For Newcomers
Monday – Thursday: Four 1-day workshops for newcomers:
Treen with Twiggy
Twiggy (BHMAT Chair + graduate) will teach you
the skills required to create a range of small wooden products including
spatulas and ‘gypsy roses’.
Mini Gate Hurdles with Owen Jones
Using traditional tools and
ancient techniques, Owen (MBE, oak swill basket-maker) will show you
how to make rails and posts, and mortise and tenon joints, to complete
your own traditional cleft gate hurdle.
Charcoal with The Coppice Co-op
The Co-op (BHMAT sponsors) will
teach you a range of methods used to create charcoal, from DIY in your
back garden, to the very latest in modern environmentally sustainable
practices. Expect to get grubby in your quest for black gold!
Greenwood Stools with Helen Clarke
Helen (BHMAT graduate) will
show you how to use traditional tools to shape and assemble the
necessary parts to create your very own unique stool to take home with you.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SILVERHELME SCOUT CAMP IS A STRICTLY NO DOGS SITE