Guy Mallinson Woodland Workshop

We have started being active on Twitter and Facebook again as we now have some nice pictures and interesting goings on in the woods to post about. If you are into this sort of thing have a look ...

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We have had a few guests who have had to move their bookings to later in the year. This means that at the time of writing we have one new place available on the May 10th-11th Bowl Carving Course...

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There are many styles of coracle attributed to various geographical locations and the rivers they are used on. The design I've been working on with Adam is very much based on the version I studi...

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The November/December chair making course was the last of our 2010 season. It will be remembered as one of the most eventful of all. Heavy and lasting snow in Dorset is a rare thing at any time, ...

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If you receive our newsletter you'll know that Adam (one of the team) has been working on a 3D version of Oscar The Owl. I'm delighted to say he's now finished. We're very fond of Oscar, des...

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Although there are many options for the seating on the green wood chairs made on our popular 'Make A Chair From A Tree' courses, elm bark is easily my favourite. Working with it feels like ...

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In between running green woodworking courses here in the Woodland Workshop, we've held various events and also used it for some TV work and photo shoots.  Our friends at Hiho Silver have just...

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If you've kept up to date with our latest newsletter you'll probably have noticed the fantastic detailed drawings for a shaving horse that Martin Nicholson has shared with us.  I think it's real...

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Last week saw the second full 'Make A Chair From A Tree' five-day course and I think I can say for sure that a great time was had by all.  And, in contrast to the last time we ran this one, we f...

http://guymallinson.blogspot.com/2010/07/more-chair-making-successes.html

Of course we all dislike difficult decisions, but I've really struggled with this one. The bottom line is that there just aren't enough days in the year. To be specific, the 'problem' is that w...

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I made my hide-covered coracle towards the end of June, guided by Peter Faulkner. However, for the best results the skin needs to dry before you take to the water. And so, about a fortnight later...

http://guymallinson.blogspot.com/2010/07/coracle-in-woods.html

We have been enjoying the glorious weather in the Woodland Workshop with a series of  full courses running back to back, including a very enjoyable bowl carving course in the summer sunshine. I...

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At the end of June I spent an absolutely magical time with Peter Faulkner in Herefordshire. Peter is the only hide-covered coracle maker working in Britain today. I've long been an admirer of P...

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It has been great fun to be open to the public over the last two weeks as part of Dorset Art Weeks. We had many more visitors than expected and our pizzas (from our home made clay oven) and cider...

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I have to say I was disappointed by the BBC's decision to not commission a second series of Mastercrafts. I say that not because I was a mentor on Series 1 but because I really do believe in craf...

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Our 'Make A Chair From A Tree' course has been very popular since our trainees on the BBC Mastercrafts program undertook the challange of making a chair from a tree in just 5 days. Last week...

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I had high hopes for our 'Masterclass' idea but you never really know until you try it. I'm pleased to say the first one, "Make A Pole Lathe & Shaving Horse", went really well. And at the end of ...

http://guymallinson.blogspot.com/2010/05/inaugural-mastercrafts.html

I'm pleased to say our first "Make A Chestnut Garden Gate" course went really well, with a full set of individual gates being designed and made in just two days. That's some going! Guy Furner is ...

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Adam Hendley proved to be a natural teacher with his gentle style on our first primitive pottery course last week.  It was a girls-only affair which was unusual but fun for all.  I think everyb...

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There's a new team preparing food in the woods: Vicky, Joy and Anna (collectively known as 'The Nettle Pickers') have taken over the new dining tent and are producing fantastic lunches for all co...

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Mastercrafts trainees Tom, Charlie and Sarah's namesake ducks have settled in well on the pond and their duckhouse (that you can just see in the background in the second photo) is growing a fine ...

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I thought I'd add a few photos (taken by guests) from the first week's courses. I particularly like the bodger's shelter (top right), and I couldn't resist showing off our first camper! ...

http://guymallinson.blogspot.com/2010/04/photos-from-first-weeks-courses.html

We've just held our first course of the year - and I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed them! Lovely weather, great guests ... you couldn't ask for more. One guest, David Reid, has very kindly put ...

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Last week saw three 'trial courses' - days when we test out new courses to see if there's anything we haven't thought of. So, back-to-back, I was taking part in - CHILDREN'S BASIC BUSHCRAFT. F...

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As newsletter readers will already know, I've just been able to confirm that we'll be running a coracle making course in November this year. The course is still under development and the co...

http://guymallinson.blogspot.com/2010/03/coracle-making-this-november.html