Wood carving courses

Carving with wood is a rather rare skill these days. Yet anyone with a sharp knife and a block of timber can try their hand at whittling. The tools and materials used have not varied for hundreds of years. Carving workshops in this section include traditional spoon carving in the Peak District, relief carving courses in the Yorkshire Dales, love spoon carving in wales and even rocking horse carving!

Introduction to Green Wood Working - Hampshire

£90

Next course on 8th October 2017

Starting out in the woodlands, get a different way of looking at trees, how they grow, how they can be managed to provide a wide range of differing timber for historic woodworking. Using the various qualities of timber and looking towards design, the very starting point of making serviceable wooden furniture. Get experience in cleaving, shaping with axe and with drawknife and begin to feel the attraction of these ancient working practices. All techniques will...

Wood carving classes in Pembrokeshire, Wales

£130

Next course on 26th September 2017

'The Carving Room' is a new wood carving workshop in Stackpole village, near Pembroke in West Wales. Starting this September, this is a chance to learn a new skill or improve on your existing carving techniques and ideas. Each class is 2 hours long with a 15 minute tea break. Children's classes will also be available soon. Tutor, Anthony Griffiths has been teaching wood carving for nearly 20 years in Somerset and has relocated to...

Wood carving and Love Spoons - Neath Port Talbot

£50

Sharon Littley has been teaching carving for over 15 years and has tutored students of the craft all over the UK. Sharon is based in Port Talbot, Wales. Author of the book 'Celtic Carved Lovespoons', Sharon is a well known for her wonderful and unique Lovespoons, a traditional Welsh gift. Friendly and approachable as well as massively knowledgeable about all things to do with wooden love spoons, get in touch with Sharon to discuss possible...

Five day woodwork course - wood - Cumbria

£475

For the course dates please click on the link above. Five day woodworking course in Penrith, Cumbria. This is a continuation of my other five day woodwork course (tools and things) with the emphasis on timber; what are acceptable defects in timber, how do you write out a cutting list that means something to your supplier, what to look for when buying wood and what to avoid. You will ideally have done course 1 (tools...

Introduction to Spoon Carving - Berkshire

£95

Next course on 23rd September 2017

Oneday woodcraft course - learn to carve a wooden spoon. Spend a day in my woodland workshop learning to craft functional spoons from green (freshly felled) timber. No experience is necessary but we will be using hand tools all day so you need to be physically fit, all tools and materials are provided in the cost of the course. The venue is 5 miles from Newbury in Berkshire in a small private woodland site. We'll...

Carve a rocking horse head - Yorkshire

£300

Next course on 14th September 2017

These courses are aimed at those wishing to make a traditional wooden carved Rocking Horse. We will show you the traditional approach to Rocking Horse carving using hand tools. Previous carving experience is not necessary - all skill levels are accommodated and each student will successfully complete the carving of a Rocking Horse's head during the Course! Three days individual tuition. Carve-a-Head courses run 10am till 4pm on the first two days, 10am to 3pm...

Box Making Weekend in Cumbria

£275

Next course on 16th September 2017

2 day box making courses held on weekends throughout the year in beautiful Cumbria. Make your own handmade wooden box. The courses are fun and relaxed, yet will give you the skills & confidence to make stunning boxes on your own. The courses are run from a fully equipped cabinet making work shop. All tools and safety equipment are provided, though you are welcome to bring your own tools if you wish. Ear defenders and...

Spoon Carving (Two Day) - Oxfordshire

£200

Two day spoon carving course near Banbury, Oxfordshire Spoon carving is a traditional craft that most can learn. The tools required are few and affordable and the wood is usually available locally at little or no cost. The two-day spoon carving course I run is aimed at beginners or the self-taught wishing to improve their skills. Consequently, no previous experience is required, just an enthusiasm to learn a traditional craft. Everything else is provided; tools,...

Whittling Course - Oxfordshire

£85

Learn from a professional spoon carver the basic knife skills necessary to safely engage in the traditional leisure activity of whittling. This traditional hobby requires only a single sharp knife and readily available wood. The course is held in Martin’s workshop at Honeysuckle Cottage; a former nail maker’s cottage the oldest part dating back to about 1640. Despite being run in a relaxed manner, the course still emphasizes the teaching of safe and efficient skills....

Traditional English Longbow making course - 2 day a 'Quirky Workshop' at Greystoke Cycle Cafe near Penrith and Ullswater - Cumbria

£180

Click through above to see our website and browse our full 2017 course programme. During this two day course you will start with a selected quarter length of ash called a stave which will be reduced using the traditional axe and bill hook tools of yesteryear. In time the students will each move onto a shavehorse where the draw knife and finally spoke shave will be the tool of choice. The stave will then be...

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