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Woodworking & Sustainable Craft

Live and study woodworking in Denmark · Højskolen Mors

Build, carve and create with your hands

Woodworking & Sustainable Craft is a main subject at Højskolen Mors, a creative residential school on the island of Mors in Denmark (in Danish, a højskole), for you who want to work with wood and create with your own hands. Beginners are welcome, but we expect you to be curious, eager to learn and to give it everything in the workshop. You learn classic woodworking with plane, axe, saw and drawknife, and you carve your own tableware, such as a spoon, a bowl or a cup. When the weather allows, we move outside and work with sustainable building using local wood and reclaimed materials. The teaching is in English. Your teacher is Oso Souki Bracho, who runs an organic farm on Mors. If you combine it with Permaculture and Outdoor Life, you get a green week with soil, wood and nature.

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Updated November 2026

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What you do in the woodworking workshop

We combine classic craft skills with circular building methods, all with a focus on natural materials, reuse and common sense. Whether you dream of learning the basics of carpentry or want to immerse yourself in creative woodwork, you get the setting to create with your hands.

Two smiling students in beanies sawing a board over a chair — **Classic woodworking**You learn to use saw, plane, axe and drawknife.

Students and teacher splitting a log with a wooden wedge — **Understanding wood**You learn to choose and understand wood, from the forest, the garden or the sawmill.

A student kneeling on the grass building with pallets — **Sustainable building**Outside you build with local wood and reclaimed materials.

What you learn

Understanding the properties of wood and choosing the right materials
Traditional tools such as plane, axe, saw and drawknife
Carving your own tableware, for example a spoon, a bowl or a cup
Planning and carrying out both large and small building projects
Sustainable and circular building methods with local wood and reclaimed materials
The joy of creating with your own hands

Indoors and outdoors

When the temperature drops, we immerse ourselves in classic woodworking in the school's workshop at the carving and planing benches. Here you can create your own projects, from useful everyday objects to artistic pieces in wood.

Under the open sky

Climate-friendly building on Mors

When the weather gets warmer, we move out into the nature of Mors and put resource-conscious building methods into practice. Working with local wood and reclaimed materials gives you real insight into how we can build in a more climate-friendly way. It is craft with care for the environment, in the middle of the Limfjord landscape.

A green profile at Højskolen Mors

Woodworking goes well with the school's other subjects about nature and sustainability.

Woodworking on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning in the 2nd period
Permaculture & Wild Food on Monday and Wednesday mornings
Outdoor Life or Willow Work & Basketry on Fridays
Water Sports and Nature Within Us as electives

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Oso showing students how to split a log with a wedge

With care

Craft with the future in mind

You learn to build with natural materials, reuse and common sense, and you gain experience you can use for the rest of your life.

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An example week, spring 2027

Your week with woodworking

Woodworking is on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning in the 2nd period. In the 1st period you can get started with Permaculture and Climbing. Here is an example for you who want to be outdoors a lot and work with your hands.

Monday

Permaculture9.15–11.45

Climbing13.30–16.15

Tuesday

Climbing9.15–11.45

Another elective13.30–15.15

Wednesday

Permaculture9.15–11.45

House group and free timeafternoon

Thursday

The Project Room9.15–10.45

Crossgym13.30–15.15

Friday

Outdoor Life9.15–11.45

Outdoor Life13.30–15.15

WoodworkingNature and craftOther subjects

Want a green profile?

Combine woodworking with soil, willow and nature

Mon and Wed · Main subject

Permaculture

Grow food and learn about wild food.

Friday · Main subject

Willow Work & Basketry

Weave baskets from willow.

The outdoor class gathered on a rock by the water

Friday · Main subject

Outdoor Life & Adventure

Kayaking, surfing, campfires and trips.

Students behind a row of red kayaks by the fjord

Thursday · 2nd period

Water Sports

Kayaking and surfing.

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Your teacher in Woodworking

Oso Souki Bracho

Oso moved from Copenhagen to Mors with his family and started an organic, sustainable farm based on the principles of permaculture. Ever since his first permaculture course more than 20 years ago, his heart has beaten for organic farming, green energy, self-sufficiency and local produce.

Oso teaches in a practical, hands-on way. At Højskolen Mors he also teaches Permaculture and Climbing, and he is passionate about motivating students to live more sustainably.

Oso Souki Bracho, teacher in Woodworking at Højskolen Mors

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Questions and answers about Woodworking

When is Woodworking taught?

Woodworking is in the 2nd period, Monday 13.30–16.15 and Tuesday 9.15–11.45.

Do I need experience with wood?

No. You do not need any experience. You learn the basic techniques and tools from scratch, and the teaching is in English.

What do you do in Woodworking?

You learn classic woodworking with plane, axe, saw and drawknife, carve your own tableware such as a spoon, a bowl or a cup, and work with sustainable building using local wood and reclaimed materials.

Will I learn to carve a spoon?

Yes. You learn to carve your own tableware, which could be a spoon, a bowl or a cup.

What is sustainable building?

It is building with local wood, reclaimed materials and resource-conscious methods. At Højskolen Mors you work with it in practice outdoors when the weather allows.

Who teaches Woodworking at Højskolen Mors?

Oso Souki Bracho, who runs an organic farm on Mors and also teaches Permaculture and Climbing.

Can I combine woodworking with permaculture?

Yes. Permaculture is on Monday and Wednesday mornings, and Woodworking is on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning in the 2nd period, so you can take them together.

How do I get to Højskolen Mors?

We pick you up at Snedsted Station if you come by train, and at Nykøbing Mors bus station if you come by bus. See how to get here.

How much does a stay with Woodworking cost?

The price is the same whichever subjects you choose and depends on the length of your stay. See the current prices under Fees and how to apply. International students can apply for a scholarship, but only a limited number are available.

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Terms, price and virtual tours

Next termsJanuary and August

Places are open for international students on the autumn 2027 term, which starts on 8 August 2027. The spring terms are full, but you can join the waiting list.

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PriceFrom DKK 1,900 a week

Teaching, room and all meals are included.

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Virtual tourSee the workshop from home

See the woodworking workshop and the nature around the school on a virtual tour from home before you choose.

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Getting to MorsSalgerhøjvej 36

We pick you up at Snedsted Station or Nykøbing Mors bus station, and as a student you can use the school's cars.

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Start at Højskolen Mors

Autumn 2027 · open for international students

Send an email to apply or see your week first