Anthony Potts Forest School Leader

Anthony Potts Forest School Leader Forest school leader and woodsman teaching and crafting in mid and north wales

Carving with the midland Aptgw today. Cherry serving spoon - left handed, as dictated by the spiraling crook as grown by...
07/07/2024

Carving with the midland Aptgw today.

Cherry serving spoon - left handed, as dictated by the spiraling crook as grown by nature.

Not carving many spoons at the moment but it was nice to sit by the fire and car e this over the last two meetings.







Fair well to the most wonderful of places.Love the lakes, langdale and all the people there who make it such a special p...
30/06/2024

Fair well to the most wonderful of places.

Love the lakes, langdale and all the people there who make it such a special place to visit.

This June at forest school we have mainly been enjoying the warm and lush woodland.Excellent work by all the groups I've...
27/06/2024

This June at forest school we have mainly been enjoying the warm and lush woodland.

Excellent work by all the groups I've seen this very busy month of June with and explore nature.

Some of the insect life found out and about in the dolgellau area of north west Wales this morning before heading underg...
08/06/2024

Some of the insect life found out and about in the dolgellau area of north west Wales this morning before heading underground into some slate mines.

A few pics from today's mini bio blitz with some wonderful adults and young people on behalf of . We had an excellent ti...
30/05/2024

A few pics from today's mini bio blitz with some wonderful adults and young people on behalf of . We had an excellent time doing a massive scavenger hunt and ended up discovering an incredible variety of wildlife on the campus.

As small section on sycamore and it's uses from the book "woodland crafts in Britain" I grew up a few miles from abercyc...
24/05/2024

As small section on sycamore and it's uses from the book "woodland crafts in Britain" I grew up a few miles from abercych and am amazed to learn some of this.

Beautiful demoiselle damsel fly (male).Caloptery x virgoI was lucky enough to find this just outside my house sunning it...
22/05/2024

Beautiful demoiselle damsel fly (male).
Caloptery x virgo

I was lucky enough to find this just outside my house sunning itself on an old rotten fence post.

A lot of insects are suddenly appearing after a long wet winter.

Definitely feeling like summer is just around the corner.







I had a few gifts as thanks for my part in running the ball etc handed to me last thing yesterday, spoons, flint arrow h...
13/05/2024

I had a few gifts as thanks for my part in running the ball etc handed to me last thing yesterday, spoons, flint arrow heads, chair parts, wood and all sorts of delightful things.

But this is one of my favourites, as it came from my local bodgers and friends.

Ash and oak bottle opener.

Made my day.

Thanks everyone.

First post in a while but worth a share, spent an incredibly interesting and intense and exciting and emotional and tiri...
13/05/2024

First post in a while but worth a share, spent an incredibly interesting and intense and exciting and emotional and tiring and energetic week working at the ball and AGM at the .

One of the best bits was a night standing in a field with some bloody excellent people watching the light show of aurora.

I can do a lot to enhance the ball but can't promise it for next year!!!

Cherry soup spoons in the works.-Carving the last of last year's cherry with some really sharp spoon knives and my trus...
13/09/2023

Cherry soup spoons in the works.
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Carving the last of last year's cherry with some really sharp spoon knives and my trusty .djarv sloyd knife, all nice and recently sharpened and carving wonderfully.
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I love carving cherry for small treen, especially spoons and spatulas.

Beautifully simple yet efficient.-I'm really enjoying my time spent learning this craft, especially in taking slow stead...
25/08/2023

Beautifully simple yet efficient.
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I'm really enjoying my time spent learning this craft, especially in taking slow steady steps in taking a straight lath and making an elegantly curved form.
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I spent more time sanding and setting than actually pining but it was time well spent as I made a lovely form that has held shape properly.


Coracle making day today.-Spent a very enjoyable day crafting my first green ash frame Coracle in the ironbridge style.-...
25/08/2023

Coracle making day today.
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Spent a very enjoyable day crafting my first green ash frame Coracle in the ironbridge style.
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Having spent my childhood literally on the banks of the river teifi in Pembrokeshire I've always loved and respected the ancient tradition of Coracle fishing and have always wanted to build one of my own. Seeing as I was however born in Longbridge, the ironbridge style is still close to my heart.
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Paddle making, fish guard to install and more to work on tomorrow.

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