Rustic Carpentry
Loughborough
Rustic Carpentry and Green Wood Working was born out of wanting to let go of a pressured working life and embrace a new more skills based traditional crafts approach to making a living ‘locally’.
Over the last 18 years I have set about, metaphorically speaking, planting little acorn seeds all over the Charnwood area. Being part of the National Forest has also played its part with encouraging the use of locally sourced timber from sustainably managed woodlands in the area. This is something that I feel is critical to having a truly ethical ‘green’ wood business.
To emphasise the importance of only working with timber from our local woodlands, this is how I approach my work and my passion for working wood; whether it be coppicing hazel at Beacon Hill, taking part in local country fare, teaching a forestry school session to youngsters about the delights of green wood working, building bespoke rustic oak garden furniture and structures, cleft gates, riven fencing and memorial and celebration benches.
Rustic carpentry also offer 4 different green woodworking crafting experiences and school projects.