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Greenwood Courses at Clissett Wood 2008

Cleaving, using the froe

Green Woodwork Introduction

An ideal taster for beginners to become familiar with the basic tools and techniques of green woodwork. Starting from the freshly felled tree you will learn to cleave the wood with axes and wedges, and shape it further with drawknives before turning it on the pole-lathe. You will also learn what to look for when buying tools, how to sharpen them, what woods are best to use, and more. Expect to leave with a stool or several turned items such as candlesticks, spoons, tool-handles, baby-rattles or a project of your choice.Courses are 2 days or 2 1/2 days.

 

Make & Use a Shave Horse or Pole Lathe

Make your own shavehorse and practise your pole-lathing and green woodworking skills at the same time. Alternatively, make your own pole-lathe using a variety of carpentry and greenwood skills.

These can be made as part of any of the courses listed and there is no longer a seperate course.

. The materials fee for a pole-lathe in ash, oak and elm is £60, and £15 for a shavehorse in ash with poplar seat.


Using the side axe

Using the drawknife on the shave-horse

Development Week at Clissett Wood

During this annual Development Week, now in its sixteenth year, we will wake the workshop up from its winter sleep, improve the greenwood huts and the camping site, tidy up around the workshop. The main project will be to completely renew the workshop structure with a greenwood frame. The week will involve some hard work, possibly in the cold and wet, but should prove a fascinating experience and there will be plenty of fun and good company. The fee covers the cost of all food with superb lunches, and camping is free..

Co tutored by Doug Joiner.

 

Volunteer Work Placements

There may be opportunities for selected skilled volunteers to assist on courses or contribute their cooking skills throughout the season.

There are no payments but food and camping is free. Volunteers often stay for the whole season because it is such a superb opportunity to develop their green wood and teaching skills to a high standard

To apply please send a letter of application with a brief CV to Gudrun at the contacts below.

Possible volunteers will be asked to attend the Development Week in April as part of the selection process.

Turning on a pole-lathe

to contact Gudrun:

by email: gudrun@greenwoodwork.co.uk
by phone: 01531 640 125
or by post: Gudrun Leitz, Hill Farm, Stanley Hill, Bosbury, LEDBURY, Herefordshire, HR8 1HE