2024 GreenWood Wrights'Fest
Fri-Sun, October 11-13, 2024

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ATTENDANCE
*Adult Admission (18+)

$150  

  

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Family Admission Upgrade

Add entry for a second adult and children under 14


$100  

  

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*Teen Admission (12-17)

$100  

  

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Day pass
*Adult Day Pass (18+)

$75  

  

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*Teen Day Pass (14-17)

$20  

  

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1.5-HOUR WORKSHOP
KIDS: Butter Knives with Callan Burton-Shore

Friday 1pm - 1.5hr

We will be carving beautiful, functional butter knives from green wood in this class. A perfect beginner's project, butter knives teach the student basic sloyd knife techniques and challenge them to make a straight, thin blade for their knife.

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$30  

  

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1.5-HOUR WORKSHOP
KIDS: Carve a Tiny Spoon with Callan Burton-Shore

Saturday 9am - 3hr

Whether this is your first time making a spoon, or you carve everyday, you will come out of this class with new skills and techniques.

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$40  

  

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1.5-HOUR WORKSHOP
KIDS: Kolrosing Basics with Nico Piedrahita

Saturday 1pm - 1.5hr

Kolrosing is a traditional Scandinavian technique for decorating wood and bone. We'll be etching designs into wood, then darkening them with pigment and oiling them to preserve the design.

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$30  

  

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1.5-HOUR WORKSHOP
KIDS: Carving Stirring Spoons with Nico Piedrahita

Saturday 2:30pm - 1.5hr

Come carve a stirring spoon.

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$30  

  

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1.5-HOUR WORKSHOP
KIDS: Carving Small Bowls with Nico Piedrahita

Sunday 9am - 3hr

Come carve yourself a little bowl! We will learn how to layout and carve the hollow on a bowl in this class.

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$40  

  

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12-HOUR WORKSHOP
Spring Pole Lathe Bowls with Oliver Moss

Friday 1PM / Saturday 9AM / Sunday 9AM

This class will cover the basics of turning bowls on a pole lathe as well as more intermediate techniques, depending on each student's skill level.

$20 Materials Fee Paid to Instructor

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$280  

  

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12-HOUR WORKSHOP
Timber Framing with Caleb Miller

Saturday 9AM / Sunday 9AM

Learn timber framing techniques from Caleb Miller.

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$280  

  

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12-HOUR WORKSHOP
Stool Making with Terry Ratliff

Saturday 9AM / Sunday 9AM

Post and rung stools are a great way to learn rustic chair-making techniques. In this two-day class, Terry will guide you on your wet to dry joinery journey.

$20 Materials Fee Paid to Instructor

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$280  

  

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6-HOUR WORKSHOP
Carving Kuksas with Ty Thornock

Saturday 9AM

Learn to carve kuksas using a variety of hand tools, addressing common issues such as cracking, drying and making them safe for hot drinks.

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$140  

  

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6-HOUR WORKSHOP
Bowl Carving Basics with Jason Lonon

Saturday 9AM

This day-long class will cover the basics of bowl carving. We begin with the log then hew and shape the blank and walk through important aspects.

$20 Materials Fee to be Paid to Instructor

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$140  

  

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6-HOUR WORKSHOP
Spoon Carving with Johnny Ruhl

Saturday 9AM

Beginning with a cherry log, follow all of the steps to discover and liberate the spoons imprisoned within it.

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$140  

  

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6-HOUR WORKSHOP
Get a Handle on That Knife with Fred Livesay #1

Saturday 9AM

Knife handling is an essential skill for all green woodworkers. Learn the proper steps in handling a sljd or carving knife from start to finish.

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$140  

  

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6-HOUR WORKSHOP
Windsor Chairmaking with Dan Raber

Saturday 9AM

Shape and assemble a Balloon Back Windsor Chair kit.

Chair kit fee of $300, call the instructor to reserve at 330-600-9445

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$140  

  

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6-HOUR WORKSHOP
Foraging, Processing, and Weaving with Wild Vines with Angela Eastman

Sunday 9AM

Weave a sturdy gathering basket using plentiful materials found in the woods.

$15 Materials Fee to be Paid to Instructor

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$140  

  

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6-HOUR WORKSHOP
Carving Spoons with Ty Thornock

Sunday 9AM

Explore the many techniques to carve beautiful, functional spoons and find ones that play to your strengths.

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$140  

  

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6-HOUR WORKSHOP
Appalachian Style Broom Making with Cynthia Main

Sunday 9AM

Weaving together now! In this class, students will weave their own full-size traditional Appalachian-style floor broom. No experience necessary, although some manual dexterity and a beginner's mind are helpful!

$20 Materials Fee to be Paid to Instructor

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$140  

  

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6-HOUR WORKSHOP
Get a Handle on That Knife with Fred Livesay #2

Sunday 9AM

Knife handling is an essential skill for all green woodworkers. Learn the proper steps in handling a sljd or carving knife from start to finish.

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$140  

  

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3-HOUR WORKSHOP
Chip Carving Basics with Daniel Clay

Friday 1PM

Learn the basics of the Swiss chip carving technique including standard knife grips, body mechanics and safety, carving basic chip shapes, and knife geometry and sharpening concepts.

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$70  

  

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3-HOUR WORKSHOP
Introduction to Greenwood Spoon Carving with Tad Kepley

Friday 1PM

Learn to carve a spoon from green wood using just a few hand tools. Start with a hatchet, straight knife, and hook knife to create a functional item.

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$70  

  

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3-HOUR WORKSHOP
Quick and Dirty Shrinkpots with Ty Thornock

Friday 1PM

Come learn all the essentials of making shrink pots in a half day course.

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$70  

  

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3-HOUR WORKSHOP
Sharpening with Caleb Miller and Don Nalezyty

Friday 1PM

Learn the basics of sharpening your woodworking tools.

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$70  

  

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3-HOUR WORKSHOP
Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle with Johnny Ruhl

Friday 1PM

Learn how to make this traditional Appalachian folk toy.

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$70  

  

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3-HOUR WORKSHOP
Advanced Chip Carving with Daniel Clay

Saturday 9AM

Learn Swiss chip carving techniques in a day-long workshop.

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$70  

  

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3-HOUR WORKSHOP
Beginner Spoon Carving with Don Nalezyty

Saturday 9AM

A spoon carving class for beginners.

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$70  

  

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3-HOUR WORKSHOP
Hand Broom Making with Cynthia Main

Saturday 1PM

In this 3 hour workshop, we will learn how to craft beautiful and useful hand brooms.

$5 Materials Fee to be Paid to Instructor

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$70  

  

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3-HOUR WORKSHOP
Carving Spoons for Eating with Aaron Sparks

Sunday 9AM

Carrying your own pocket spoon is a great way to reduce your plastic consumption. As eating spoons are more difficult than cooking spoons, this class is for advanced beginners to intermediate carvers.

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$70  

  

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3-HOUR WORKSHOP
Advanced Spoon Carving with Don Nalezyty

Sunday 9AM

This workshop covers spoon-carving from beginning to end and is designed to provide you with advanced techniques to continue improving your skills, including selecting the best trees.

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$70  

  

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3-HOUR WORKSHOP
Kolrosing with Don Nalezyty

Sunday 1PM

Learn to decorate your treen with the ancient technique of kolrosing, a simple incised line filled with pigment and burnished closed.

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$70  

  

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