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Courses

Make a Shaker Chair or Shaker Settee With Dylan Hartley using rotary planes.

Course dates;
7th – 13th May 2012
5th – 9th Sept 2012
3rd – 7th Dec 2012
Telephone : Dylan Hartley Ltd on 01952 588669
Email : office@dylanhartley.com
Web : www.dylanhartley.com
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Two seater shaker settee

Courses start with coffee on monday at 10.00am and finish Friday at 4.00 pm.
Lunch each day can be provided at a small extra cost.

To contact the tutor ring 01952 588669

Course content
The course is for anyone interested in making a shaker style chair. With The use of Ashem rotary planes and allied equipment, each student should complete the component parts of a chair of their choice within 5 day workshop. Everyone will have the use of the Ashem rounders. Each participant will have the opportunity to make or steam bend parts for their own chair using the forming jigs. Shaping and angle drilling will be demonstrated for each chair style.

About the Tutor
Dylan started teaching craft in North Yorkshire in 1977 moving on to teach in York in 1981. By 1987 Dylan had started an architectural joinery company in East Anglia – Handskill – Work With Wood Ltd. Moving to Shropshire in the 1990s he started a specialist building company working on listed buildings. More recently with his wife Christine and son Tom taking over the building

Rounders or Rotary Planes

companies London works, Dylan has started a joinery and cabinet shop in Telford. With the encouragement of his school craft teacher, Peter Hindle of Ashem Crafts, Dylan has started teaching chair making at the Greenwood Centre, Coalbrookdale. With his fellow craftsman Bob Ockenden it is hoped to offer traditional timber framing at the Greenwood Centre in 2012.


The Greenwood Centre.
Based in Coalbrookdale just a short way from historic Ironbridge, the Green Wood Centre is an innovative interpretation c Centre for woodland management, coppicing, sustainable building and other sustainable technologies.
The Centre promotes sustainable living through a wood based economy by running courses in woodland management and related activities and making landscape furniture from local FSC timber. The site has one of the UK’s most energy efficient timber buildings and is now the national centre for excellence in the field of crafts and coppice.

Materials
English ash is great for the steam bent parts of Windsor chairs with American red cherry or Canadian maple for the Gimson Ladderback & Shaker chairs.
Machined square material can be supplied by the tutor at extra cost. Email Dylan to discuss your requirements If students wish to provide their own materials, a cutting list will be provided on request.
The tutor will need to know your choice of chair well in advance of the course so that the jigs and formers can be prepared in readiness. The advantage of our 5 day chair class at the green wood centre is that students are able to choose from the list of 6 chairs shown. For more information about the chairs visit our website www.dylanhartley.com or contact Dylan by email.

Workshop sessions
Course begin with coffee at 10am on Monday and finish with tea at 4pm Friday.
Daily workshop sessions are 9.00am to 1pm, 2pm to 5.30pm.

Equipment
The following is a list of items students will need to bring with them:
  • HB pencils and notebook
  • Steel straight edged rule 24” or 36”
  • (Imperial/metric preferred)
  • Steel tape rule (Imperial/metric preferred)
  • Apron or work clothing
  • Ear defenders
  • Dust mask
  • Abrasive papers 60,80,100,150 grits
  • (garnet paper is recommended)
If students already have any of the following items and are willing to bring them to the course it will be much appreciated. We do not expect them to buy these specially. In addition to Ashem Rotary planes and turning heads a limited number of hand tools will be provided by the tutor.
  • 1” ,¾” & ¼” bevelled edged chisels
  • Coping saw or small tenon saw
  • 6”. 8”. 10” cramps
  • 24” or 36” sash cramps
  • Wooden mallet or dead blow mallet
  • Wood turning chisels & gouges
  • Spokeshaves
  • Small smoothing plane
  • Cork sandpaper block

Course fees
Non residential,   £300 incudes tea and coffee
An excellent Greenwod Centre lunch each day x 5 = a total of £36 (feel free to bring a packed lunch if you prefer)

There are many bed and breakfast guest houses in the surrounding area, Coalbrookdale or Ironbridge if required. Should you need help with accommodation please contact Christine at Dylan Hartley Ltd.

Please note that a £50 non-refundable deposit is required at the time of booking. The balance would be required 2 weeks before the course starts.

To secure your place at one of the workshops please phone 01952 588669 between the hours of 9.30am and 4.30pm.

Dylan Hartley Ltd
Unit 17 Halesfield 18
Madeley
Telford
Shropshire
TF31DX

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