2 Day Make a Green Wood Stool
4-5 July. A two-day course where you will learn key green woodworking skills and make a stool to take home with you.
- Booking essential
This two day course will teach you the fundamentals of green woodworking. Using a selection of hand tools including knives, axes, spokeshaves and drawknives, you'll create a wooden stool to take home.
This course is best suited to those who have some woodworking experience.
Your tutor for this course is Rob Thorpe. Rob is a residential craftsperson at the Heritage and Rural Skills centre. He has been a green woodworker for 12 years, and also has 20 years of teaching experience, having run many green wood courses.
We keep class sizes small, to give all participants a chance to engage with the tutor and learn at their own pace.
All materials and tools required for the course will be provided. Make a Green Wood Stool is a two day course, running from 4 to 5 July, 10am-4pm on both Saturday and Sunday. There will be a break for lunch and a mess room to eat lunch in, alternatively there is an on-site café. Tea and coffee provided.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| Adult | £199.00 |
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| Young person (under 25) | £150.00 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call 0344 249 1895
- Suitability
Suitable for those over 16.
- Meeting point
The woodshed at the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre in Coleshill village. Follow signs for the car park, then look for additional signage.
- What to bring and wear
All tools and materials provided. Please wear practical clothes suitable for crafting. Please bring your own refreshments (or the means to purchase these from the on-site café).
- Accessibility
Toilets on site, including accessible toilet. Level access into the teaching space. Some uneven surfaces such as cobbles due to the historic nature of the building. Please contact us if you require an accessible parking space or if you would like to have an informal chat about access before you book.
- Other
Mess room available for course participants to use during breaks. Drinking water and facilities for making tea and coffee available. Refreshments/lunches available to purchase from on-site café.
Upcoming events
Sold Out: Knife making
Sorry, this event is now sold out. 19 June: learn how to forge a blade and make a simple ‘Viking’ style knife.
Introduction to Blacksmithing: Forge Your Own Garden Tools
20th June and 17th July. Spend a day learning key blacksmithing skills and forging your own set of garden tools.
Guided Tours: Secrets of Coleshill
Monthly from March to October: find out more about some of the lesser-known chapters of the estate’s history and look behind the scenes of the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre.
Scything Course
26th June. This course is aimed at people who are new to scythe mowing who either want to learn about mowing or intend to purchase an Austrian scythe.