Wednesday, 27 November 2013

Forest School Leaders Course

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Over the last couple of months, I've been working towards getting  my OCN Level 3 Forest School Leader qualification. The sessions have ...

Workshops in Shirehampton, Bristol to make a bench for a local nature reserve

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Today I got on the train to Shirehampton in Bristol, to start a three day project over three weeks making a bench to go in the 'Daisy Fi...
Sunday, 24 November 2013

The Lord Mayor's Chapel, St Mark's Church in Bristol. Could you guess when these misericords were carved?

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This church is in the centre of Bristol, next to the Council House. It's quite appropriate, as it is apparently the only municipally-...
Monday, 11 November 2013

Medieval-style woodcarving blades by Dave Budd, finished with handles

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Here's some images of the medieval-style blades that were made for me by Dave Budd in Devon, which I've fitted with handles ma...
Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Getting some medieval-style woodcarving tools made by Dave Budd in Devon, to be used when carving the 'Matthew' figurehead

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As part of the Matthew figurehead project, I wanted to get some woodcarving tools made which would be similar to those used by carvers and c...

A visit to 'Old School Woodcarving' in the village of Walton, near Glastonbury in Somerset

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Whilst travelling to Devon recently (to get some medieval-style woodcarving tools made by Dave Budd), I had the chance for an unexpected vis...
Sunday, 13 October 2013

Teaching Woodcarving at the Northern Slopes in Knowle West, Bristol

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I was teaching yesterday at Wildfest, an event in Knowle West run by the Wild City project, in association with Youth Moves.  ...