Traditional craft workshops
Whether you’re an expert or a complete beginner, our greenwood workshops are made for you! You'll learn new skills, hone existing ones, or gain the techniques you need to move on to more complex creations.
We cover a wide range of traditional craft and green woodworking activities, from axe craft to spoon carving. Expert green woodworkers, and champion chatters, Paul and Craig, lead the workshops. Both bring years of experiences of working with wood, using the tools, and training people at all levels.
Our craft workshops take place on our site in rural Stirlingshire, just an hour or less from both Glasgow and Edinburgh. Workshops are outside but undercover, and you'll work amidst the trees, using wood that comes directly from our site, has been coppiced by us, or is locally-sourced.
All workshop costs include the use of hand tools, and you'll be encouraged to take home whatever you make. These are hands-on, practical workshops, where you'll get to use a range of tools and explore the woodworking or other craft in different ways.
Teas and coffees are also included, and there's always a campfire burning so please do bring your own lunch to cook. There are composting toilets on site.
Our workshops are aimed at adults. We can accommodate kids over 12 for most workshops, if accompanied by an adult. Please get in touch to find out more before you book.
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We run workshops in different crafts, with the programme changing slightly each season. If there's a workshop you'd like to do with a group of people, just get in touch about dates and pricing.
Introduction to green woodworking
Spoon carving
Knife craft and whittling
Axe craft
Stools and benches
Making a shavehorse
Making a pole lathe
Introduction to blacksmithing
Pewter casting
Charcoal making
Tool handles
Treelore
Birchcraft and Limecraft
Shrinkpots, spatulas and scoops
Pewter and natural cordage jewellery
Make yourself or someone special to you a piece of beautiful handmade jewellery, from pewter and natural cordage.
Introduction to blacksmithing
A one-day traditional blacksmithing course where you'll learn basic skills over a charcoal-powered forge.
Axe sheaths and handles
A one-day workshop making and fitting a new handle to your well-loved axe, along with a leather sheath for the blade.
Axecraft
Come and play with axes on this one-day workshop, where you'll learn how axes work, how to look after them, and how to use them safely!
Make your own Pole Lathe
A fantastic opportunity to create your own Pole Lathe over a weekend and learn new skills along the way.