two day course

trug making

location: nr Telford, Shropshire

By the end of the weekend you will have a unique hand-made, lightweight basket ideal for gardening, harvesting produce or shopping.

During the course you will make your trug using traditional hand tools and techniques. No previous green woodwork experience is necessary, as full guidance will be given to show you how to cleave sweet chestnut and dress it out using a shave horse and drawknife to make the handles and rims of the basket. Handles and rims are then bent using steaming techniques and secured with copper nails. Using a drawknife we then shave willow slats into profile, soaking them to bend them into shape. These are secured to the chestnut frame using copper tacks, which complete your trug basket.


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how to book:
  

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arrive:
  
9.30am each day
depart:
  
4.30pm each day

what to bring:

  

all tools will be provided, though sometimes students prefer to use their own tools, so if you have a draw knife and/ or a froe you might like to bring them along
let us know:
  
if you have any special needs or dietary requirements
price:
  
£150 (includes two course homemade vegetarian lunches, refreshments, and materials);
Refundable up to two weeks prior to course (minus £30 admin fee)
No refunds for cancellations within two weeks of course
accommodation:
 
accommodation is not included in the price of the course. on-site sleeping huts and eco-pods are available to rent from around £10.50 per night. more details of accommodation and how to book will be sent with course booking confirmation
car sharing:
  
visit our car sharing forum to offer or request a lift
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


the venue is an innovative centre for woodland management, coppicing, sustainable building, and other sustainable technologies