Green Woodworking & Pole Lathe Experience at the Farmland Museum & Denny Abbey - July 2026
Updated: Aug 3
It was lovely to return to the Farmland Museum & Denny Abbey in Waterbeach yesterday with our Green Woodworking & Pole Lathe workshop that we held outside against the backdrop of the beautiful Fenland countryside.
We had a great group of students who got to grips with using axes to cut pieces of barked wood to a rough shape, then they sat at the shave horses and used draw knives to further refine their shapes, and then took their roughly cylindrical pieces to the pole lathe to "turn" the wood into creations!
Simon was on hand to give lots of advice and help out - our small-group experiences ensure plenty of 1-2-1 tuition.
Everyone embraced the therapeutic nature of the rhythmic movements of the pole lathe, and the joy of watching the lovely curly wood shavings made with the draw knife (I could sit at the shave horse and do that all day!)
Our next Green Woodworking & Spoon Carving Workshops & Courses:
4-week Green Woodcraft Course 1: Spoon Carving - starts 11 August
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Green Woodworking / Pole Lathe Workshop - Saturday 15 August
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Spoon / Spatula Carving Workshop - Saturday 29 August (half day)
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Spoon Carving - Salad Servers - Sunday 27 September
Farmland Museum in Waterbeach near Cambridge
Student using a draw knife to shape the wood - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop The pole lathe - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Student using the pole lathe - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Student using the draw knife to shape the wood - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Student using the pole lathe to shape the wood - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Wood mounted on the pole lathe - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Students enjoying their workshop - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop View across the fields - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Axe on the axe block - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Wood mounted on the pole lathe - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Wood mounted on the pole lathe - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Simon demonstrating the draw knife - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Simon teaching on the pole lathe - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop The Farmland Museum kitchen garden - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Draw knife and wood - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Student using the pole lathe - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Students enjoying their workshop - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Student using a draw knife to shape the wood - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Students uses axes to shape the wood - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Happy green woodworking students - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop View across the fields at the Farmland Museum - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Busy group of green woodworkers - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Busy group of green woodworkers - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Student using a draw knife to shape the wood - Blended Monkey green woodworking workshop Happy group after a day of green woodworking with Blended Monkey
Green Woodworking / Pole Lathe Workshop
REVIEWS
"So much fun and learnt a lot. Always a blast with these guys and I love learning new skills. I booked the woodwork day for my husband's birthday and he loved it too.
Thank you 😊"
- Carey -
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