Sallerton Wood

COVID-19 ~ Courses started running again at Sallerton Wood from August 2020 onward. Full precautions will be taken in our spacious outdoor workshop area. These six-day green wood chair making courses cover all the green woodworking skills and processes needed in order to construct your own chair from a green ash log. The techniques include cleaving out and shaping the components, drying some of the components overnight in the wood-fired kiln, steam-bending some of the components to give them the correct form, cutting and drilling mortises and tenons, frame assembly,...

COVID-19 ~ Courses started running again at Sallerton Wood from August 2020 onward. Full precautions will be taken in our spacious outdoor workshop area. These 1-day courses in green woodworking cover the properties of green wood, cleaving techniques and production of simple craft objects created from a greenwood log using traditional hand tools such as draw-knives and pole lathes. Anything you make during the day will be yours to take home and may include items such as spoons, spatulas, rolling-pin or a wooden mallet. This course is most suited to...

COVID-19 ~ Courses started running again at Sallerton Wood from August 2020 onward. Full precautions will be taken in our spacious outdoor workshop area. A Kuksa is a traditionally hand carved Scandinavian wooden mug or bowl, used for eating and drinking. These two-day courses will cover all the rudiments of carving by hand and tool selection to create your very own beautiful and unique vessel, using traditional techniques and starting with a freshly-cut greenwood log. The principles and practicalities of tool sharpening will also be covered during this course. The...

NEW! - These three-day courses teach a wide range of green woodworking techniques whilst making your own traditional greenwood pole lathe using timber sourced within the woodland. During the first two days you will be guided through the making of your very own pole lathe which will be yours to keep at the end of the course. On the third day you will be shown how to get the pole lathe running and will be taught some useful turning techniques as well as maintaining and sharpening your tools. The course...

COVID-19 ~ Courses started running again at Sallerton Wood from August 2020 onward. Full precautions will be taken in our spacious outdoor workshop area. These two-day courses in shave horse making teach a wide range of green woodworking techniques whilst making your own traditional green wood shaving horse using timber sourced within the woodland. The topics covered include the properties of green wood, cleaving techniques and the use of traditional hand tools and equipment such as draw-knives and pole lathes. A shave horse is a fundamental piece of kit needed...

COVID-19 ~ Courses started running again at Sallerton Wood from August 2020 onward. Full precautions will be taken in our spacious outdoor workshop area. These 3-day greenwood stool making courses cover all the green woodworking skills and processes needed in order to construct your own sturdy stool from a green Ash log. The first day will be spent cleaving out and making the components for your stool ready for drying overnight in the wood-fired kiln. On day two you will make the legs and assemble your stool frame, and on...