ONE-DAY
BEGINNERS CLASS
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A
one day class in the basic skills involved in
making your own sticks. No experience needed but
minimum age is 18 (because of insurance
limitations). Most of the people who come have
never made a stick before - but
everyone
goes home with a complete stick they have
made!
Anyone with a bit of stickmaking knowledge who
would like to improve and learn some new tricks is
also welcome.
The
format of the class is really simple - I show you
how to do something, then watch you do it on your
own so you really do make the complete stick on the
day! If you need more advice - I'm here to help as
much as you need. You must be fairly fit though as
I can't make the whole stick for
you.
Everyone
who attends learns how to straighten a stick, make
a "proper" traditional peg joint to fix the handle
to the shank and use standard hand tools to work
the handle and shank to a finished stage. No power
tools are used by students - all power-sawing and
drilling is done before the class. There is a
choice of five or six different handle types in
wood to use to make walking and hiking sticks -
many people come back more than once to make
different sticks.
ALL
MATERIALS AND TOOLS ARE PROVIDED FOR YOU ON THE
DAY. Tea, coffee and buiscuits are provided
throughout the day. There are so many important
dietary requirements these days and we can't cater
for these so please
bring your own lunch.
Classes
start at 9.00am and finish at 4.30.
We hold the classes in my private workshop and have
use of the toilets at the Walled Garden very close
by.
If you
get held up on the day for any reason then try and
let me know, if you're a little bit late we can
make up some lost time and still get finished.
Maximum
of Three people only in each class. Price is
£160 per person inc. VAT.
All materials and use of tools are included in the
price and you take your stick
home!.
Coffee
and tea is provided at frequent intervals - bring
your own lunch.
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