Cob Course 6 – Cob Workshops

Introduction

Thank you for your interest in our cob workshops in Cornwall. Our cob workshops are designed to deliver a more informal approach to understanding and building with cob. We have tutorials to suit all levels of expertise, from the absolute novice to the more advanced professional…….and everything in between:

Cob Course 1 – A Beginners Guide to Understanding Cob

Cob Course 2 – DIY Guide to Building with Cob

Cob Course 3 – Advanced Learning of Cob in Construction

Cob Course 4 – CPD Event

Cob Course 5 – Wellbeing and Mindfulness Development

Cob Course 6 – Workshops. An Informal Approach to Building and Understanding Cob

Whichever cob course in Cornwall you choose, we can guarantee that you’ll come away with a fuller understanding of cob in construction. ALL cob courses are operated by Leslie Cornell Snr. Leslie continues to be a practitioner and is an accredited cob specialist.

Please be mindful that our depot is an operational environment.

If there isn’t a cob course here that fulfils your requirements then please let us know, we can tailor all or some of these elements to suit you. One-to-one tutorials and group bookings catered for.

Where to stay

Inclusions

Help yourself to tea, coffee and a choice of light snacks (including vegetarian and vegan options) throughout the day. Lunch is provided. We have ample car parking, however we do not have charging points. We operate all activities inside, outside and/or under cover….so rain does not stop us! We are an accessible activity centre and all of our cob courses function from ground-level and therefore do not involve working at height.

Photography

You are welcome to photograph and/or video your cob course experience for your own purposes and/or share the occasion with social media…but please ensure you have sought the permission of any and/or all of those on the other side of the lens before publication. Feel free to add our links to your photos/videos and spread the muddy word!

Dress Code

Due to the nature of our operations and cob course content it can get a bit muddy, therefore we recommend that you bring old clothes and/or overalls to change into, along with Wellingtons or similar boots. Eye protective glasses are provided. Gloves (not provided) are optional.

About this cob workshop

This cob workshop in Cornwall will provide you with the basic understandings of cob.

Slideshow of cob buildings and cob walls
The raw ingredients and how to mix these elements to make cob
Participate in manual cob mixing
Participate in constructing demo walls
Q and A throughout the day

Venue: Workshop 1, Singlerose Depot, St Austell PL26 8TD

Duration: 9am – 3.30pm

Cost: £95.00 + VAT

Min persons: 3

Max persons: 6*

Itinerary

9am Introductions and housekeeping

9.10am Slideshow – What, where, why

10.10am A walk around the yard looking at/handling the raw materials and view our product range.

10.20am Wellies on! A stomp around mixing cob manually to get an understanding of constitution, consistency etc.

10.45am Coffee/tea break + light snacks.

11.00am Demonstration of mixing cob mechanically

11.30am Using a pre-mixed batch of cob we’ll set about ‘clumping’ it onto the demo walls.

12.30pm Lunch.

1.15pm More manual cob mixing, cob building and paring-back (shaping) the cob. Try your hand at building with cob blocks and cob bricks or even making a pizza oven

3pm Clean down any tools used and clean down yourselves!

3.30pm Finish

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Refunds and Cancellations

ALL cob courses require a minimum of 3 persons to attend. If 4 or more cancellations are received (per day cob course) then we have the right to cancel that particular days’ cob course and refund, in full, all remaining participants. A full refund will be issued if you cancel your placement slot up to and no less than 7 days before that cob course is scheduled. Late cancellations will forfeit all cob course costs paid. Terms and Conditions