Introduction to Green Woodworking

This course is designed to give participants an introduction to green woodworking; using hand tools on unseasoned wood straight from the log.

This is a four day course, taught outdoors at our Hackney City Farm workshop. Course dates are either over a long weekend Thursday-Sunday, or weekly on Fridays. Please check the dates before booking.

This is our most in-depth course and can be adapted to all levels of experience. The aim is for you to become safe and confident with an axe and a knife. You will have a go with specific green woodwork equipment: shave horses and pole lathes.

Suitable for all including complete beginners, those who have carpentry experience but are new to green woodwork, and those who have done a little green woodwork and would like to learn more.

We will work with locally sourced wood, making a series of practice projects, such as spoons and spatulas. You will learn how to select and prepare wood, safe and confident axe techniques, knife grips from the Swedish tradition of spoon carving, how to use a shave horse and draw knife, pole-lathe turning and the basics of tool sharpening.

This course is also an induction to the workshop for new members of our coop. You will receive instructions on how to apply to become a member of London Greenwood after the course. Find out more about membership of our workshop here: https://londongreenwood.com/membership/

Included in the price of the course is your own Mora 120 knife to keep.

Limited low income and unwaged discounts are available for this course for those who would otherwise be unable to attend.