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Bench Making

Make a rustic greenwood bench in a day at the Footprint.

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Make a rustic greenwood bench or simple stool using hand tools. You'll learn how to use axes, drawknives and hand augers to split and shape ash wood for the legs and drill your plank top before using oak wedges to assemble your bench. Your creation will be ready to take home and will look fantastic indoors or out.

Times

Prices

Event ticket prices

Ticket typeTicket category
Adult Plus 35.00 materials£70.00

The basics

Booking details

Call Ro Thomas 07580042183 Contact garethandro@woodmatters.org.uk

Suitability

Adults only

Meeting point

The Footprint building St.Catherines Patterdale Road Windermere Cumbria LA23 1NH

What to bring and wear

Wear warm clothes and packed lunch. Refreshments will be on offer throughout the day.

Accessibility

The Footprint is fully accessible.

Contact info

Gareth and Ro Thomas

Upcoming events

Event

Bowl Carving 

Hand carve your own greenwood bowl.

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on
9 May to 15 Oct 2024
at
09:00 to 17:00
+ 2 other dates or times
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Two days of fun and memorable experiences. Learn effective fire lighting and bushcraft skills, campfire cooking (food included), nature walk and story telling.

Event summary

on
11 May to 29 Sep 2024
at
11:00 to 12:00
+ 3 other dates or times
Event

Start the Week with Craft 

Give yourself a warm and happy start to the week with some crafting in the beautiful Footprint Building.

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on
13 May to 15 Jul 2024
at
13:00 to 16:00
+ 7 other dates or times
Event

Woodland Explorer Residential 

Three unforgettable days for 8 - 16 year olds.

Event summary

on
25 May to 27 May 2024
at
09:30 to 16:00
+ 2 other dates or times