Shows and demonstrations |General Info | Course list and details | Courses in 2007

Shows and demonstrations

The following are shows / demonstrations / events currently booked for later this year

There are currently no events booked throughout 2007

General information

Courses generally cost about £50 per day (excluding materials), and concessions are available - please ask for more details.

There are two ways I organise courses.

1) There is a list of pre arranged courses below showing when and where they are taking place, and who to book through if appropriate

2) If there is a course you are interested in that is not already running, or you cannot make the date / venue shown, please contact me to discuss your requirements and when I have enough people to run a particular course, I will arrange a time and venue to suit everyone.

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Course List

Chairmaking course – Fancy having a go at this challenging project? Don’t worry, you will be expertly guided through all the processes involved and you will produce a chair to take home (and yes, you will be able to sit on it!) *Please note that your chair will need a seat such as the one provided on my rush seat course outlined below

Introduction to green woodworking – get a taste of the skills used by traditional bodgers on the pole-lathe, have a go at cleaving wood and shaping it on the shaving horse, learn basic mortice and tenon jointing as well as some tricks of the trade. You will produce something to take home, the complexity of which is dependant on the course length - 1,2 or 3 days.

Rush Seating Course – this course will guide you through the process of weaving a traditional rush seat. *Note you must have a chair to put your seat on – if you have an old rushed chair please leave the old rush on and bring it along – If you would like to come along but have no chair please contact me to discuss other options

Make your own Pole-Lathe – always fancied having a go at woodturning and getting fit too? HC has the answer – take up pole-lathing! This is the traditional bodgers tool and this course will teach you how to build one, and the skills needed to use it

Hedgelaying – the traditional layed hedge produces a thick stock proof boundary. Hedges on these courses will be layed in the westcountry style (traditional to this area)

Make your own Shaving horse – This is the most useful device used in green woodworking. You will learn many of the skills used in green woodworking whilst making this essential bit of kit to take home!

Outdoor Skills -Imagine spending a weekend camping in the woods, sitting around the campfire cooking dinner, sharing stories and tales…. what could be more idyllic?
But what if you had to build the shelter you sleep in from natural materials, had to forage for your food, whittle the spoon to eat it with, and light the campfire by friction?
This weekend course gives you the opportunity to explore these and other fundamental outdoor skills in a friendly and fun environment in a beautiful Cornish woodland setting. This course includes food.(NOTE weekend costs £120 per person)

Bowmaking - yes, another big boys dream comes true! This course will show you how to make a bow from native Ash wood, and how to make the arrows, and bowstring.......well what else do you need?!

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Courses 2007

Community Tree Planting day at Pentiddy! - Sun 18th Feb (free! - Soup provided!)
Rustic Furnuture Making (CSBT) - 21st & 22nd July
Green woodworking weekend - 6th & 7th October (£100 per person plus materials)
Outdoor Skills weekend - 15th & 16th September (£120 per person incl. food)

Courses will take place at Pentiddy Woods (The home of Heartwood Creations) Attwood Lane, Pensilva. Compost toilet facilities are available on site.
Tea and Coffee are provided - please bring a packed lunch.
£10 deposit per person payable on booking
Please contact me if you would like any further information
Download a booking form here (38Kb - PDF format)

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