Chris Helliwell
Chris Helliwell is an artful bodger! Bodging is the traditional wood-turning craft, using green (unseasoned) wood to create cylindrical wooden woodturning via a pole lathe. Chris works with ancient tools and methods to create everything from dibbers to chair legs, goblets and bowls.
He has exhibited his work and demonstrates and teaches his art at events across the region.
– Derek
Woodturning using a Pole Lathe
Chris’s Courses
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The Great Wheel
Fri, 25 Sep 2026
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Learn the ancient art of long draw spinning. Step back in time and experience the meditative rhythm of long draw spinning using the iconic Great Wheel - a traditional tool with roots stretching back to medieval...
£95
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More Green Woodworking - Bowl Turning with a Pole Lathe
Sat, 13 Jun 2026
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Chris Helliwell specialises in the ancient art of bodging, green (unseasoned) wood working techniques. The turning of wooden bowls on a foot-powered pole lathe is a craft that has been in use since...
£110
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