The Big Tree Society

Contact Name: Eoin Cox

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Address:
c/o Buy Design Gallery
Harestanes Craft Workshops
Ancrum, Jedburgh
Scottish Borders
TD8 6UQ

The Big Tree Society

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The Big Tree Society's Courses

A rustic chair making weekend

A rustic chair making weekend

Scottish Borders - Next course on 14th March 2020

This is a great course for those of you wanting to learn loads in two days. An intensive weekend being taken through tools, timber and techniques. Resulting in a functional piece of furniture. You will design and build you own hedge chair from scratch. We only use timber from our neighbouring woodlands, sustainably managed and in community ownership. We cater for absolute beginners to more accomplished makers wanting to learn more about greenwood techniques and construction. Special group days and weekends can be arranged. See website for more images and...

A stool making day

A stool making day

Scottish Borders - Next course on 28th March 2020

One day stool making course - courses run throughout the year. This is a really great day to get stuck into green woodworking if its your first time. Or even to hone up on skills if you've had a shot before. You are taken through the process from a log, split out, make tenons and mortices shape a seat and sculpt the legs on a shaving horse. Assemble and sit !! The making of something from tree to final piece of furniture is a great achievement. The combination of heads,...

Wildcrafted cocktails - make natural fusions throughout the year

Wildcrafted cocktails - make natural fusions throughout the year

Scottish Borders - Next course on 30th November 2019

Our Wildcrafted Cocktail Courses are designed to get you outdoors and thinking outside the box. The Wildcrafted course is an action packed day filled with foraging, preparation of ingredients, creating cordials and syrups, making and designing a recipe for a cocktail and most importantly tasting your creations. All your ingredients will be sustainably foraged from around the course venue. Depending on the season we will see what nature has to offer. You are more than welcome to bring anything from your garden to include in your cocktail but we will...