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Bench Making

Make a rustic greenwood bench or simple stool using hand tools.

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Make a rustic greenwood bench or simple stool using hand tools. You’ll learn how to use axes, drawknives and hand augers to split and shape ash wood for the legs and drill your plank top before using oak wedges to assemble your bench. Your creation will be ready to take home and will look fantastic indoors or out.

Times

Prices

Event ticket prices

Ticket typeTicket category
All Bench making£105.00

The basics

Booking details

Call 07580 042183 Bookings through Woodmatters: garethandro@woodmatters.org.uk / 07580 042183

Suitability

Not suitable for children. Over 18's only.

Meeting point

Come to the Footprint building.

What to bring and wear

Comfortable clothing that you don't mind getting sawdust on and sensible shoes that cover your toes.

Accessibility

Drop-off point. Wheelchair accessible. Accessible toilet. Access to woods via steep steps or a medium slope.

Other

We will be using sharp tools. Price i£70 plus £35 for materials.

Contact info

Gareth and Ro Thomas

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