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Make a Bent Stick Chair

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Date:

Saturday 31st July – Sunday 1st August 2027

£250.00

The Stick Smith Craft Courses - bent stick chair
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This 2 day bent stick chair course is a wonderful deep dive into rural craft furniture traditions. Also known as a Gypsy Willow Chairs, they are a comfortable statement piece for both indoor and sheltered outdoor spaces. Elegantly held together with nails, themselves an ancient craft, these chairs are a celebration of the humble stick & nail.

During this course, you’ll learn the traditional techniques behind bent stick chair making in willow: forming a strong willow sub-frame; steam bending or free form bending the stickwork around pre-made rounding jigs to form the arms, back and finally a comfortable seat. The focus is on honest construction, good proportions, and time-tested methods.

This course is suitable for beginners and perfect for those who want to step into rustic furniture making and gain skills that can be built on for years to come.

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Your Tutor

Dave Jackson, aka The Stick Smith, has been willow weaving and making willow furniture since 1999. At this time he started teaching rural crafts to excluded school children, quickly expanding to teaching adults. Dave has now been teaching for over 20 years and delights in showing people how to turn a humble bundle of sticks into objects of beauty with utility.

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Materials & Tools

All materials & tools will be provided but some courses may attract a small additional fee for pre-prepared elements - we will let you know if this is the case. And if there is anything else you should bring along, we'll let you know before the course commences.

Food & Refreshments

A light lunch using the best local organic ingredients, with tea & fresh coffee throughout the day. Please let us know if you have any allergies or special dietary requirements.

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If you wish to cancel for any reason we will give you a full refund when more than 4 weeks notice is given before the course start date. A 50% refund will be given with notice of between 2 & 4 weeks. If you have to cancel within 2 weeks of the course start date you will not receive a refund. Other terms & options may apply, such as transferring to another course or receiving a credit note in the form of a Course Gift Voucher. Please see the full Courses Terms & Conditions for further details.
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Holmes Oak Barn, Collins End, Goring Heath, Reading, United Kingdom (UK) RG8 7RJ

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Dave Jackson

The Stick Smith

Holmes Oak Barn,
Collins End, Goring Heath,
Reading,
RG8 7RJ
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