-- Wood Days 2012 Press Release --
WOOD DAYS LOVES ITS NEW HOME

Wood Days, June 2 and 3, will be the biggest event of the year for what’s turning out to be a pretty big year all around for us at Old Ways Traditions. It all started with the Tilton Farmer’s Market—13 Saturdays in a row of 1,200 to 1,500 people, January through March. We had Tools for Kids there and experienced a lot of enthusiasm, especially from home school families. So we’ll be adding Kids in the Woods to Tools for Kids, hoping to get kids out on our many trails. And we’ll have a whole lot of Tools for Kids at Wood Days, as much as we have help for, hopefully including the antique lathes. (We will have help in the antique machinery shed so that will be more lively.)

Kevin Fife will be mending stone walls Saturday and cutting stone Sunday. Mike Cook will have the forge going for all to try. Daisy Burns will do corn husk dolls. Michaela Richard, 14 yrs., from Our Place Farm in Loudon will bring baby goats. Steve Marcq will be guitar making Saturday. Spoon maker Mark Kneeland will be demonstrating both days.

Diane Louise Paul will be harness making Sunday. Sharon Dugan and Dave Gibson will be basket making both days and Dave Anderson tool making. Reasonably priced hand tools—a wide selection, Saturday. Collectable tools both days—try and identify the whatsits.

A Wood Days tradition we’d like to revive is “bring what you’re working on.” What’s your current project? Share it!

We’ll welcome 2 new bands: Idol Hands with Doug Hazard’s very New England blue grass originals plus their quirky covers—these guys have a sense of humor! Followed by tried and true Mink Hills, who’ve truly hit their groove. Sunday 3 sets from Cardigan Mt. Tradition, bluegrass big band, as traditional as you could want. Followed by local musicians—bring your instrument.

As always great food from The Maples of Warner.

Wood Days will be the time to find out all the fun your kids can have at Old Ways Traditions during June and July. The kids Tent will stay up until just before Canterbury Fair July 28, with all the tools available as well as the lathes. And the trails which enable exploration of the fields, forest and streams that are part of the 1785 farm are always available—Kids in the Woods. Tools for Kids and Kids in the Woods, by appointment, 7-10 donation requested.

Old Ways Traditions is 1 ¼ miles North of Shaker Village, at 418 Shaker Road in Canterbury. The event runs 10 – 4, Sat. & Sun. June 2 & 3. Suggested donation $5.00-$10.00. For more information call 603 783 4403 or visit www.oldwaystraditions.net. Contact Dave Emerson at 603-783-4403 or efurnitr@comcast.net.