Learn to Scythe Book
A comprehensive and practical guide to working with an Austrian scythe. Perfect if you cannot attend a course or as a reference guide following tuition.
Category Archives: fan birds
Fan bird carving workshop
I’ve been teaching another course on how to carve fan birds. These amazing birds are made from a single piece of wood without any glue. It’s a tricky thing to get right but I’ve developed my process now so that … Continue reading
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Fan bird carving in Wales
Some photos from a course on how to carve wooden fan birds that I taught recently at the Woodland Skills Centre in North Wales. Fan birds are a tricky craft to get right but I have been developing my special … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, course, fan bird carving, greenwoodwork course, Wales, Woodland Skills Centre
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Fan bird carving student
David came on my fan bird carving course earlier this year. He’d previously done some spoon carving but wanted to learn to carve fan birds to expand his skills after seeing me demonstrate fan bird carving at Elvaston Wood Festival … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, Derbyshire, fan bird, greenwood craft
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How to carve a fan bird instructions
As much as I wish you all could, I realise that not everyone can get to one of my courses to learn how to carve fan birds. So, to help spread the craft wider, I’ve created a downloadable pdf on … Continue reading
Fan bird carving course in Derbyshire
Fan birds are a little known craft in the UK. Each one is made from a single piece of wood with the wings folded out from the solid wood. People often think that they’re incredibly fiddly and too difficult to … Continue reading
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Handmade Christmas turtle dove decorations
Beautiful, unique decorations for your tree or the perfect handmade gift. Continue reading
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Fan bird carving course in Co Durham
A day carving and folding wood to make fan birds. Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, carving, course, Durham, fan bird, green woodwork, workshop
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Fan bird carving workshop
A lovely weekend carving and folding wood to create bird decorations, smiles and memories. Continue reading
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Wooden birds and brushes for Lancashire Woodcarvers
What do you do when you’re invited to give a demonstration and teach an afternoon workshop for 15 hobby woodcarvers? I was asked to do just that for the Lancashire branch of the Woodcarvers Association and decided to give them some carving they’d never seen before. Continue reading
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A week of courses
I had a wonderful start to my summer of teaching with several different craft courses within the space of a week. Continue reading
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Tagged course, fan bird, incised engraving, scythe, UK, workshop
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