Carving courses 2024

9th March - An introduction to greenwood carving
13th April - Spoon carving (sold out)
11th May - End grain cup carving (sold out)
15th June - An introduction to greenwood carving
13th July - Spoon carving
10th August - Spoon carving
14th September - End grain cup carving

1-4pm

Wanstrow, near Frome

All tools and timber provided.

A new year of workshops, a new site to use. All future courses will be held at The Warren, a small patch of beautiful woodland a few minutes drive from Frome and right next to Redwood Rare Breeds farm and campsite if you want to stay overnight. Each course is priced at different levels to accommodate and reflect people's financial situation. If enough people book on at the higher level I can open up free of charge slots during the year for those who want to attend but need the support.

An introduction to greenwood carving £55/£75 (8 spaces)

A perfect starting place for those who are new to carving, Over the three hours participants will learn to carve a tent peg, a butter knife and a simple spoon from freshly cut wood using just a straight and a hook knife. This course also introduces how to harvest wood in a sustainable manner as well as highlighting the best wood to use for simple projects.

Spoon carving - £60/£80 (6 spaces)

A course for those wanting to take their next steps in carving. Participants will use an axe and knives to split a section of wood before carving a spoon. As well as the practical nature of safe carving the workshop will also focus on the functional design of spoons as well as the aesthetics to create something that will bring joy each time it is used at home.

End grain cup carving - £60/£80 (6 spaces)

Using just a drill, axe and knives participants will learn how to hollow out a carefully chosen piece of freshly cut wood to make a 75ml cup suitable for a morning espresso or evening tipple. The course will focus of the selection of timber, how to work with the grain of the wood to make the carving process as efficient as possible as well as providing each participant with a pot of blended oil and wax to seal their finished cup when it's dry.