a timber-framed shelter for Jane's Forest School lessons and activities at Bere Alston Primary Academy. The timber used for this was native Ash grown and processed at Sallerton Wood by Andy.












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