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reinstatement of our 1580 timber frame Long House. Get hands-on with
history!
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2024 course
programme
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Wooden Roof Tiles -
Shingles
(IHBC CPD)
Learn
how to convert coppice logs into shingles using a traditional woodland
tools -
cleaving with a froe, siding up with a side axe and final dressing
using a draw knife. Both practical and theory. Course led by Sarah
Partridge, Centre Manager of
Orchard Barn
Course duration
- 1 day
Date: Wednesday 24th April
Timing: 9.30-4.00
Full course fee - £200
An
Introduction to using Hot Lime (IHBC CPD)
Learn how to work safely with
this traditional
building material. Led by Adrian Winter, supported by the Orchard Barn
Team
Date: Monday 29th April
Timing: 9.30-4.00
Full course fee - £200
An
Introduction to Timber Framing (IHBC CPD)
The basics of timber framing
spelt out. Terms, traditional techniques using HAND TOOLS and locally
sourced green oak. With William Clement-Smith (Timber Framer) and Sarah
Partridge (Centre Manager of Orchard Barn).
Course duration - 1 day
Date: Monday 20th May
Timing: 9.30-4.00
Full course fee: £200
3 day Hot
Lime (IHBC CPD)
Course duration - 3 days
Date: Tuesday 28th - Thursday 30th May
Timing: 9.30-4.00
Full course fee - £600
An
Introduction to Timber Frame Repairs (IHBC CPD)
Learn how to assess old
timbers and undertake simple repairs.
Course duration
- 1 day
Date: Monday 10th June
Timing: 9.30-4.00
Full course fee: £200
Taking
Timber Framing Further (IHBC CPD)
Work alongside William
Clement-Smith
to progress your timber framing skills on a live timber framing project.
Course duration - 3 days
Date: Monday 8th - Wednesday 10th July
Timing: 9.30-4.00
Full course fee - £600
Wattle
and Daub (IHBC CPD)
Learn
traditional construction skills using home dug earth, freshly coppiced
Hazel, and Elm
bast. Course taught by Sarah Partridge Centre Manager of Orchard Barn.
Find out about the environmental benefits of this historically sound
practice of locking carbon into buildings, and have fun getting muddy
during the practical sessions!
Course duration - 1 day
Date: Friday 12th July
Timing: 9.30-4.00
Full course fee - £200
Timber
Frame Restoration Skills (IHBC CPD)
Discover
why old buildings get damp and how to remedy it. Learn about the use of
earth as a building materials. Get hands on with Wattle and Daub and
Clay Render. Find out about the Lime Cycle and how to use Hot
Lime to lay bricks, repoint brickwork and in a render. Get to
grips with the
basics of a traditional timber frame. Gain skills in the assessment of
old timbers and know how to repair them.
Course duration - 4 days
Dates: Tuesday 16th - Friday 19th July
Timing: 9.30-4.00
Full course fee: £800
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