Past Courses

Here are some photos of past courses held at Woodenways training yard, and their results. (area still under construction).

Woodenways courses are known for being highly practical, intensive and no holds barred training experiences. Dan Franklin the principal tutor and director of Woodenways has been training students in this field for over fifteen years. We start with trees and finish with structures. Mixing traditional and modern techniques to achieve beautiful results. Students go through: timber conversion; layout and design; timber handling; marking and cutting numerous joints; scribing , wall, crossframe and roof layout and finally, Raising.

Timberframed accommodation or camping is included as well as a hearty lunch.

Course lengths vary from 1 to 2 weeks. P.O.A

Dunnet Forest Trust Cabin

Wednesday 1st August 2012

Woodenways recently returned from Dunnet Forest in Scotland where, In June this year Dan Franklin lead a log cabin building course. Funded by Calthness Environmental and North Sutherland Funds, we offered locals the chance to learn the skill of log cabin building, using the scribing method. All of the students taking part in the course where new to it and many of them claimed to have never done anything like it before. However everyone showed a high level of skill and with allot f hard work we managed to finish the cabin ahead of schedule. The shelter will be used by the local trust to display information on forest news and artwork by the schools in the area. Project manager Annette Ward states that it will be an invaluable addition to the woodland and hopes that it will be used in many events.The shelter was built using only local materials -windblown spruce from Dunnet, Brittan’s most notherly forest- and is currently being fitted with a living roof of turf.

Woodenways Courses for 2012

Friday 6th April 2012

As usual the dates for next years courses have not been finalised as of yet. The timber frame course will however take place in the late spring. Those interested please email as soon as possible register. Places are limited and firm dates will be set by February.

Please go to past courses to see what to expect.

The full scribe log course will be held during the early autumn and will possibly be held in Catalunya, Those interested please email Dan.

(The more interest the quicker the dates are set!)

Please go to past courses to see what to expect.

The full scribe log course will be held during the early autumn and will possibly be held in Catalunya, Those interested please email Dan.

(the more interest the quicker the dates are set!)

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Past Courses

Dunnet Forest Trust Cabin

Woodenways Courses for 2012

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