Green Wood Spoon Carving
5 July: learn key green woodworking skills and make a spoon to take home with you.
- Booking essential
This course is a good introduction to green woodworking. Using a selection of hand tools, including axes and knives, you'll take a log and shape it in to a wooden spoon to take home.
This course is ideally suited to beginners.
Your tutor for this course is Rob Thorpe. Rob is a residential craftsperson at the Heritage and Rural Skills centre. He has been a green woodworker for 12 years, and also has 20 years of teaching experience, having run many green wood courses.
We keep class sizes small, to give all participants a chance to engage with the tutor and learn at their own pace.
All materials and tools required for the course will be provided. This Spoon Carving course takes place on 5 July, 10am - 4pm. There will be a break for lunch and a mess room to eat lunch in, alternatively there is an on-site café. Tea and coffee provided.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| Adult | £90.00 |
| Concession Under 25s | £67.50 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call 0344 249 1895
- Suitability
Suitable for those 18 and over
- Meeting point
The Orton Studio at the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre in Coleshill village. Follow signs for the car park, then look for additional signage to the Orton Studio.
- What to bring and wear
All tools and materials provided. Please wear practical clothes suitable for crafting. Please bring your own refreshments (or the means to purchase these from the on-site café).
- Accessibility
Toilets on site, including accessible toilet. Level access into the teaching space. Some uneven surfaces such as cobbles due to the historic nature of the building. Please contact us if you require an accessible parking space or if you would like to have an informal chat about access before you book.
- Other
Mess room available for course participants to use during breaks. Drinking water and facilities for making tea and coffee available. Refreshments/lunches available to purchase from on-site café.
Upcoming events
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10 April, 18 July, 4 October: enjoy a full day course getting to grips with the basics of blacksmithing.
Open Days
13 April, 11 May, 8 June, 13 July, 10 August, 12 October: visit our exhibition and take a look behind the scenes on one of our Coleshill Village Open Days.
Guided Tours: Secrets of Coleshill
17 April to 11 October, 1pm and 2.30pm Thursdays and Saturdays: find out more about some of the lesser-known chapters of the estate’s history and look behind the scenes of the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre.
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