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South West Craftspeople
John Bowden - mobile sawmilling service. 01237 474887 or 07971694720. Bideford.
Dave Budd - toolsmith and knife-maker. www.davebudd.com
Alf Doody - blacksmith. Barnstaple. 01271 323277.
Zoë Gertner - woodcarver, woodcarving courses. North-west Devon. www.zoegertner.co.uk
Brigitte Graham - cane and rush seating. Courses in both. East Devon. www.canecorner.co.uk
Gavin Graham - wheelwright. East Devon. brigitte@canecorner.fsnet.co.uk .
Carol Horsington - basketry, bentwood furniture and country craft. Courses in basket-making, willow cultivation and willow garden features. North Cornwall. www.cornishwillow.co.uk
Tim Hutton - yurts and camera obscura. North Cornwall. www.yurtworks.co.uk
JPR Environmental - living willow supplies for landscaping and use in the garden. Gloucestershire. www.jprwillow.co.uk
Gordon Koffman - charcoal burner. North Devon. 07733110865.
Ben May - horse logging and charcoal burning. North Devon. www.forestcrafts.co.uk
David Taylor (see Carol Horsington).
Steve Tomlin - spoon carver, bowl turner. North Devon 07910010969.
Marcus Tribe - woodsman. North Devon.
Dave Roderick - bushcraft and wilderness skills and training. North-west Devon. www.wildpath.co.uk
Jan and Jerry Sharpe - Cob and Lime building/repair/materials/courses. Mid-Devon. www.jjsharpe.co.uk
Frank and Lyn Wells - sawmillers and kiln driers of native timbers. makers of chairs, trugs and garden treen. North Cornwall. www.caradoncountryseat.cabanova.co.uk
Coppice, Greenwood, Organic/Sustainable Organisations Countrywide
South West Forest - www.southwestforest.org.uk - service helping to establish new woodland and support farm businesses and rural incomes.
Green Wood Centre - www.greenwoodcentre.org.uk - green-woodworking courses in Shropshire.
Yarner Trust - www.yarnertrust.co.uk - running courses in sustainable and creative living in North Devon.
APLT (Association of Pole-lathe Turners) - www.bodgers.org.uk - national network of pole lathe turners with local groups.
BHMAT (Bill Hogarth Memorial Apprenticeship Trust) - www.coppiceapprentice.org.uk - nationwide apprenticeship opportunities.
Wwoof (Willing Workers On Organic Farms/World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) - www.wwoof.org - international organisation dedicated to
helping those who would like to volunteer on organic farms.
Soil Association - www.soilassociation.org - environmental charity promoting sustainable, organic farming and championing human health.
Other coppice/greenwood craftspeople in Britain
If you do not live in the South West we would encourage you to seek out a more local craftsperson. Here are just a few:
Dave Jackson and others - coppice craftsmen, woodland owners, managers, conservationists and green woodworkers all committed to the restoration of coppice woodlands in the Malvern Hills area. Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire. www.malvernhillscoppicenetwork.org.uk
Gudrun Leitz - greenwood courses, commissioned sculptural free-form furniture. Herefordshire. www.greenwoodwork.co.uk
Tim Gatfield - variety of greenwood courses. Nr Bath. www.cherrywoodproject.co.uk
Mike Abbot - green wood courses, demonstrations, talks, produce and books. Herefordshire. www.living-wood.co.uk
Maurice Pyle - from practical woodland management to firewood, charcoal, hand-made products. North-east England. www.mpwoodsmith.co.uk
Ian Taylor - offering a variety of quality products from neglected coppice woodland. Cumbria. www.lakelandcoppiceproducts.co.uk
Owen Jones - traditional oak swill basket maker. Cumbria. 01229 885664.