tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165793224262106682024-03-05T03:15:45.444-08:00Cornish Woodland WorkshopAn occasional journal about wood, willow and craft Jamie Lovekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263448914074510731noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816579322426210668.post-51621837432075163662013-10-03T11:19:00.000-07:002013-10-03T11:19:19.171-07:00Love parachuteI love this image of the parachute we use for shelter. In fairness it was probably more effective as shade than rain shelter this summer, but it is an excellent, cheap and easy to set up solution to shelter in the woods.<br />
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Jamie Lovekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263448914074510731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816579322426210668.post-26214590453983364272013-08-20T12:53:00.000-07:002013-08-20T12:53:17.588-07:00Spooning<br />
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I find that my spoon-carving is like many things in life. My enthusiasm for it comes and goes for no particularly obvious reason, but I find myself having times of almost no carving, followed by periods of intense whittling and playing around with forms and ideas.<br />
All sorts of things might prompt a period of carving, a new tool, finding some interesting wood, or even just sitting round a fire.<br />
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Spoon-carving is in a way a kind of sculpture, a playing with shape and form, but it is also in essence a practical thing, a prosaic and practical work of art perhaps (if that is possible...)? It involves making decisions about form, aesthetics, usability, practicality, use of material and probably lots of other things.<br />
Making a spoon is on one hand a simple process, and yet it involves decision making on many different levels, a bit like life in general really.. <br />
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Because of its size, humble nature, and relative (deceptive) simplicity, spooning condenses the act of making and allows the attention to focus most satisfactorily on the basic equation of craft - object, hand, and tool - perhaps this is why it is such an enjoyable thing to do; for a short while nothing much else is happening but the simplicity of making a spoon. Because there is little on the periphery to distract, the mind is able to relax into the process.<br />
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Craft in general has, or can have this pleasing aspect of being focused on the basic and the physical, taking us out of the realm of the intellect and the world of electronic information. Or in other words, a great excuse to turn off the telly and do something creative with your own two hands.<br />
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Jamie Lovekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263448914074510731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816579322426210668.post-91690784606106086252013-08-04T07:30:00.000-07:002013-08-04T07:30:02.277-07:00July courses<br />
We have recently completed our first 9 day run of courses in Crenver grove. The whole thing went like a dream, blessed as we were with beautiful sunshine every day, plus a steady stream of the nicest folk we could have wished for.<br />
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Lin ran three different basketry courses, and I ran the spoon-carving course.<br />
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Here are some images of the various things we were doing.<br />
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Here is some of Lin's recent beautiful work in willow.<br />
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These next are the result of a commission for four large lampshades for someone's home.<br />
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Gorgeous sculptural willow weaving, with organic flowing shapes. They are about 65cm tall.<br />
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This is a snap of the stump of the Sweet chestnut tree we felled last winter for shingles. Already there is strong growth bursting from the base, searching out the light and space created by opening the forest canopy. <br />
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The coppicing of trees, if done well, is one of the few methods of husbandry that we do where the net result is largely beneficial for both ourselves and nature in general.<br />
When a deciduous tree is felled during its dormant period (winter), it will regenerate itself the following spring, sending out many stems of new growth.<br />
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Cutting a tree in regular cycles can easily increase its life-span by three or four times, also massively adding to the amount of biomass it produces (material we, and other animals can use). This also means the tree locks up more carbon from the atmosphere.<br />
Opening areas of the woodland canopy to sunlight increases growth of under-storey plants and flowers, encouraging insects, birds and mammals. Thus the biodiversity of native species is sustained over the centuries.<br />
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The woodland health and ecology is maintained, whilst providing us with fast growing material that can be used in myriad ways to produce countless practical items, shelter, fuel, food etc, not to mention areas of relative wildness essential to human emotional well-being.<br />
Green woodworking and basketry are built on this system of coppicing and pollarding. Craftwork requires excellent quality material; clean, straight, long lengths of wood and withy that can be riven or woven. The coppiced tree uses the enormous energy stored in its root system, to push out new, multi-stemmed growth, and the individual stems must compete for light. The end result is the beautiful coppice wood we desire.<br />
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The trees we have felled could, in 10 or 20 years, be coppiced again, to make baskets, fencing, furniture, building timber and many other durable and pleasing things. We will have been involved in a genuinely renewable and sustainable process.<br />
Not so long ago our entire country and much of Europe ran on the products and fuels from coppice woodland. Without fossil-fuels, trees and woodland would be the most important source of energy and material we have. Unlike fossil-fuels we can harvest them in a way that does not harm our ecology.<br />
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Trees are the most wonderful things we have at our disposal, and we cant live without them. We should celebrate them more, but understand that we don't need to just preserve them, like natures museum pieces in protected enclaves; they can provide us with almost everything we need if we use them wisely, and we worked out how to do that a long time ago.<br />
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Not done a great deal of work on the barn roof over this long, wet and cold winter; certainly not as much as we had planned, but today was a beautifully warm and sunny May day and we are starting to make real progress on one side of the roof.<br />
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Over the winter we felled a really nice straight grained, knot free sweet-chestnut that should hopefully provide us with all the good quality stuff we need to complete the roof.<br />
Once we have ringed a few sections of the trunk into 18 inch lengths, we split them initially with a maul and steel wedges.<br />
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The quartered sections are then split with a big froe and carried through the woods to the barn. <br />
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It is constantly surprising how easily the chestnut splits, even at this large diameter. <br />
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Chestnut has many great qualities, not least of which is the small amount of sap-wood present, meaning most of the wood is perfectly useable, and fit for long years exposure on a roof. Its natural durability, combined with its ease of riving makes it one of the best woods available in Cornwall for green woodworking. <br />
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While the team got stuck into making shingles, I got on with laying down some of the stock we made earlier in the year. I'm using 38mm copper nails to fix them as steel nails will corrode and rot out quickly with the combination of rainwater and the tannic acid in the wood. <br />
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Only 6 inches of the 18 inch shingle is exposed, meaning each run of them is covered with the next two successive ones. It is quite possible to be able to see light shining through chinks from the inside of a properly shingled roof, and have no leaks at all.<br />
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We are putting these on while they are still green so they can be nailed on with no fear of splitting them with the nails. If they were seasoned we would be forced to pre-drill. Time consuming..<br />
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Work doesn't get much better than this really, sun on your back, birds singing, good wood and sharp tools. Of course doing this kind of project is massively labour intensive and is made enjoyable because of the team-work involved. It would be more of a slog on your own, but perfectly achievable given the time.<br />
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Autumn is truly here and the leaves are falling, so its time to get the roof covered, starting with nailing down battens and making shingles. <br />
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The rafters and batten are cut from local larch by Jo sawmills, and they gave us some really nice stuff. 4"x 3" rafters and 2 x1" batten.<br />
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The batten is spaced at 6" centres to match the exposure of the shingles, which are 18" long, meaning the top 12" of each shingle is covered by the next layer. We nailed the batten down with galvanised nails to prevent corrosion. The durability of the larch means that it will easily last as long as the shingles, which can stay good for 70 years and more.<br />
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Larch has a lovely salmon colour, and is commonly used as planking for wooden boats, giving an idea of how durable it can be. There is a massive amount being felled country wide because of the phytophera contagion that is attacking it. Its nice to be able to source it but I worry whether we will see much locally in the future.<br />
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While the batten was being laid some of us started splitting out the shingles. Sweet chestnut is our choice of wood for the job, being easily splittable and very durable.<br />
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We cross-cut the bolts to the required length, then split them down the middle using a froe and mallet. Sweet chestnut is a joy to use in this way and splits incredibly easily. The most important thing is that the tree used is very straight-grained and knot free, otherwise the cleaving becomes difficult and the wastage gets unreasonable<br />
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You get a nice satisfying crunch as the fibres of the wood cleave apart, revealing the long story of the tree as it grew quietly in the woodland.<br />
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We will be needing over 2000 shingles so a long way to go, but there is no sense of hurry about this and meeting up regularly with a team of keen green woodworkers will be a great way to spend some coming winter sundays.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Over two weeks, 12 people joined me in Crenver grove, to saw, slice, chisel and bore through a pile of lovely, fresh Sweet Chestnut timbers we had felled and milled earlier in the year. These kinds of projects dont really come round very often, and the opportunity to build a traditional cruck frame on site, in a beautiful woodland, with a great bunch of folk was most enjoyable</span><br />
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There is something intrinsically satisfying about creating a building from the very trees that surround you, a building capable of lasting hundreds of years, made from materials that quietly grow and will continue to grow. There is very little in terms of external input, really just the mobile sawmill and some tractor time shifting the trees, so it is an incredibly low impact building. Other than the odd judicious bit of chainsawing, the work was really about a few boxes and bags of good quality hand tools, and the desire and enthusiasm of the people involved.<br />
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We were really lucky to have some great weather for both courses, so much of the time we were working with sunshine and bird song. I dont want to get too romantic about this but with the mix of weather, lovely people, woodsmoke, plenty of tea, wonderful materials and the sounds of hand tools being worked on green wood, the whole thing really did feel pretty special. <br />
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Most of the work we did would have been very familiar to a carpenter of medieval times, with the use of plumb bob scribing being used throughout. This allows for very accurate jointing of timbers, despite the wood being rough sawn and out of square.<br />
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We also used the adze alot to clean up the inside radius on the crucks and wind braces, which seemed pretty popular. It is suprising how quickly you can get good at this. One of my favorite tools.<br />
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All the jointing is done by carefully laying out the timbers flat and uncut, one atop the other in their relevant positions, then scribing, cutting and assembling, all in two dimensions.<br />
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Timbers are marked using a tool called a timber scribe. Pretty important when you might have hundreds of unique elements in one building...<br />
Most of the jointing is done with large mortice and tenons, with a wooden pin or peg holding it tightly together.<br />
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Once all the referencing is done on that particular layup, it can be dismantled and the timbers stacked away. Nothing is erected in three dimensions until raising day.<br />
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I think much of the appeal of these green wood crafts lies not only in the aesthetic beauty of the objects being made (and the tools used), but also in a kind of honesty in the process. Its physical and no thrills kind of process, but the combination of care, skill and knowledge of material, and tradition passed down the centuries, results in something maybe difficult to define, but is immediately appealing to many people.<br />
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I felt by the end of each five day course we had managed to get to a pretty good level of understanding the fundamentals of trad timber framing. Actually these courses are always a bit of an experiment, because a balance must be struck between learning and simply getting stuff done, so I was really pleased that we managed so much. This has loads to do with the enthusiasm and drive of the participants and I was really fortunate in that respect. A big thankyou to all who sawed and chiselled and adzed..<br />
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All the pictures on this post were taken by Rach weaver one of our course goers, so a massive thankyou to her for letting me use her brilliant images. <br />
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Next up I will post some images and thoughts on the raising and raftering plus starting the shingle making...<br />
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Jamie Lovekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263448914074510731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816579322426210668.post-68971963143018982752012-03-19T12:48:00.000-07:002012-03-19T12:48:14.806-07:00This summer I am planning to build a green oak / sweet chestnut barn in Crenver grove woods for the Sustainable Trust, a local charity involved in ecological restoration and enviromental education. The idea is to make a decent size building using trees from the woods, which can then be used to run future courses and educational workshops. As part of the process we are going to be offering a series of courses on traditional timber framing and ancient woodworking over the summer/autumn. This will be an opportunity to learn in-depth the techniques and skills needed to construct post and beam timber buildings using hand tools. I have been teaching this for nearly ten years now and am intending to make this course a special one, with loads of interesting tools and methods included, and a grand raising day at the end..<br />
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<a href="mailto:sustrust@aol.com">sustrust@aol.com</a><br />
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Lin and I are planning and preparing for the next round of summer courses. Lin has been doing an amazing job designing and building our new website, which will be going live hopefully in the next week... I meanwhile will be busy sourcing wood for some of the coming courses and also playing with some new ideas for courses, as well as building more doors, stairs etc etc... <br />
We will be displaying and selling at various shows and fairs from easter onwards. Here is a brief list.<br />
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Trerife Easter fair 8th 9th April <br />
Trelissick woodland day 14th April<br />
Royal Cornwall show 7th 8th 9th June<br />
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Do come and check us out if you are there..Jamie Lovekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263448914074510731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816579322426210668.post-42855901442118574732011-07-14T13:14:00.000-07:002011-07-14T13:49:48.754-07:00Spoon carvingOur first spoon workshop was run successfully on the 7th - 8th July with very agreeable weather for most of it. It was a real pleasure to sit down or a few days and explore the skills and techniques used in traditional Swedish carving. <br />
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Using razor sharp knives and axes isn't something that is familiar to most people these days so a fair proportion of the first morning was spent going through the quite specific safety elements built into each type of cut used. We were all told as children never to cut toward ourselves but in fact many of the most effective and efficient cutting with a knife is done this way. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Its great to see a small group of people slowly become more and more absorbed into crafting something by hand with simple tools. Conversation slows and life is temporarily given to the relaxed but intense focus of careful hand eye co-ordination, complimented by the woodland surroundings and interrupted by the odd cup of tea...</div><br />
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One of the nicest things about carving green wood is how easy it is to carry out in an unremarkable way. Whether sitting in the garden, by the fire on a winters evening or listening to the radio or even with friends, we can all partake without the need for a workshop or expensive tools. Sure you can spend loads of money on all the best kit but I reckon less than £50 would set you up nicely. <br />
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Carving has a kind of timeless quality to it, it was something our forebears did a lot, simple, satisfying, creative, and if nothing else, a damn fine excuse to turn off the box...Jamie Lovekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263448914074510731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816579322426210668.post-84407702065075108902011-07-14T12:01:00.000-07:002011-07-14T13:45:47.615-07:00Course dates for summer/autumn<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is an updated list of courses for the rest of 2011.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">10th Aug Family friendly messing about with willow 10 - 12am</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">10th Aug Messing about with willow 1 - 4pm </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">12th Aug Make a basket in a day</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">15th - 17th Aug Introduction to green woodworking </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">17th - 18th Sept Spooncarving</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #20124d; font-size: large;">23rd - 25th Sept Introduction to green woodworking</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Please note we have decided not to run the one day spoon carving workshops as they have not really booked up, and we also feel one day isn't really enough time to properly explore the subject.</span><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"></span></em></strong>Jamie Lovekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263448914074510731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816579322426210668.post-59191054688687233842011-06-26T07:11:00.000-07:002011-07-14T13:43:32.847-07:00Sweet Chestnut bark seating<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Whilst running the intro to green woodworking course we took the time to peel the bark from the sweet chestnut logs before riving them down, with the aim of using it for weaving, principally for seating the chairs that I will be making this summer.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4x18z0RhJ-tSTv-CXF0g0nqaiQH1aD94644E8ranhaYknMrDupyf4q8kbyb6N_EX6MF8672gV5J2Ag_AN8_YdmgNPzt7JRQAtRc7Nbx7BIl-u4rFBbmSaZOmCk3GB-39dOCK1NJq3Xpc/s1600/IMGP3514.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4x18z0RhJ-tSTv-CXF0g0nqaiQH1aD94644E8ranhaYknMrDupyf4q8kbyb6N_EX6MF8672gV5J2Ag_AN8_YdmgNPzt7JRQAtRc7Nbx7BIl-u4rFBbmSaZOmCk3GB-39dOCK1NJq3Xpc/s320/IMGP3514.JPG" width="240px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> Using inner bark for seating is common in North America and no doubt some other places in the world but has only very recent precedent in the UK. Hickory is the most commonly used bark in the US but as it doesn't grow in Europe we have to cast around and experiment a bit. Chair makers here have had good results with elm bark, particularly wych elm, which was first tried, I believe, by Mike Abbot, and detailed in his fine book, Living Wood. </div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtIx08zmGHImu9LOU1n2EAHP0Y5DccInX1WFCWMYyHl1auZF3yJW4HKvZGEgoxGyg6XBxdFjqciYI32FgBI2uVwvt7pIMMu5nKXCcutdNE1nXqAatWqd9zugXW21W2FwEc41F-OMVXC4/s1600/IMGP3515.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtIx08zmGHImu9LOU1n2EAHP0Y5DccInX1WFCWMYyHl1auZF3yJW4HKvZGEgoxGyg6XBxdFjqciYI32FgBI2uVwvt7pIMMu5nKXCcutdNE1nXqAatWqd9zugXW21W2FwEc41F-OMVXC4/s320/IMGP3515.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Having no wych elm hearabouts I am hoping the chestnut will make a good alternative, being very leathery and flexible in nature, as well as tough and presumably, because of its high tannin content, durable and resistant to decay.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5BnatdKKTzAwlxWbN8ClAms6CJkZLDnPg3KQKwkFNNtUkgBl2oF729Qn428R3jtpTtg4W4hp2oFMEEU3g8sTMUpsClfUk1w-4uXB89lrg2CQpl0CrJK0gJAg2EQyeptXFdc-yqPlTQ8/s1600/IMGP3542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5BnatdKKTzAwlxWbN8ClAms6CJkZLDnPg3KQKwkFNNtUkgBl2oF729Qn428R3jtpTtg4W4hp2oFMEEU3g8sTMUpsClfUk1w-4uXB89lrg2CQpl0CrJK0gJAg2EQyeptXFdc-yqPlTQ8/s320/IMGP3542.JPG" width="240px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It is important to peel the bark at a time of year that the sap is running freely, otherwise it is too difficult to remove, ie spring to early summer. The chestnut is very easy to peel when fresh cut at this time of year and we have tried both peeling with one longitudinal cut, then removing as a whole slab, or cutting thin strips (3/4" - 1") one at a time. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEk5ofe5s8TIwT9mJTx6NFKJYJZXNia3mShgI_eqghjev5VNLGsfjAAOHqpSTSfCy7Mxye-eAS13aK91zMbZiw5kjNnVI-1DP50nonXf35nE-6ui36QzDoMwLk2itzoadEggG-cGmWF0/s1600/IMGP3541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEk5ofe5s8TIwT9mJTx6NFKJYJZXNia3mShgI_eqghjev5VNLGsfjAAOHqpSTSfCy7Mxye-eAS13aK91zMbZiw5kjNnVI-1DP50nonXf35nE-6ui36QzDoMwLk2itzoadEggG-cGmWF0/s320/IMGP3541.JPG" width="240px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The outer bark should be removed with a draw knife and this is best done before stripping. We didnt have the time and have since found it can be cut away with a sharp knife without too much bother.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I am hoping this method will make a great alternative to rush seating which is quite time cosuming to weave therefore expensive. The beauty of it is that you can complete a chair using only one species of tree, and it is a quick and attractive way of solving the seating dilemma, ie suitabilty, comfort, cost, availability.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I will keep you posted on how well this all works when I make my next chair.. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>Jamie Lovekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263448914074510731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816579322426210668.post-61455039630194704652011-06-26T05:26:00.000-07:002011-07-14T13:46:34.462-07:00Our first green woodworking course<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYGPNNVym0PjiHoBLXUVh0KnjGRFWPY-RcdsuKjElA-ZVGp-1sYcWBAKHvTbJ9VvWhW79ng4c7lG3NuMh_TR7bp5LTWRCUvqwEJo_ZwKx2iZi5OvlBKhl8E_DqH4KqzfYZ03q-ksBlA0/s1600/IMGP3502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYGPNNVym0PjiHoBLXUVh0KnjGRFWPY-RcdsuKjElA-ZVGp-1sYcWBAKHvTbJ9VvWhW79ng4c7lG3NuMh_TR7bp5LTWRCUvqwEJo_ZwKx2iZi5OvlBKhl8E_DqH4KqzfYZ03q-ksBlA0/s320/IMGP3502.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div>After a very busy few weeks building and preparing the woodland workshop (and exhibiting at the Royal Cornwall show), we finally ran the first course proper. Despite a pretty awful weather forecast for the first day we felt pretty much well prepared and raring to go, with a good supply of fresh sweet-chestnut logs, sharp tools, tea and cake, and four enthusiastic nascent green woodworkers.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDw5rxMRNB7ajKa9jJiltDb51Whb-vdKQrYNRffi6aQ_Vc60-to9nVWAQdVB1yL6wsCDACBA-taFPaGr-1t3LYyINvosQDEHax6jyrxrbkxgcXJ8RLFWV1ExXUINcnpH8d7Ahuy76S5YA/s1600/IMGP3508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDw5rxMRNB7ajKa9jJiltDb51Whb-vdKQrYNRffi6aQ_Vc60-to9nVWAQdVB1yL6wsCDACBA-taFPaGr-1t3LYyINvosQDEHax6jyrxrbkxgcXJ8RLFWV1ExXUINcnpH8d7Ahuy76S5YA/s320/IMGP3508.JPG" width="274px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I must say that we could not have had a nicer bunch of people for our first go. Elizabeth, B, Kevin and James were as enthusiastic and keen to learn and share as I could have hoped, and everyone seemed to settle in really well. Pretty soon the woods were filled with the sounds of splitting, chopping and shaving wood, not to mention some great conversation, philosophical debate, and jokes that were highly variable in subject and it has to be said, quality!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxqilE70lnzmPik723mpiYZK3VqGmkoOV1hKtNTQ82GeJ7hHDAoAFkzE9ixcooSUoo9MCb0eJabWq_RiVaxWLAF8xX9HCIi9UZa7LyKlPiHwTZAavjDZqFtoB13nGsNFa4FnADco_4qI/s1600/IMGP3512.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxqilE70lnzmPik723mpiYZK3VqGmkoOV1hKtNTQ82GeJ7hHDAoAFkzE9ixcooSUoo9MCb0eJabWq_RiVaxWLAF8xX9HCIi9UZa7LyKlPiHwTZAavjDZqFtoB13nGsNFa4FnADco_4qI/s320/IMGP3512.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The aim of this introductory course is to provide students with a foundation of skills crucial to working with green wood, started with in the round, and processed using simple tools in a woodland setting. I feel also that it is important for people to take something physical away with them along with the all important knowledge and techniques learned. I was delighted that everyone managed to make a beautiful 3 legged or 4 legged slab bench to take home with them. The 3 legged benches are the basis for a shave horse and will be completed on a later 2 day course.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROTcbLuZTWs2uWHHqKdLze9iyYjqN2M1jZcc2U0xZJeQATSSiHY0Sg6ICc8q8FwRdTuMQbszllbCcKeW4qyPQth0J6vGZziTpw_-BYIF4KxTlbjog2PGP9THuOdHfUZYPx0QLTrAIppE/s1600/IMGP3532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROTcbLuZTWs2uWHHqKdLze9iyYjqN2M1jZcc2U0xZJeQATSSiHY0Sg6ICc8q8FwRdTuMQbszllbCcKeW4qyPQth0J6vGZziTpw_-BYIF4KxTlbjog2PGP9THuOdHfUZYPx0QLTrAIppE/s320/IMGP3532.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">By the afternoon of the third day the workshop had become an absolute hive of activity, and I was really pleased and quite surprised at how confident everyone had become with the tools and materials. From my point of view as tutor that was the most important thing, but I also felt that everyone had had a really enjoyable and fun time in a beautiful woodland setting, and crafted something with their own two hands that was really worth keeping and that they would be proud of for years to come.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Jamie Lovekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263448914074510731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816579322426210668.post-12506335949381127462011-05-19T13:10:00.000-07:002011-07-14T13:49:14.138-07:00Carving bowlsIf you dont have a lathe, or you dont want a bowl or vessel that's circular, the only way to make it is by carving. The first wooden bowls would have been carved with stone tools, or progressively burned out with hot coals. These days the way to go is with a short handled adze and large gouges. I have just bought a new adze made by a blacksmith in Sweden, where hand-craft, particularly wood craft, is still culturaly quite strong. The tradition of carving bowls and cups has continued to the present day and takes some interesting, often stylized and beautiful forms, influenced by the Saami reindeer culture and of course the wood loving vikings.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehPNuxEYZmCve4JWsNO0UcgcDAwL6MZhvCb9DnkflZRWk1n8s7co02HqXIGvk82jXTU2E3bbDa1Xhe5XfSZ18S-LURSvAs1RNpi0uDL6gp7FGJV0CcsFq04II7RYVzOb59oUB3lM5jM0/s1600/_MG_4394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehPNuxEYZmCve4JWsNO0UcgcDAwL6MZhvCb9DnkflZRWk1n8s7co02HqXIGvk82jXTU2E3bbDa1Xhe5XfSZ18S-LURSvAs1RNpi0uDL6gp7FGJV0CcsFq04II7RYVzOb59oUB3lM5jM0/s320/_MG_4394.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div> This is my first effort with said adze, made with cherry. I will leave the tool marks, the strong grain pattern of cherry is enhanced in a rather nice way by the undulations left by the gouge. These sorts of oblong bowls were used for kneading dough amongst other things, so are often referred to as dough-bowls. They would often be quite large, up to 2 feet wide, so I am looking out for some nice large section polar or aspen which carves well and dries quickly, giving a light, stable vessel.Jamie Lovekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263448914074510731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816579322426210668.post-37575939368197976302011-05-16T12:51:00.000-07:002011-07-14T13:44:13.853-07:00Chair makingOne of the nicest things to do with green wood is (in my opinion) the making of chairs. Strong, light, beautiful, functional; many of the characteristics a craftsperson aims for can all be seen in a well made chair.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghn6T0qi0p8jxJLHWXcTn5pRpaMcQMY12iEAyrOjlvXFeBkpaq7Z0YpjLF8V2tboLbb3POlMAuUDaOJwSynJ0sGa14hjpRGJKtC9st3aqoiDiThWDe1cU8ZTrmGWRZ_QrObw5oV_eF-5c/s1600/_MG_4187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghn6T0qi0p8jxJLHWXcTn5pRpaMcQMY12iEAyrOjlvXFeBkpaq7Z0YpjLF8V2tboLbb3POlMAuUDaOJwSynJ0sGa14hjpRGJKtC9st3aqoiDiThWDe1cU8ZTrmGWRZ_QrObw5oV_eF-5c/s320/_MG_4187.JPG" width="213px" /></a></div>This is one of a pair I made recently from sweet-chestnut. The back legs are steam bent and the pattern for the back slats is copied from an old chair given to us by a friend. Lin has done a lovely job on the seating, which is willow, quite unusual and uncommon but it works really well and is very comfortable as well as strong. I'm rather fond of this one so am keeping it, and it looks rather fine in the kitchen.Jamie Lovekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263448914074510731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816579322426210668.post-33547497726640063262011-05-16T09:08:00.000-07:002011-07-14T13:47:16.221-07:00Why work wood green?One of the reasons for using green or un-seasoned wood, is that it is much softer and easier to cut when it is in its fresh, recently felled state. When it is wet and full of water (sap) it is a joy to work with. Sharp tools glide through fibres of even dense hardwoods like oak and beech, and require less sharpening than when used with seasoned timber. The other reason is down to how the material is converted from its original round log state, into smaller dimensions. In green woodworking, mechanical or labour intensive sawing along the grain to produce planks, is avoided. Instead the log is split along its length, first in half, then quartered, and so on, until the required dimension is reached, a process known as riving. This is a most efficient way of conversion, but only if the wood is still green, otherwise riving becomes increasingly difficult as the wood dries out.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0O5HPVYEZe0qfqHPASFaeJsGTVTZUkbJKoHC2Z2QwNJOsFlb2iyJnGCl4RztlMvyHz3XBvWa-3iJRLR1Z6Y_MYGb8dhetoGUghw3yWe8jh9zkmAYinRoA-dmiwcY2Qw0XhqaxJKdPjfo/s1600/_MG_4416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0O5HPVYEZe0qfqHPASFaeJsGTVTZUkbJKoHC2Z2QwNJOsFlb2iyJnGCl4RztlMvyHz3XBvWa-3iJRLR1Z6Y_MYGb8dhetoGUghw3yWe8jh9zkmAYinRoA-dmiwcY2Qw0XhqaxJKdPjfo/s320/_MG_4416.JPG" width="213px" /></a></div>A happy consequence of riving is that the natural tendency of wood to split and check as it dries in the round or plank state, is reduced and usually eliminated. This means that a piece of green wood, split down and shaped into, for example, a chair leg, can be trusted to dry out without deforming or cracking. Because green woodworkers alway aim to use straight grained knot free material for ease of riving, items like chairs or tool handles are inherently strong and stable, having the grain running through their whole length, and highly unlikely to suffer from splittng or warping.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeTe-JPC8ixVmvcrxy5G2XwJUh5lPvUD6sa5_kPZeRHJfb87XFU46Lm1m8gephZilaelStCSKWpWsf_tXyPk5Y-q2_b_mBYCmM7SWkKfympwB6_T_mLsyULweoaJvfdHPVhQTM9Jw4EE/s1600/_MG_4418.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeTe-JPC8ixVmvcrxy5G2XwJUh5lPvUD6sa5_kPZeRHJfb87XFU46Lm1m8gephZilaelStCSKWpWsf_tXyPk5Y-q2_b_mBYCmM7SWkKfympwB6_T_mLsyULweoaJvfdHPVhQTM9Jw4EE/s320/_MG_4418.JPG" width="213px" /></a></div>Another less practical reason for green wood-working is that it is so highly enjoyable. The whole process, from felling the tree, to riving and shaving, from drilling or turning, to sawing or carving, can all be done without the use of power tools. This applies whether you are making a tent peg, a ladder or an oak framed building. Green wood-working is quiet, fun and satisfying, with myriad different crafts from around the world included under the title. The tools required are relatively inexpensive and available, and the materials easy to acquire. It is an ancient way of producing wooden items without reliance on fossil fuels, or machines that need high levels of energy to run them. Learning it is to learn to work wood the natural way, by going with the grain and understanding intimately the properties and characteristics of an amazing material, thereby increasing our intimacy with nature, and providing ourselves with beautiful and useful things.Jamie Lovekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263448914074510731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816579322426210668.post-46493326858998586742011-04-15T10:23:00.000-07:002011-07-14T13:48:02.774-07:00The new woodland workshop 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1w61umUozTikCETHyJg68F2TZLci91DcepsYLgIz6a52ZPpTI0Ov_YhA34nUKBIcfFeh7zzF-kDSGoTnpwclKSIdOoTeP6iWBXAirDf8sPzidzUTaHT6W87qnP134grptE9M0_JgusEE/s1600/_MG_4377.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213px" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1w61umUozTikCETHyJg68F2TZLci91DcepsYLgIz6a52ZPpTI0Ov_YhA34nUKBIcfFeh7zzF-kDSGoTnpwclKSIdOoTeP6iWBXAirDf8sPzidzUTaHT6W87qnP134grptE9M0_JgusEE/s320/_MG_4377.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div>The idea for the woodland workshop has been germinating for a few years now. We have both been practicing and teaching wood and withy crafts for ten years or so now, and we always felt it would be great if we could move what we do into a woodland environment. <br />
Teaching and indeed practicing/learning green wood crafts in the shade of a summer woodland, beneath a simple canvas shelter, with the sounds and smells of nature all around, adds a new and rewarding dimension to what we do and what we can offer.<br />
In the next month or so we will be busy building the tarpaulin workshop shelter and kitchen area, a fire-pit, a temporary composting toilet, perhaps a small kiln for drying chair and stool components, and no doubt many other unforeseen things/ideas that will make the courses we run enjoyable and successful.<br />
Watch this space for updates and images of how we are progressing, as well as info on new courses etc.Jamie Lovekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263448914074510731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-816579322426210668.post-40581596479229931232011-04-13T08:16:00.001-07:002011-04-13T08:16:47.521-07:00<span xmlns=''><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-family:Californian FB; font-size:48pt'><strong><br /> </strong></span></p><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:#76923c; font-family:Californian FB; font-size:28pt'><strong>Green woodworking & basketry courses<br /></strong></span></p><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:#76923c; font-family:Californian FB; font-size:14pt'><strong>Jamie & Lin Lovekin<br /></strong></span></p><p><span style='color:#4f6228; font-family:Californian FB; font-size:12pt'><strong>We are offering a series of practical, hands on workshops based in the National Trust woodlands at Penrose, Helston in which we will explore the use of 'green' or un-seasoned wood, and the traditional tools and techniques involved in this absorbing and satisfying craft.<br /></strong></span></p><p><span style='color:#4f6228; font-family:Californian FB; font-size:12pt'><strong>Learn the way of cleaving, shaving, carving and weaving, and the use of tools such as the draw-knife, glut & maul, froe and shave horse. Understand the working properties of different tree species and know how to identify them.<br /></strong></span></p><p><span style='font-family:Californian FB; font-size:12pt'><strong><span style='color:#4f6228'>Our courses are designed to promote a sense of slowing down and finding a rhythm suited to natural creativity. The days will involve hard work, fun, birdsong, a few blisters, good shared food, the smell of wood-smoke and hopefully a great sense of achievement for all. </span><br /> </strong></span></p><p style='margin-left: 36pt'><span style='font-family:Californian FB'><strong><span style='color:#943634; font-size:18pt'>Diary Dates:</span><span style='color:#76923c; font-size:12pt'><br /> </span><span style='color:#943634; font-size:18pt'><br /> </span></strong></span></p><p style='margin-left: 36pt'><span style='color:#76923c; font-family:Californian FB; font-size:12pt'><strong><br /> </strong></span></p><p style='margin-left: 36pt'><span style='color:#4f6228; font-family:Californian FB; font-size:16pt'><strong>14<sup>th</sup> May Spooncarving <br /></strong></span></p><p style='margin-left: 36pt'><span style='color:#4f6228; font-family:Californian FB; font-size:16pt'><strong>18<sup>th</sup>-20<sup>th</sup> May Intro to Green Woodworking <br /></strong></span></p><p style='margin-left: 36pt'><span style='color:#76923c; font-family:Californian FB; font-size:16pt'><strong>20<sup>th</sup> – 22<sup>nd</sup> June Intro to Green Woodworking<br /></strong></span></p><p style='margin-left: 36pt'><span style='color:#76923c; font-family:Californian FB; font-size:16pt'><strong>23<sup>rd</sup> June Make a basket in a day <br /></strong></span></p><p style='margin-left: 36pt'><span style='color:#76923c; font-family:Californian FB; font-size:16pt'><strong>24<sup>th</sup> – 26<sup>th</sup> June Make a stool from a log<br /></strong></span></p><p style='margin-left: 108pt'><span style='color:#943634; font-family:Californian FB; font-size:16pt'><strong> 6<sup>th</sup> July Make a basket in a day <br /></strong></span></p><p><span style='color:#943634; font-family:Californian FB; font-size:16pt'><strong> 7<sup>th</sup> - 8<sup>th</sup> July Spooncarving <br /></strong></span></p><p><span style='color:#943634; font-family:Californian FB; font-size:16pt'><strong> 11<sup>th</sup> – 13<sup>th</sup> July Introduction to Green Woodworking<br /></strong></span></p><p><span style='color:#943634; font-family:Californian FB; font-size:16pt'><strong> 14<sup>th</sup> – 15<sup>th</sup> July Frame Baskets<br /></strong></span></p><p style='margin-left: 36pt'><span style='color:#943634; font-family:Californian FB; font-size:16pt'><strong> 16<sup>th </sup>July Spooncarving <br /></strong></span></p><p style='margin-left: 36pt'><br /> </p><p style='margin-left: 36pt'><span style='color:#943634; font-family:Californian FB; font-size:16pt'><strong> 21<sup>st</sup>– 23<sup>rd</sup> July Make a stool from a log<br /></strong></span></p><p style='margin-left: 36pt'><br /> </p><p style='margin-left: 36pt'><span style='color:#76923c; font-family:Californian FB'><strong><span style='font-size:14pt'>Phone Jamie or Lin on 01736 763676</span><span style='font-size:16pt'><br /> </span></strong></span></p><p style='margin-left: 36pt'><span style='font-family:Californian FB; font-size:14pt'><strong><span style='color:#76923c'>Email:</span><br /> <a href='mailto:woodlandworkshop@hotmail.co.uk'>woodlandworkshop@hotmail.co.uk</a><span style='color:#1f497d'><br /> </span></strong></span></p></span>Jamie Lovekinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263448914074510731noreply@blogger.com0