Tickets: 2024 GreenWood Wrights’Fest
The 2023 GreenWood Wrights'Fest will open on Friday, September 22 at noon and continue through Sunday evening, September 24th.
October 11-13 2024 | Pittsboro, NC
The 2023 GreenWood Wrights'Fest will open on Friday, September 22 at noon and continue through Sunday evening, September 24th.
Learn to carve a miniature spoon you can wear on a necklace or use for salt!
Learn green wood joinery and the use of hickory bark for chair bottoms.
This class will cover the basics of turning bowls on a pole lathe as well as more intermediate techniques, depending on each student’s skill level.
In this introductory class, we will explore the basics of bowl carving.
See local blacksmith, Dan Green of Woodcrest Farm, demonstrate the tricks of the trade at intervals throughout the day.
Learn to carve kuksas using a variety of hand tools, addressing common issues such as cracking, drying and making them safe for hot drinks.
Knife handling is an essential skill for all green woodworkers. Learn the proper steps in handling a slöjd or carving knife from start to finish.
This hands-on introduction to square rule joinery will provide enough of a foundation for students to begin their own timber frame project at home.
Beginning with a cherry log, follow all of the steps to discover and liberate the spoons imprisoned within it.
Shape and assemble a Balloon Back Windsor Chair kit.
Learn the basics of the Swiss chip carving technique including standard knife grips, body mechanics and safety, carving basic chip shapes, and knife geometry and sharpening concepts.
Learn to choose a log, split a log and work it into a board.
Visit the local workshop of Peter Ross, the preeminent whitesmith for museum-quality locks and tools. He specializes in reproductions of 17th and 18th century English American wrought ironwork, black and bright.
Learn how to start the base of a stake and strand willow basket by weaving the sides and border of the basket.
In this demo Mozzy will cover how to make multiple styles of box sheaths for hook knives. Box sheaths are a great way to protect your hook knives and get creative with customizing the look of the box.
Kolrosing is a traditional Scandinavian technique for decorating wood and bone. We'll be etching designs into wood, then darkening them with pigment and oiling them to preserve the design.
Learn how to craft beautiful and useful hand brooms plus how to size and select broom corn and tampico, and discuss growing and processing your own broomcorn.
Visit the local workshop of Peter Ross, the preeminent whitesmith for museum-quality locks and tools. He specializes in reproductions of 17th and 18th century English American wrought ironwork, black and bright.
Watch amateur timbersports competitor, Jasper Mayer, demonstration traditional methods for hewing timber.
Get an in-depth look at some elegant finishing techniques to take your craft to the next level with Eric Goodson and Real Milk Paint Co.
A perfect beginner’s project, stirring spoons teach the student basic sloyd knife and hook knife techniques, and challenge them to make a straight, thin handle for their spoon.
Spoons from Around the World with Tad Kepley Free Demonstrations October 12 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm In this Demonstration you will get a firsthand look at over (70) […]
Take a stroll through the wooded property of Shakori Hills and learn a few tricks for identifying trees along the way.