Introduction to Green Woodworking
Learn the basics of bodging with the Somerset Bodgers.
- Booking essential
This one day course takes you through the basics of Pole lathe turning and green woodworking.
Starting with an ash log, we split, chop and shave our billet (section of timber) to a cylindrical shape before putting it on to the lathe and using chisels to shape it to a finished product.
A garden dibber or solid mallet are favourites for this course. It's more about the process than the product but you will be streets ahead of others when you do your next Bodgers course.
Price: £80 (includes admission to Tyntesfield, all materials, use of tools and hot drinks)
Over 16s only.
To book your place, email somersetbodgers@icloud.com.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| Adult and over 16s | £80.00 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call somersetbodgers@icloud.com
- Suitability
Over 16s only
- Meeting point
Head to the Welcome Building to sign in.
- What to bring and wear
Somerset Bodgers workshops take place outdoors, so please wear suitable clothing for the weather on the day.
- Other
When you have decided which course you want to do email somersetbodgers@icloud.com They will get back to you with bank details. You then make a payment and confirm. They will then send you a printable certificate. A reminder is sent out to participants about a week before the event with joining instructions. Timber for all courses is largely sourced from the Tyntesfield Estate and Leigh Woods.
Upcoming events
Bird: a love song
Head to Tyntesfield’s Rose Garden for an immersive sound installation on the now extinct Kaua’i’ō’ō bird
Tangled routes: plants, trade, and time at Tyntesfield
Walk through Tyntesfield's gardens, where the roots of plants and people connect, to discover complex global histories
Fluent in Flowers
Follow a trail of signs throughout our gardens highlighting different plants that were used to convey messages throughout history and symbolise things like love, hate, victory or despair
Make a celtic backstool
On this two day course, learn to make a Celtic backstool (three legged chair) with the Somerset Bodgers.