Green Wood Chair Course

Learn to use the pole lathe and other green woodworking techniques to create a beautiful finished product without the use of power tools or machinery.

Green wood chair course.

March 23 27 april 20 24 may 18 22 june 8 12 july 6 10 sept 21 25 october 12 16. 5 day chair making course 425. Her green wood forms are materials led working with the natural shapes and curves of the hazel is a dynamic process like a conversation between the tree and the chair maker. The products i produce are mainly dependent and inspired from the materials available at the time which generally come from woodlands that i have been managing or.

With only 2 4 participants per course everyone benefits from a high level of one to one tuition. Six day green wood creative seating course. Introduction to green wood furniture making. His courses have gained international acclaim regularly attracting participants from as far afield as japan and new zealand as well as.

Green woodwork introduction spring 2019. Since 1996 alison has developed her own distinct approach to chair design and construction. Green wood chair making. Paul hayden has been teaching green woodwork and windsor chair making courses at westonbirt arboretum for twenty years.

The purpose built workshop provides students with the necessary facilities for designing and making chairs stools and small tables. Introduction to steam bending. Wood fired pizza always a favourite at lunch times. June 2016 nine day chair making workshop 1.

Home shop commissions courses about community contact back all products. Two day introductory courses also available. A well earned break with bread from the wood fired clay oven. Westonbirt arboretum which was was established by the holford family in the early nineteenth century has been owned forestry commission since 1956.

Professional chair making courses with over 30 years experience in running courses in green wood chair making mike will guide you through the process of making a chair straight from unseasoned logs. July 2016 nine day chair making workshop 2. A six day course run from the devon green wood centre on the beautiful south devon coast. Combining the skills of traditional windsor chair making with techniques of free form green wood furniture construction this course will enable you to design and develop a chair or other seat with a strong sculptural presence.