by Hugh Conway Morris | Dec 31, 2025
A hut made from hazel Found and natural materials to make a temporary shelter Working once again with the Fathom Trust, Manifest acted as crafters to teach the age-old techniques of forming a hazel “bender” – that is, a small building whose structure...
by Hugh Conway Morris | Dec 29, 2025
Re-building a medieval oak frame after a house fire Traditional techniques and materials for a thatched cottage in Oxfordshire Manifest were contacted as specialist oak framers following a devastating house fire to the existing property, a medieval thatched cottage. ...
by Hugh Conway Morris | Mar 5, 2025
Professional Course in Traditional Hand Hewing On a February weekend, the Manifest Woodland Guild ran a professional course in hand-hewing – the ancient skill of converting a felled tree to a squared beam, using only axes. Set in the context of Dragon Wood, the...
