PRE FEST COURSES
Pre fest courses will run on Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th. Courses will range from 1 to 2 days and will start from 10am each day, participants traveling long distances will be welcome to arrive the night before their course starts.
A simple vegetarian lunch will be provided during pre fest, along with plenty of tea and coffee.
Tools, lathes and other equipment will be provided during the pre fest courses, but please bring any of your own tools with you that you would like to use, and it would be useful to bring a lathe if you have access to one.
Please Note: Prefest courses do not include the price of a weekend ticket. These must be bought separately.
AMY LEAKE
Amy started green woodworking over 10 years ago and is particularly inspired by Swedish and Baltic woodenware and historical ceramics.
"What continues to pull me in is the love of using and enjoying
handmade items in my everyday life, the simple pleasures of using a hand thrown mug, a turned wooden bowl and a handmade wooden spoon for my breakfast every morning makes my heart sing. These objects transmit the energy and care the maker put into them, and I feel a connection to the people who made them."
Amy's work speaks for itself and we are delighted to have her teaching with us again this year!
Amy will be teaching a course on handled bowl making, aimed at people who have already turned a few bowls on a pole lathe and looking to progress their work.
Turning handled bowls - Thursday 4th - £120
ROSIE FAREY
Rosie has been teaching her stunning hat making courses in our workshop for the last couple of years, bringing more than a decade of basket weaving experience to the table. Using English bulrush, Rosie will teach you all the traditional rush weaving techniques to make a made to measure hat on a mould.
Hat Weaving - Thursday 7th - £120
MIKEY ELEFANT
Mikey Elefant lives in the Upper Galilee, north of israel in a small Kibbutz called Tzivon. Running courses and teaching most of the year, taking some time during the winter for traveling. when not carving or turning Mikey spend’s his time doing various tasks on the Kibbutz where he lives.
Mikey will be teaching a 2 day eating spoon masterclass.
Spoon Carving - 2 Days- £220
PETER KOVACS
Peter is a craftsman whom many of you will have seen at craft gatherings or teaching courses in our old workshop st Brookhouse Woods. His journey has taken him from from furniture design to cabinet making to green woodwork and tool making.
Many of you will have seen his stunning axes, and this is a chance to make one yourself on this axe hafting course.
Axe hafting and sheath making - 2 days - £280
YOAV ELKAYAM
Since taking a bowl turning and tool forging course with Sharif Adams some years ago, Yoav has been been constantly working, learning and exploring the deep, satisfying path of green woodworking. Always looking to gain a better understanding of the material he's working with, he has spent a long time travelling and working with some of the best green woodworkers in the world, soaking up a huge amount of knowledge on the way.
Yoav will be teaching a 1 day course turning end grain cups.
Cup Turning - Thursday 4th - £120
EMMA F V SMITH
Emma Smith is a tool maker based in London and Kent, with specialisms in sharpening, handle design and tool restoration. Traditional craft and respect for materials is incredibly important to their work, so everything they create is completely handmade with hand tools, keeping alive old methods of working for a new generation of tool design.
Emma will be teaching a 2 day, in depth sharpening course.
Sharpening - 2 Days - £210
FLO HAMER
Specialising in traditional and heritage crafts, Flo works with natural materials to produce high quality work that is functional and beautiful
Her work ranges from timber framing and joinery, to carving, bowl turning and basketry. All of her work is linked by a love of making and a passion for keeping traditional crafts alive.
Flo will be teaching a one day beginners bowl turning course.
Beginners Bowl Turning - Wednesday 3rd - £120
NIC WESTERMANN
Nic is renowned as one of the world's best toolmakers, forging tools by hand with extreme precision and focus on edge geometry and functionality. There is a long waiting list to get one of Nic's tools, so this is a rare opportunity to forge a tool under his guidance. Nic will be doing a two day Adze forging course, including bevel grinding and handle fitting to produce a tool that will last generations.
"There are no bad adzes, only bad handles"
Adze forging 2 days - £300
ALI ASADI
If you have turned a bowl or even if this is your first time turning, you're gonna enjoy this workshop!
Ali has spent many years mastering the art of plate turning, and on this course, he will be sharing his knowledge and showing you all the techniques needed.
Plate Turning - Wednesday 3rd - £120
