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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.

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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

Event ticket prices

Ticket typeTicket category
Adult £199.00

Event additional prices

Ticket typeTicket 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.

Contact info

Buscot & Coleshill Estate

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