Make A Chair From A Tree

Short courses in chair making and green woodworking

Come and learn some new skills with me - I teach traditional techniques to small groups, starting with a fresh cut log and ending up with a beautiful item for your home that’s made with your own hands.

The courses are great for beginners or experienced makers alike, with a focus on building simple skills. Tools and materials are provided. Fun will most surely be had.

Hearth Stool Making

Haarlem Shop, Wirksworth, Derbyshire

May 3rd & 10th or 4th & 11th

The wonderful folk at the Haarlem homewares store are hosting me and two groups of four students over the first two weekends in May to make a nice little vernacular stool.

Sometimes called a milking stool, or a creepie, this ancient form is an excellent introduction to the tools and techniques used in full-on windsor chair making. With a little discussion on material selection and design we’ll split up a fresh ash log and shave the green wood into stool legs using a drawknife and a shave horse. After these have dried in my little kiln we’ll come back the next weekend to finish shaping the legs and seat before assembling using staked joinery and wedges to make a stool that should last 300 years.

Full details and booking is at www.haarlem.shop