Contact Us – GreenWood Wrights'Fest

Volunteer Opportunities

It takes a village to put a festival together, and we’re always open to new faces! Let us know how you might be able to help.

Vendor Application

Interested in selling your wares in the Makers Market? Let us know! Space is limited, so be sure to apply early.

Instructor Application

Interested in teach a greenwood workshop? Tell us a little about yourself, your craft, and your teaching experience.

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Working on spring poles for bowl making for a coup

Working on spring poles for bowl making for a couple of days. Good fun!
I have a team of Volunteers showing up to help me with riving the legs this weekend…
Many thanks to those of u that can make it.
#greenwoodworking #springpolelathebuild #springpolelathe #greenwoodworking #greenwoodcommunity #greenwoodwrightsfest

Spoons of the World with Tad Kepley is just one of

Spoons of the World with Tad Kepley is just one of our great demos. Tad shares his collection and philosophy of spoons of the world. He’ll be sharing this again on Saturday at 3:00. He also has a Demo on 9 AM on Sunday of his Wonderful Carving Axes of the World. Ticket prices include over 19 Demos, camping, parking and special events.

Tad will be teaching Intro to Spoon Carving workshop, Friday at 1:00
Check website link in our bio for more details.
Thanks to @kiptopher3 for capturing some of the magic.
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#greenwoodwrightsfest #greenwoodcarving #spoonsoftheworld ##woodenspoon #woodwnspoons #spoonfestival #greenwoodworkshops #greenwoodworking #greenwoodworkingcourses #spooncarving #williesundqvist #spooncarvingtips

GreenWood Wrights’Fest is cranking up for our th

GreenWood Wrights’Fest is cranking up for our third festival, October 11-13 @shakorihills at Shakori Hills Community Arts Center in Pittsboro, NC. Tickets for a wide variety of workshops are now available though our website.

The heart of the festival is 25+ green woodworking workshops including: spoon carving, chip carving, kolrosing, knife making, stool making, timber framing, spring pole lathe bowl turning, and more. Special workshops for kids ages 9 and above available. Ticket prices cover 19 demos including, traditional hand tool skills, blacksmithing, willow basket making, and tree identification.
Join the revelry with a weekend of green woodworking, camping, and family-friendly entertainment. Mozzy in the Market Place is at the core of the festival.

Mozzy will also be doing a demo on how to make a box sheath for your knife, Saturday at 1:00

Thanks @kiptopher3 for the great videos from 2023. His communications website is at KipDooley.com

We have just posted our great line up and schedul

We have just posted our great line up and schedule for 2024 festivities and workshops! A few are highlighted here. Please see link in bio.
Workshops Demos and Instructor Bios have been posted. We may add more workshops as these fill up. Early Bird Ticket Sales end soon.

First pictured, is the now famous Terry Ratliff @b.t.ratliff and teaching how to make his awesome stools with hickory bark seats. Fred Livesay has traveled the world learning and teaching sloyd skills, he @hand2mouthcrafts will be traveling all the way from Minnesota to teach how to haft sloyd knives. He will have blanks and blades for sale, or you can purchase some from @rockewood for more options. Third portrait is the amazing chip carver @danielclay. The following image is of a thought provoking historian/farmer named Earl IJames, who will delight you with his long leaf pine demo and more. We are very excited to have another new instructor, Angela Eastman @flagmountain.studio , who will share her basket making skills.

If you love green woodworking we hope you can come to learn more while getting a taste of southern hospitality @shakorihills . Happy Shakori and happy GWWFest.
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#greenwoodwrightsfest2024 #greenwoodworkingUSA #greenwoodworking #greenwoodinstruction #stoolmaking #basketmaking #chipcarving #historicalnc #longleafpines #turpentineharvesting #knifemaking #sloydknifehandle

Early Bird Tickets on sale now! We are gear up for

Early Bird Tickets on sale now! We are gear up for our third Year of the GreenWood Wrights’Fest Oct 11-13,2024. This year we have several new workshops and demos including timber framing, Kuksa, and foraged basket weaving, long leaf pine, tree planting. Check our website in our bio for more details.

This Yakut like carving knife by @rockewood excels

This Yakut like carving knife by @rockewood excels at tight turns. It’s perfect for hafting an axe or hammer!
Traditionally in the Yakut’s in Siberia, made and used the Yakut knife to skin game and fish…

@rockewood will have his wonderful selection of hooks and carving knives for sale at our Festival October 11-13 in Pittsboro, NC
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#yakutknife #greenwoodwrightsfest #toolmakers #greenwoodtoolmakers #toolmakersusa #hafting #axehaft

Kick Back and Carve was super chill, @deepriverfol

Kick Back and Carve was super chill, @deepriverfolkschool April 19-21,2024. The folk school is right on the Deep River, and enjoyed a dip in the rapids on Saturday. Glad we brought our new 20x20 High Peak tent out. Didn’t take many photos but was glad we had the time to be together, especially glad the red eyed invaders hadn’t dug their way out of the soil yet, way more chill.
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#kickbackandcarve #greenwoodworking #greenwoodwrightsfest #spooncarving #highpeaktent

Cicadas are making lots of noise their first week

Cicadas are making lots of noise their first week in town. Seems like the sounds and numbers are multiplying exponentially daily. Also saw my first hummer among the Rhododendrons and the hearts a busting, and my first snake this week.
One of my herp friends told me the copperheads are coming out of the forest because of the noise. So keep your eyes peeled and your long pants and boots on. I think this is gonna be an interesting time.
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#cicadasounds #cicada2024

Kick Back and Carve Friday- Sunday ext week in Fr

Kick Back and Carve Friday- Sunday ext week in Franklinville, NC. Work Day rocked! Come see what it’s like out here. Lovely!

Kick back and carve with us! We'll be gathering at

Kick back and carve with us! We'll be gathering at the Deep River Folk School April 19-21, 2024 for some casual carving and socialization. Details and tickets are available on the website now!

#spooncarving #spoongathering #makersgonnamake #comeplaywithus #NorthCarolina #asmr

Save the date! We're back with another GreenWood W

Save the date! We're back with another GreenWood Wrights'Fest in Pittsboro, NC October 11-13th, 2024! We're lining up a lot of great workshops for the Fall. Who do you want to see at the festival?

#greenwoodworking #festival #pittsboronc #spooncarving #makersmovement #savethedate

The second GreenWood Wrights’Fest is a wrap! We

The second GreenWood Wrights’Fest is a wrap! We couldn’t have done it with out a lot of folks to share their skills. Thanks so much to the volunteers and presenters for their hard work! This year was a real blast! We were so glad to have so many give so much including the participants, Chatham County EMS on site at Shakori Hills Community Arts Center.

Many thanks!

@shakorihills @sunhousecraft @goodsonwoodcraft
@dossification @theheatherdollar @mozzy_the_maker @rockewood @adita_maria61 @b.t.ratliff @don.nalezyty.crafts @jasonlonontoolmaker
@tad_william_kepley @13starsfarm @paulandersonwoodcarver @leviobrien_trees @woodlandworkshopnc @woodcrestfarmnc @mountainferalcraft @benharman7 @jmack096 @raymilosh @artemis7 @katking.spoons

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#sløydfestival #greenwoodworking #bowlturning #bowlcarving #royunderhill #spooncarving #toolmakers #rocketools #vintagetools #pittsboronc #nc #woodworkingfestival #stoolmaking #handtoolwoodworking #handtoolsonly

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