Sunday 17 August 10.00 am – 5.00 pm
£85 including tea/coffee & biscuits throughout and also lunch (catering to all requirements), materials, use of equipment on the day & tutoring.
Learn how to take a log of green wood, trim it with an axe, draw it to shape using a shave horse and a draw knife and then use the pole lathe to turn your piece into an item of your choice.
This green woodturning workshop is held in a dedicated covered, outside space in the peaceful setting of our Blended Monkey studios in the cottage gardens of our home on the Cambs/Norfolk border.
You'll take away everything you make during the session - this could be anything from a rolling pin, spatula, mallet, garden dibber ...
The sessions are hands-on, and the student will be able to use the green woodworking equipment and pole lathe to create their pieces. The tuition can be tuned to what they would like to do, as people tend to learn quicker working in areas that they are interested in. They can choose from a number of items that would be suitable for beginners or those relatively new to the art.
The group green woodworking workshops are suitable for everyone and we can accommodate children from 10+ accompanied by an adult (but we tend to not offer the axe cutting part).
We also offer this workshop as a 1-2-1 immersive experience or for pairs (check out our other workshops).
So couples or even parents and children can come along and
experience the art of green woodturning together!
We can offer accommodation in the form of our Crafter's Retreat cabin subject to availability or we can advise of other local B&Bs.
All students will be provided with a certificate of completion. All of the wood used is from sustainable local sources.
The origins of the pole lathe are lost in antiquity, but it is known that Vikings used them as they have been discovered in archaeological finds in York. The ancient craft of pole lathe turning petered out in England after the Second World War.
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Phone: 07417 522366
Book:
https://www.blendedmonkey.co.uk/product-page/green-woodworking-pole-workshop-blended-monkey-studios-17-august-2025
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