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Centre for Rare Arts and Forgotten Trades acknowledges the Wadawurrung people as the Traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and to all of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who live and work on Wadawurrung Country. We acknowledge their unceded sovereignty over Wadawurrung Country, and the ongoing hardship and trauma as a result of colonisation. The history and continuous culture of the Wadawurrung people is an important part of our shared story.

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Learn to make a three-legged stool with woodworker Robert Geddes.
In this full-day workshop, you will spend the day learning the fundamental principles, tools, and techniques of Vernacular Chairmaking. Sometimes called "furniture of the people", vernacular furniture is used in day-to-day life and is often regionally specific. You will make a simple three-legged stool in the style of a Sheffield Cutler’s Stool or a rustic milking stool using only a small selection of traditional hand tools including rasps, spokeshaves and planes. At the end of the day, you will take home your finished piece.

Participants should wear comfortable clothes which can afford to get a little dirty, and sturdy, closed leather shoes or boots safe and suitable for a workshop environment.

Small class size – max 6 participants

All instruction, tools and materials provided

You will learn to use traditional hand tools and woodworking techniques to make a three-legged stool.

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The Centre for Rare Arts & Forgotten Trades - 383 – 389 Bradshaw Street, Ballarat VIC 3350

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Vernacular Furniture Making: Three-Legged Stool

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Centre for Rare Arts & Forgotten Trades | Vernacular Furniture…

Learn to make a three-legged stool with woodworker Robert Geddes. 

In this full-day workshop, you will spend the day learning the fundamental principles, tools, and techniques of Vernacular Chairmaking. Sometimes called 
""furniture of the people"", vernacular furniture is used in day-to-day life and is often regionally specific. 

You will make a simple three-legged stool in the style of a Sheffield Cutler’s Stool or a rustic milking stool using only a small selection of traditional hand 
tools including rasps, spokeshaves and planes. 

At the end of the day, you will take home your finished piece.

Vernacular Furniture Making: Three-Legged Stool

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