How to Build Your Own Yurt
Weekend workshop
Learn about the culture and construction of yurts whilst building the frame for a 12ft yurt from locally-sourced hazel.
Over the course of this workshop we will be building a frame for a 12ft yurt from locally sourced hazel. We will be looking at some of the history and culture of yurts, yurt life and yurt making as well as the practical skills needed to build one for yourself.
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What you’ll learn on the course:
Sorting materials and making a jig to cut lengths
Cutting materials to length
Making jigs for drilling
Drilling and peeling and prep of poles
Crown making techniques
Set up and making walls sections
Making roof poles
Basic materials for covers and sewing techniques
What will you take away?
You’ll leave the course with the confidence and capability to start your own Yurt construction project.
What’s included?
The course fee of €290 covers tuition, the use of tools and materials, and two wholesome and nutritious daily meals curated by our on-site chef, as well as tea, coffee and cake when it is most needed. Please note, there is mandatory site safety gear required to participate in this course, please see below.
Additional Information
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We will provide you with a loan of a hi-visibility vest for use when on-site.
The following site and safety gear is required and mandatory to participate in the course:
Safety glasses
Gloves
Carpenter’s Pencil
Tape Measure
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Instructing this course
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Nick Clayson
Nick (Bigfoot Yurts) has a background in building and design, and has been making Yurts now for over twenty years. His father was an enthusiastic woodworker so he grew up learning how to do things, leaving him with the confidence to pick up a tool and work things out. Over the years, Nick has run quite a few workshops and one of the things he enjoys most is passing on that knowledge and confidence with making and doing. A part of that is creating a calm and nurturing atmosphere, where the craft is as much in the doing as what is done.