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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
For extra peace of mind, all our bookings are covered by our £10 million public liability insurance.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at £1000. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Woodworking Course: Bark Basketry
Get hands-on with eco-friendly crafting at this two-day woodworking class!
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£195
What you'll do
Have you ever wanted to make something truly from start to finish? In this woodworking course, you will get hands-on with techniques, methods and materials that have changed very little since prehistoric times as you learn the ancient craft of bark basketry!
Guided by an expert woodsman, this two-day workshop will teach you all the tips and tricks you need to create stunning folded bark baskets based on a Native American design called 'Makuk'.
Your teacher will help you learn basic carving and green woodworking techniques for making the rim and handle of the basket, using a combination of bark you harvest and some harvested and supplied by Fazey Woodcraft.
Day one:
- The history of bark usage.
- Understanding trees and bark.
- Identification of suitable trees.
- How to harvest bark.
- How to store bark.
- Case study - Native Americans and western redcedar.
Day two:
- How to prepare and use bark for baskets.
- Barks strengths and weaknesses.
Whether you're searching for sustainable gift experiences, presents for couples, or you need activities to get your team bonding, this workshop will help you master tree identification, respectful harvesting and general woodland knowledge over two days.
At the end of this woodworking course, you'll feel an immense sense of achievement in your creation of a tangible and useful item from scratch, ready to continue developing your skills far into the future!
Please note:
- These workshops are for adults, however, children from age 16+ may attend if joined by a participating adult (18+).
- The workshops can be wheelchair friendly with prior notice and a discussion before booking.
Prefer just a day of bark basketry? Check out the class version of this course.
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly.
What you'll get
- All tools and bark provided.
- Your basket to take home!
What to bring
Lunch.
Session repeats
This class series runs over 2 consecutive days.
Suitable for
This class is great for a team building activity, birthday or hen do.
This would also be a lovely gift for her, gift for mum, anniversary gift or birthday gift.
Your teacher
My journey into ancient ways officially began in 2011, when I started an apprenticeship with renowned woodsman Ben Law.
This apprenticeship saw me living full time in a 100-acre coppice in West Sussex, managing the woodland in the traditional way and learning ancient skills such as charcoal making, timber framing and the green wood crafts that used to supply us with the majority of our everyday items.
Following this apprenticeship, I moved to Dorset with my wife, started a family and began to pursue my fascination with ancient technology and ways of living full time.
My belief in, and respect for indigenous societies across the world is at the core of everything I do. Societies across the globe that have an understanding of the natural world, and our place in it, far surpass our western ideas. I've spent my life trying my best to learn from these societies and rediscover the scraps of our own here in this small corner of England.
This fascination with ancient hunter-gatherer societies, different ways of living and natural history drives my passion to learn, create and pass on knowledge which I believe can only be for the betterment of our society as a whole.
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