Join us for our monthly Saturday community craft session!

When: July 27th, 10:00 - 13:00

Where: The Cabin at Harmony Woods

What: Learn the art of wood working. Led by green woodworker Angus Beaton.

Fee: £35 per person

Spaces: 8

Book: Email joanna.oliver-hawkins@andovertrees.org.uk - please state your name, the session date, and number of guests.

About the Tutor

Green woodworkers use wood from trees that have been recently felled which is soft and can easily be split, cut, worked and shaped using hand tools much more easily than seasoned or dried woods. This means no machinery and no electricity is used so it is a very peaceful workplace and environmentally friendly. 

In my outdoor work area using traditional hand tools and a pole-lathe I will be making spoons and cooking utensils, garden tools, shrink pots, and other items. Small items handmade from green wood are often referred to as ‘Treen’.  

Often green woodworkers or ‘Bodgers’ make their own tools to work with, and one of the first things is a ‘maul’ which basically is a very simple but large hammer for hitting tools and splitting logs.