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Gate making with sweet chestnut

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: 29 Mar 2025 - 30 Mar 2025

: The Green Wood Centre

£190

Tutor: Alistair Hayhurst

Design and build a rustic sweet chestnut gate to take home. You will be guided through the entire process by an expert tutor, using traditional tools and techniques. Sweet chestnut is 80% durability of that of oak.

You will learn:

- How to designing your gate
- Selecting suitable wood
- Cleaving and shaping
- Joints and building
- Finishing