Date 11 July 2026 (1 Day)

Price £110

Maximum number of places 6

Book To book, please email Claire Pyle at claire@woodsmith.co.uk for more information.

Course Details

Introduction to Green Woodworking Tools & Skills

This introductory course guides participants in developing confidence and foundational skills with a variety of traditional hand tools and devices - including axes, carving knives, saws, drawknives, and the green woodworker’s good friend, the shave horse.

By the end of the day, participants will leave with a mallet and chopping block - essential additions to any green woodworker’s workshop. Their creation also importantly provides the opportunity to explore a wide range of hand tools and core skills. This course is ideal for complete beginners looking to gain practical experience, develop essential techniques, and build confidence. It’s the perfect gateway into the world of green woodworking and a strong foundation for more intermediate and advanced courses to come.

Catering:

For all courses, a hearty, healthy lunch is provided (please let your tutor know of any dietary requirements when booking), along with tea, coffee and water.

We also provide firewood, brew-kit, washing up and cooking facilities, crockery and cutlery. 

Facilities:

Facilities include covered workshop spaces, an undercover outdoor cooking set-up, comfortable compost loo and handwashing.  A good stone track leads to the wood, where there is space to park, please keep speed under 10mph.

Tutor Bio

With over 35 years of experience as a professional woodsmith and green woodworker, Maurice has dedicated most of his life to traditional crafts. His journey has included teaching, commercial charcoal burning, small woodland management, and coppicing - earning a living through the seasons and using and mastering skills with a vast range of hand tools along the way.

Passing on that knowledge, and seeing others take it further, has always been the most rewarding, and teaching beginners at the start of their green wood journey is now an important part of his work. Maurice also founded Woodsmith in the early 2000s, a company specialising in traditional hand tools for woodland crafts.