Other courses in and around clissett wood.
Green woodworking apprenticeship. No prior wood working experience is necessary. The first step in applying for the national coppice apprenticeship scheme is to come on a recruitment event. The green apprenticeship permaculture and ecological design training course join us for a 4 week practical training program in hands on sustainable engineering systems design and cooperative living. Many of our customs expressions and works of art have been inspired by these traditions.
Wood fired pizza always a favourite at lunch times. July 2016 nine day chair making workshop 2. Splitting a log for green woodworking. This is held in a different location each year and provides participants with a range of taster workshops in coppicing and green wood crafts.
Garden and sculptural seating now can be included in 9 day chair making workshop. June 2016 nine day chair making workshop 1. The techniques of green woodworking cross many disciplines from boat and house building to expressive arts furniture making and home crafts. We ll be learning about the designing building and running of sustainable projects linking together ecological social economic and cultural aspects into a unified whole.
Green woodworking is a traditional practice using fresh wood still full of sap allowing the tools to split slice shave and cleave through the wood with ease. Introduction to green woodwork part 1. Entry point for the greenwood village next to the woodyard on wood lane the original project to build the village in 2009 more photos from greenwood village click images on navigation bar history of the polelathe chair making wood cleaving use of shave horse rake making hurdle making gypsy flowers decorative and useful craft items from green wood.