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Wood Days, an event like no other, is settling into its new home,
(and date- the first weekend in June). After 16 years at Canterbury
Shaker Village Wood Days moved a mile and a quarter up Shaker
Road to Dave and Anne Emerson’s
Old Ways Traditions. The many elements of the event- great food, old
time and traditional music, demonstrations of a large variety of woodworking
skills, hands on woodworking for kids and adults, and antique tools
and machinery for all to try and/or see operating have proven to be
a fine fit in their new location.
Dave’s old business of 20 years, Shaker Pine, burned in a spectacular
fire. It’s been reincarnated as Old Ways Traditions and
reinvented as the new location for Wood Days and its sister event, Old Ways
Days, the third weekend in October. The fire provided the impetus for a rebuild
that has worked out well for the events and for our woodworking-environmental
program which now has its own space in our main building.
With the support of our sponsors Woodcraft of Newington
and Brentwood Machinery and Tools we’ve put together another fun and
fascinating event. Logging, turning, timber framing, basket making and
furniture making will be some of the woodworking demonstrations. Mike
Cook, our blacksmith, will help you try your hand at the forge. You can
use springpole and treadle lathes and watch bowls being turned on a steam
engine powered lathe. Many Hand tools are available to try from planes
and drills to froe, crosscut saw and shaving horses. You can experiment
with different woods and follow the trails to see the trees they came
from and explore how an original New England farm was organized. See
tools being made and buy antique tools. Two days of bluegrass music provides
the perfect accompaniment.
The Maples of Warner will feed us well.
A $6.00 donation is suggested for admission. For more
info, please
see the detailed press release for THIS year's event, available here,
or download the Wood Days
press release in PDF format by
clicking here [50 KB].
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