Green Ash Chairs

13/08/2024

Mo takes us on a tour of the setup at the quarry 👍 Good to see it through another’s eyes 🌿

16/07/2024

The swallows have reared two fledglings this year. Two died, possibly because of the difficult weather and scanty food. The survivors have flown the nest and we hope that they will have a good life and come back next year. They bring such happiness with them ❤️

09/06/2024

Artur completes his ‘log to chair in five days’, with this beautiful result. Now, how to get it back to France…?
This was the first chair making course of the year, after a gap with no courses last year.

02/06/2024

Preparing for course

23/05/2024

Lovely visit from Richard, Ayesha and Jemila …

22/05/2024

It was a beautiful Open Afternoon at the quarry on Sunday. A mixture of woodland walkers, green woodworking enthusiasts and the simply curious. A few tried their hands with the draw knife and the pole lathe. Cake was eaten…
And perfect weather 🙌🙏🌿

18/05/2024

This is the location of the woodland car park. The quarry is 100 yds up the hill from here

This is the what3words address for a 3 metre square location near Biggar, South Lanarkshire.

18/05/2024

All set up for the Open Afternoon tomorrow, Sunday 2-6 pm.
We’re holding it jointly with Friends of Broughtonknowe. Guided walk at 2.15 and an update on the proposed community purchase of the Wood.
Have a go with the green woodworking tools and sit on a chair. Tea and cake 🧁
Come along if you can 🙏

08/05/2024

Open Afternoon at the Quarry
Broughtonknowe Wood
Sunday 19th May 2.00 - 6.00 pm

Have a go at green woodworking techniques, try out of the chairs and have a cup of tea!

Hear about progress so far in the community woodland bid for Broughtonknowe Wood.

Please come if you’re in the area!

30/04/2024

‘A single swallow doth not a summer make’ but everything begins with one…
I’m so happy to see this one and look forward to more 🙏🙌🌷

30/04/2024

Hello friends and chair makers, past and future. Here’s the poster for this year’s courses with their start dates. Message me if you’d like to make a greenwood chair and spend an idyllic five days in the Scottish Borders…

12/04/2024

Like everyone else I’ve been hampered in preparing for the chair making season by the weather. So following polite mentions of a leaky roof by some of my course participants who stayed overnight in the horse box, I decided to use this time to do a refit.
Note the shiny black roof. Marine ply coated with epoxy resin for the walls… If you’ve ever done this yourself you’ll know that it needs an ambient temperature of 20C. I didn’t know but found out through experience.
So I’m now doing this at home, which means there won’t be much cooking going on for the next few days.
I’m fond of my horse box. Apart from its being a berth it’s also a mobile workshop for green woodworking demonstrations.