Tag Archives: coppice association

Spooncarving at 'Weekend in the Woods' 2012

Posted on May 17, 2012 by stevetomlin

I had a brilliant weekend teaching spooncarving to students on the Coppice Association’s ‘Weekend in the Woods’. Six courses all taking place over the same weekend makes a fantastic atmosphere with lots of folk busily making and sharing ideas. When … Continue reading →

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Bowl carving one-to-one workshop

Posted on January 26, 2012 by stevetomlin

A great day today teaching Sam Robinson on a one-to-one workshop at Sprint Mill. Sam is a current apprentice on the Bill Hogarth Apprenticeship scheme, now in his second year. We’d been talking about various crafts a couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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Peeling Oak Bark with CANW

Posted on May 23, 2011 by stevetomlin

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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