A stool in a day!

Come and make a stool in a day! Be guided through the steps of making a handmade, one-of-a-kind stool from locally milled timber. Then take it home to sit on, or maybe rest your coffee cup on...

On the day, you'll select your seat from a range of slabs milled from local trees (e.g. beech, oak, ash) which have been air-dried over several years. Then spend time refining the shape, before selecting leg stock and setting-about shaping the legs. We'll learn to make round mortise and tenon joints, and assemble the parts into your finished stool. The day is good fun, but - in parts - involves some physical exertion!

As well as the techniques directly relating to the stool you make, you will learn about wood as a raw material and how wood is harvested and processed. Depending on time available - and your own preferences - the seat and/or legs can be given additional detail such as wedges, facets or even milk paint.

It goes without saying your creation will be yours to take away!
All tools needed are provided.

Tea/coffee is provided, as well as some home baking (usually gluten free, but not nut/dairy free, nor vegan). Please bring a packed lunch, and any snacks for special dietary requirements if you have them.