Our Team

  • Alex Finberg (Founding Director)

    Alex is a craftsman, author, and social entrepreneur with a background in mental health advocacy. Specializing in outdoor education and woodcraft, he has over a decade of experience in carving, teaching, and community engagement.

    Alex has worked with the NHS, schools, organizations, and businesses to make woodcraft accessible as a wellbeing tool. He is the founder of Woodcrafters and an advocate for sustainable craft, as well as the author of Spoon Carving: From Log to Spoon.

  • Tom Dixon (Director)

    Tom is the co-founder and Director of Canopy & Stars a B-Corp and Employee Owned sustainable travel company.

    Tom is also co-founder of Southcombe Barn a creative residency and retreat space in Widecombe in the Moor, Dartmoor.

    Tom has a passion for creativity and equality of access to nature.

  • Tim Hutton (Director)

    Tim has spent 30 years working with the land as an artist, photographer, professional yurt builder, spoon carver, and woodsman.

    He trained with John Ryder at the Woodcraft School, qualifying as a Bushcraft and Nature Awareness Instructor in 2008.

    With deep expertise in traditional skills and nature connection, he brings a wealth of experience to Woodcrafters CIC, blending his experience as a facilitator, nature steward and craftsman

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