From the Tree to the Chair ‘Stick Chair Claire’

From the Tree to the Chair ‘Stick Chair Claire’

Feb 3, 2022 | Coppice Crafts, Coppicing, Stick Chairs by Claire Samways

From the Tree I coppice hazel sticks ….

From the Tree to the Chair 'Stick Chair Claire'

… and use a ‘bundle brake’ to bundle the hazel sticks

From the Tree to the Chair 'Stick Chair Claire'

…then wheelbarrow the bundles to my workshop…

From the Tree to the Chair 'Stick Chair Claire'

… and the creative chair making process begins

From the Tree to the Chair 'Stick Chair Claire'

…using ‘Nellie’ my shave horse…

From the Tree to the Chair 'Stick Chair Claire

… a ‘Babes in the Wood’ stick chair is made…

From the Tree to the Chair 'Stick Chair Claire'

… and Twinkle watches on.

From the Tree to the Chair 'Stick Chair Claire

‘Stick Chair Claire’

If you are interested in purchasing a hand-crafted stick chair, click HERE

Coppicing on a Crisp January morning

Coppicing on a Crisp January morning

Jan 13, 2022 | Coppicing

Working in the wood today with Mr Moss coppicing hazel on a crisp January morning.

It is a magical process when you cut a tree down to its stool it does not die but regrows again. Coppicing creates pockets of light in the wood allowing for regeneration of the woodland floor and helps improve the biodiversity making this a sustainable way to manage woodlands.

Coppicing on a Crisp January morning

All the wood that I coppice has a use from making my stick chairs to firewood.

To making dead hedges for wildlife from the tops of the trees that I have coppiced.

Nothing goes to waste and is recycled back to nature.

Coppicing on a Crisp January morning

Nothing goes to waste and is recycled back to nature.

Coppicing on a Crisp January morning

Interested in my stick chairs?

If you would like to see some of my stick chairs created from my own coppiced wood, click HERE