venue: Hackney City Farm, LondonThis course will teach you how to use green wood working techniques to convert logs into simple stools and benches for the garden. Split a log in half to make a seat top, and another log in quarters to make legs. On the course you will also use shaving horses, draw knives, adzes and bar augers for a well finish, strong, tenon and morticed seat. Green Wood is freshly felled, still sappy wood. To work it requires a set of simple techniques based on an understanding of how wood reacts - both to the tools, and to the dry and shrinking process. Because it is green, the wood is soft and easy to work with hand tools, and because of this, green woodwork creates little waste, and can utilise small trees and logs.
dates: see 'book online' below
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| how
to book: |
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| arrive: |
for a 10am prompt start |
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| depart: |
after
the course finishes at 5pm |
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| directions: |
click
here for
directions to Hackney City Farm |
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| what
to bring: |
work
clothes - sturdy shoes and clothes to suit the weather;
pen and notebook; packed lunch (if you're not using
the cafe); any interesting tools you would like to bring |
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| let
us know: |
if
you have any special needs |
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price: |
£60 (plus £10 for materials, payable to the tutor on the day) Refundable up to two weeks prior to course (minus £20 admin fee) No refunds for cancellations within two weeks of course |
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| lunch: |
bring
a packed lunch or you can get lunch at the cafe |
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| car
sharing: |
visit
our car
sharing forum to offer or request a lift |
