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ONE-DAY BEGINNERS CLASS Price: £95 per person (less £5 discount if you order online) 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 - like those pictured below - 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. Everyone who attends learns how to straighten a stick, make a "proper" traditional peg joint to fix the handle to the shank and use simple tools to work the handle and shank to a finished stage. No power tools are used by students - all sawing and drilling is done before the class. There is a choice of seven or eight different handle types in wood and antler to be had - many people come back more than once to make different sticks. Classes start at
9.00am and finish around 4.30 to 5pm.
TWO-DAY HORN CLASS Price £175 per person (less £5 discount if you order online) Two-day class in the use of Black Buffalo Horn to make a crook or market stick handle. You will heat, bend and rasp the handle into shape and fit it to a shank. You will finish the complete stick in two days and take it home with you. Some experience of making sticks is desirable (though not absolutely necessary) for these classes and more physical strength is need for working (heating, bending and heavy rasping) the horn than is required for the beginners class. Classes start at
9.00am and finish around 4.30 to 5pm. (Spaces are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment). If you require
accommodation for a stay in Helmsley there are several
hotels, guest houses etc in and around the town. I can
recommend The
Carlton Lodge
,
Red Roofs
B&B
and Stilworth
House B+B |
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Classes are only run from September until March - there are NO SUMMER CLASSES!
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STICK MAKING CLASSONLINE BOOKING Buy your friend or loved one a place on our stick-making class - or simply treat yourself! Makes a wonderful surprise present. If you require a class gift voucher posting please ask for one. You may e mail to check available dates before you book or select the one you prefer and I will confirm it with you. If you don't like booking online then email me and I'll post you a booking form - but you pay £5 extra if you do not book online IMPORTANT
A NON-REFUNDABLE BOOKING FEE OF £25
IS CHARGED IF YOU CANCEL A CONFIRMED BOOKING. IF
YOU CANCEL WITH LESS THAN EIGHT WEEKS NOTICE THE FULL FEE IS
PAYABLE When booking, only the non-refundable booking fee is normally taken on your card - the balance will be charged around a month before the date of the class. If you are paying by cheque or cash, please send the booking fee of £25 per person, per day - unless there is less than two months until the class or you particularly want to pay in full now. NB If you place the booking with less than two months to go we need payment in full. If you prefer to buy Gift Vouchers for a friend to spend for themselves then click the link. Select the type of class you want by clicking on the blue section on the end of the box below, then type your preferred date (or dates) in the blank box (if your date is not available another will be confirmed with you before the booking is taken - please check your e mails in the next few days!). FOR DIRECTIONS TO THE WORKSHOP and our private car park GO TO THE "WHERE TO FIND US" PAGE Go to Index page |
Correct as of 7 pm - 22nd July (dates can become available again if people cancel or alter bookings). These are the dates for the September October November December January February March
Two-day Horn Classes using Buffalo Horn will be held on: Saturday/Sunday October November January
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