Fazey Woodcraft

Join Fazey Woodcraft for 'The Next Level' spoon carving workshop. Designed for those who already have some experience and want to improve their carving skills. This workshop will focus on adding 'crank' or bends to spoons, an essential skill to create spoons that function well and look great. Focus on the way to add crank, as well as improving axe technique, will be the main subject of the day. Also covered will be: - Spoon Design & Ergonomics for function and strength - Smooth finishing cuts on dry wood -...

Join Fazey Woodcraft for a day of Ash Splint Basket Making Your tutor for the day will be the fantastic Michelle Mateo. Michelle is an experienced basket maker & bowl turner, and member of both The Heritage Crafts Association & The Basket Makers Association. This one day course is designed to focus primarily on Ash splint basket weaving, which means the majority of the materials needed will be prepared in advance by Michelle herself. Throughout the day you'll learn knife techniques to prepare the ash for weaving, and learn about...

Join Fazey Woodcraft for two day's of Ash Splint Basket Making Your tutor for the weekend will be the fantastic Michelle Mateo. Michelle is an experienced basket maker & bowl turner, and member of both The Heratage Crafts Assocation & The Basket Makers Assocation. This two day course will see you go from 'Log to Basket'. Beginning with an Ash log, the weekend starts by pounding the ash by hand and then processing the splints yourself into the necessary pieces required. You'll then get the chance to split the splints...

Bark containers are one of, if not the oldest way to contain foodstuffs, liquids & other goods. In this workshop we will be using methods and materials that span back thousands of years into pre-history to create a beautiful, strong & sustainable container from Birch Bark This style of container is possibly my favourite. No glue, no nails, no modern materials. An ingenuous method of making which involves clever finger tab joints and friction. An immensely satisfying experience. A history of the use of bark, roots & wood, plus examples...

Welcome to Fazey Woodcraft... In this workshop you will learn all the skills and techniques needed to craft your own wooden spoons by hand, using just an axe & knife. Jack Fazey has been working with wood for over 10 years, carving spoons for about 8 years, and teaching for even longer. In his safe, competent hands you will be guided through the safe use of the axe, sloyd knife and crook knife, as well as shown how to select wood for carving, keep your tools sharp and ultimately how...