Rushmere Farm Workshops

Rushmere Farm's green wood stool making course teaches you the basics of working with green wood. From tree to stool in a weekend. On Saturday you will be shown through the woodlands of the farm and told about the past, present and future of the land and wildlife that surrounds you. You'll have the opportunity to discuss the properties and potential of different wood types, and to choose your wood from trees felled for you. Returning to the workshop you will be taught about the art of working with green...

Rushmere Farm’s spoon carving workshop will guide you through the process of turning a log into a unique wooden spoon, using only knives and an axe. We will cover: wood selection splitting wood into billets elements of spoon design, and understanding grain structure using an axe to carve the rough shape safe and effective knife grips for refining the shape using a hook knife to hollow out the ‘bowl’ of the spoon finishing and treating the spoon