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Axe Making

5(3 reviews)
Turn an old axe head into a beautiful carving hatchet. Learn about tool renovation and master the anicent art of axe hafting!
6hrs
Beginner
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£120 pp
5(3 reviews)
What happens in this class?

Spend a day taking a stock axe head, carving & fitting a new wooden handle and honing it to a razor sharp edge.

The axe is the quintessential woodworking accessory and one of the oldest tools used by mankind.

In this class you’ll use traditional hand tools such as the draw knife and sloyd knife to carve a handle from sturdy ash wood, before learning how to haft it to your axe head, fitting with a wooden wedge and finishing with Swedish linseed oil.

We’ll then sharpen and polish your axe and finish by carving a tent peg as…

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Things to remember

All tools and materials are provided, so there's no need to bring anything!

Tea, coffee and choccy biccies will be available throughout the day. Students should bring a packed lunch, or there is an excellent farmer's market on site as well as cafes we can recommend nearby.

Latest Reviews
5(3 reviews)
Robyn - 16 December 2018
Fun class, great teacher and learnt a lot of new skills. Harder than I thought but over the moon with my axe!
Samuel Alexander - 29 October 2018
A really great team of people running the best wood working facility in London. The instructors have years of experience and heaps of passion that they are extremely happy to share. I would 100% recommend taking a spoon making class or an axe forging workshop! Thanks!
Sophie - 26 September 2018
I've taken the Axe Making and the Bowl Carving courses at the Green Wood Guild and they are both AWESOME! The Axe Making course is super exciting - working through all the steps to shape the axe head after it's been heated up red hot in the furnace (scary but totally safe), then tempering, sharpening then carving and fitting the handle. It's the coolest thing! The bowl carving course involved using some really interesting tools too. The teachers are all very relaxed and knowledgeable which is nice. The venue is also lovely at lovely location on Stepney City farm. There's a cafe for lunch and a delicious food market on Saturdays. Give it go! You know you want to ;)
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Reviews

Robyn - 16 December 2018
Fun class, great teacher and learnt a lot of new skills. Harder than I thought but over the moon with my axe!
Samuel Alexander - 29 October 2018
A really great team of people running the best wood working facility in London. The instructors have years of experience and heaps of passion that they are extremely happy to share. I would 100% recommend taking a spoon making class or an axe forging workshop! Thanks!
Sophie - 26 September 2018
I've taken the Axe Making and the Bowl Carving courses at the Green Wood Guild and they are both AWESOME! The Axe Making course is super exciting - working through all the steps to shape the axe head after it's been heated up red hot in the furnace (scary but totally safe), then tempering, sharpening then carving and fitting the handle. It's the coolest thing! The bowl carving course involved using some really interesting tools too. The teachers are all very relaxed and knowledgeable which is nice. The venue is also lovely at lovely location on Stepney City farm. There's a cafe for lunch and a delicious food market on Saturdays. Give it go! You know you want to ;)