Wooden trembleur making in southwest France

This intensive course is an initiation to the art of making wooden trembleurs with recognised expert and passionate craftsman Bernard Azema. In this course, you will learn all the necessary basics such as understanding the wood you are working with, the tools and machines needed, and the meticulous art of woodturning. For medium beginners, you can perfect your skills by working on the use of a multi-axis to create a trembleur. The intensive class will give you the opportunity to dive into this complex world to apprehend the art yourself. The course fee includes lunch. Bernard can also organise overnight accommodation in a local gite for guests coming from afar.

This intensive course is aimed at experienced craftspeople looking to dive into the art of making wooden trembleurs with recognised expert and passionate craftsman Bernard Azema. In this course, proven craftspeople will have the opportunity to go deeper into the art of woodturning. With boxwood or holly provided to work with, you will be given time and material to focus on the details and techniques required to make trembleurs, assisted by master Azema and his great knowledge of this 17th-century art. The course fee includes lunch. Bernard can also organise accommodation in a local gite for guests coming from afar and wishing to stay overnight.