Coat Rail Making: Drawknife and Carving Skills
Over a half day learn the foundational techniques of using a drawknife and carving knife while creating a traditional wooden peg coat rail.
In this hands-on short course you’ll begin by riving (splitting) out peg blanks from a short log, then shape each peg with a drawknife on the shave horse before we carve and fit pegs to the backboard using round mortise and tenon joinery.
This simple project introduces many of the tools and techniques used in bigger green woodworking projects. Your finished piece will be ready to take away and hang in your home and is a rewarding introduction to useful woodworking, where simplicity meets skill and beauty.
Details
You will learn
- Master the use of a drawknife and shave horse to transform a raw log into smooth, functional pegs.
- Learn the art of riving (splitting) wood and creating strong, hand-carved mortise and tenon joints to assemble your rail.
You will get
- Walk away with a beautiful, hand-crafted wooden coat rail that is ready to hang and use in your home immediately.
Appropriate for
Practical adults and DIY enthusiasts who appreciate traditional, sustainable crafts and want to learn practical woodworking skills using heritage hand tools.
Preparation
What to bring
- Nothing but yourself!
What to wear
Wear "work clothes" that you don't mind getting covered in wood shavings. Avoid very loose sleeves or dangling jewelry.
Your Teacher
Wisdom Through Wood
Traditional Green Woodworking Courses:
Crafting Connection Through Wood with Hand Tool Woodworking
At Wisdom Through Wood, we believe there’s a deep satisfaction in creating something useful and beautiful with your own hands. Our approach to green woodworking—using freshly cut, unseasoned timber—brings you into direct relationship with the materials, tools, and your intentions. These courses aren’t just about learning techniques; they’re about rediscovering the joy of working purposefully and in rhythm with nature
.Green woodworking encourages the use of hand tools to shape green wood before it seasons. This allows for a more playful and responsive approach to working with the natural qualities of the material. By learning to ‘follow the grain’ in the wood we create unique and beautiful objects that embody the story of the tree as well as the intention of the maker.
The act of making—a spoon that stirs your favourite dish, a stool that lives in your home for generations, or a chair shaped from a tree you helped gather from the forest—is profoundly rewarding. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced woodworker, our courses will help you experience this time honoured and fulfilling craft, with traditional tools in hand and forest all around you.
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