Make a SHRINK POT is a one day practical course.  Learn how to make your own traditional shrink pot made from a small diameter green log.

The craft of traditional greenwoodwork aspires to use the unique nature of freshly harvested wood to create utility items of beauty. Making shrink pots is a perfect example of this craft.

Traditional augers are used to bore down the grain of a freshly felled small diameter log, then further hollowed with knives. This essentially creates a wooden tube.

A seasoned piece of wood is then shaped and cunningly fitted to make a base. This is held in place by the natural action of the body drying and shrinking.

Designs can be simple or elaborate with unlimited potential.

There has been a strong shrink pot making tradition in Scandinavia and North America for centuries.

Tutor Maurice Pyle, is the north east's foremost traditional greenwoodworker.

This course will be a revelation and a perfect route into greenwood craft.