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Full-Day Group Green Woodworking Experience at our Blended Monkey Studios - August 2025

  • Writer: siloutaggart
    siloutaggart
  • Aug 18
  • 2 min read

Updated: Aug 27

This weekend's green woodworking experience taught by Simon here at Blended Monkey was enjoyed by a small group of students who were interested in discovering techniques for using an axe and axe block, a draw knife and shave horse (it is especially therapeutic to sit and peel away curly shavings of wood using the draw knife!), and the pole lathe and gouges to create something from a log of green wood without the use of power tools.

We're so pleased everyone enjoyed their day. The weather was just right - not too hot/not too cold - and it was lovely to hear all the positive comments about our Blended Monkey Studios and gardens.


Fuelled with teas, coffees and tasty brownies (courtesy of Fanoggins Bakery), the students embarked on their green woodworking experience after an introduction, health & safety briefing & Simon demonstrating each of the stations.


Lunch was served in our Blended Monkey kitchen and included our buffet-style offering with lots of lovely treats baked by Fanoggins Bakery, including their tasty cheese scones, scrummy plant-based "sausage" rolls and fresh-from-the-oven-warm chocolate cookies!


We're pleased everyone enjoyed their beginner's green woodworking experience.


If you missed the chance to book on this workshop, we have more dates coming up and a few dates already booked in for next year at the Haddenham Arts Centre too, including our popular spoon carving experience:



- Full-day green woodworking/pole lathe experience - Haddenham Arts Centre - 9 May 2026


- Full-day relaxing spoon carving workshop - Haddenham Arts Centre - 4 July 2026


MORE DATES FOR GREEN WOODWORKING & SPOON CARVING EXPERIENCES IN THE BLENDED MONKEY STUDIOS TO FOLLOW


For more info about all our other wonderful guest tutor group workshops, visit our website https://www.blendedmonkey.co.uk/category/group-workshops


Our experiences make ideal CRAFTY GIFTs & we can post or email you a complimentary personalised voucher if you'd like to make any of our experiences a present for somebody.






REVIEWS


“Dear Louise and Simon, thank you for another educational and enjoyable day.”


 - John -


"Had a really good time. I experienced new skills and came away with a finished product, a garden dibber. Simon and Louise are great hosts and catered for us with lunch and refreshments throughout the day. Simon is a good teacher and thoroughly explained things to us. We were a small group of 3 and I also learned from the other 2 participants John and Stuart. I fully recommend this course."


 - Martin -










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