Make a Hay Rake: Wooden Rake Workshop

Explore traditional green woodworking techniques while constructing a functional wooden hay rake to take home.

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM–4:00 PM (EST)

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Location

Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum
2451 Kissel Hill Road
Lancaster, PA 17601

Workshop Location: Log Farm Barn
Meeting Location: Visitor Center

Tuition

$230.00–$250.00

About the Workshop

During this hands-on workshop, participants will explore traditional green woodworking techniques. The class will focus on riving stock with a froe and shaping wood with a drawknife and spokeshave while working on a shaving horse.

Workshop topics and activities will include:

• Traditional green woodworking techniques
• Riving and shaping wooden stock
• Mortise-and-tenon construction
• Using dry and green wood to create long-lasting joints
• Steam-bending and riveting the handle grasp at a stump anvil
• Using a rake tine maker to create wooden rake tines
• Safe hatchet and woodworking tool use

The class includes a basic materials kit, allowing each participant to go home with a finished wooden hay rake. No previous woodworking experience is required.

What to Bring

• Lunch, drinks, and snacks
• Comfortable clothing suitable for working outdoors

All sales are final. Proceeds benefit Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum.

Meet the Instructor

Michael Hollens is a self-taught green woodworker specializing in functional wooden tools and crafts for traditional gardeners and homesteaders. After 18 years of making hay rakes, he still finds joy in watching a raw log become a functional tool capable of lasting for decades.