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Tag Archives: birch bark
Greenwood & Scythe course dates 2012
My course dates are now set for the year. It’s always a juggling exercise to fit everything in, especially as I have again been asked to attend scythe course and events around the UK and Europe. This year I’m aiming … Continue reading →
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Tagged bark, birch bark, course, cumbria, fan bird, green wood, green woodwork, learn, north west, rake, spoon carving, workshop
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Purple birch bark
On Sunday I organised a group of volunteers, the NW scythe ‘gang’, to do some coppicing in Edward & Romola Acland’s woods. It’s a 2 acre hazel with standards woodland that Edward & Romola have been working for about 20 … Continue reading →
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Tagged bark, birch bark, box, coppice, Jarrod Stone Dahl, pot
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Birch bark box photos
In response to the request from an earlier post, here are a few more images of the latest two birch bark boxes. The first box measures 72x95mm (68x53mm internal). £25 + £5 p&p This box measures 80x90mm (75x50mm internal). £28 +£5 p&p. … Continue reading →
New birch bark boxes
Pictures of a couple more birch bark boxes that I finished during the holidays. These have bases and lids carved from green willow which is a lovely wood to work with, it was in just the right state and carved … Continue reading →
Birch bark pot
Although I make as part of my living it is still also my favourite hobby and now and then it’s lovely to work with a new material and make something just for the pleasure of it. This weekend I got … Continue reading →
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Peeling Oak Bark with CANW
On Sunday I met with other members of the Coppice Association NW (CANW) at Moss and Heights Spring Woods for a day of peeling oak bark. The woods were worked for many years by legendary coppicer Bill Hogarth up until … Continue reading →
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Tagged bark, birch bark, CANW, coppice, coppice association, oak bark, tanning
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