Beginners’ tankard carving

Have you dabbled with greenwood spoon carving and are keen to take your skills to the next level? Then this one-day course in end-grain greenwood tankard carving is an opportunity to extend your skills. We will teach you how to make a tankard, like the ones seen on House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones. We will take you from basic wood preparation, carving the tankard with an axe, auger and gouge work and finishing of the tankard that you can take away with you. We will provide you with all the tools you need including chopping, auger and gouge blocks.

Suitable for those with some experience of greenwood carving

After a career in plant science research, Nick took the chance to change gears due to health-related issues. Nick now carves spoons and teaches workshops outdoors under a rain-out shelter where he can hear the birds singing and enjoy the sunshine in his wooded backyard. Along with his daughter, Nick also makes props for film, TV, and theatre productions, most recently House of the Dragon, as well as selling his hand-carved spoons and bowls online and at craft fairs and festivals.

Fay Jones is a Norfolk based woodworker who aims to enrich life with the handmade, exploring the world through the wonderful variety of materials it provides.  Making your own everyday things is important, with joy to be gained from the connection to past and future through materials, objects and processes.  She makes use of odds and ends, giving life to usually considered waste products, making beautiful and functional things for everyday use, embracing the wibbly wobbly and using hand tools as much a possible.