Today Compostman and I had the most wonderful day out. As members of the Association of Pole lathe Turners and Green Woodworkers we were lucky enough to visit Mike Abbott, renowned green woodworker, in his woodland workshop.
Todays visit was part of this weekend's 21st anniversary Bodgers Ball festivities which is an annual get together of green wood workers.....on offer were visits to Mike's workshop plus another couple of green woodworking sites nearby.
We walked up to Mike's workshop past a team of working Heavy Horses doing log extraction
Fabulous views across the Herefordshire countryside.
Ancient woodland being regenerated.
Amazingly lovely wooden composting toilet building
Inside!
The workshop in the woods
Mike splitting wood to make a chair spindle.
And then shaping it up on the shave horse.
Lots of pole lathes!
Walking back through the woods.
This amazing display of renewable energy generators on the Farm buildings!
A fabulous day out and thanks to Mike, Tamsin and the team for giving us all such a hospitable welcome.
It's your blog name which brought me over.
ReplyDeleteYou are not the only compost fiend around, it's my favourite garden activity. I could wax lyrical at the mere thought of burying my arms in ripe compost.
It's been raining all day n Shropshire. Hurrah!