Chris Helliwell

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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.

“It was a very relaxing yet energetic day - just what I needed!”

– Derek
Woodturning using a Pole Lathe

Chris’s Courses

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The Great Wheel

The Great Wheel

Fri, 13 Nov 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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NEW

The Great Wheel

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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