Demonstration of Rural Crafts

At the Craft Centre at the museum on Anson Road, Poynton the volunteers will be hard at work demonstrating various ancient skills. 

Bodging (the traditional craft of working with green-wood using portable tools including a pole-lathe to turn chair legs, etc) while another volunteer, will be working at the forge.

Pumping the bellows

Remaining dates for 2010

Sunday 25th July, Saturday 21st August, Monday 30th August, Sunday 26th September, Saturday 30th October, Sunday 31st October.

There is no additional fee for the demonstrations, normal museum entry applies.  See website www.enginemuseum.org for more details or go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgpUvc49pXc to see a video of our volunteers at work.

 

Peter whittling

                                      

Rod at forge