Tutor: Chris Keeler

Time: 09:00

This two-day course is ideal for those who want to develop their coppicing skills.

The first day focuses on improving techniques, and we spend the second day discussing and making a range of hazel coppice products, using traditional hand-tools.

We will cover:

- what is coppicing and why it is important

- the history of coppicing

- the use of billhooks, axes, froes and saws

- safely felling small diameter trees with hand tools,

- how to deal with brash

- addressing pests and diseases

- selecting and ‘layering’ trees to ‘stock-up’ copse

- how to dress-out and grade rods

- the coppice ‘workshop’

- simple coppice products

- heritage coppice crafts

- the coppice ‘workshop’,

- simple coppice products,

- heritage coppice crafts.