Green Woodwork - Working with Wood the Natural Way

Product Description

Essential refence for those new to green wood working and those with experience

Green Woodwork. Working with Wood the Natural Way, by Mike Abbott. Published by the Guild of Master Craftsmen. 207 pages. Black and white photographs and illustrations.

The Author's first and still very relevant and practical book. If you are new to green woodworking this is the one to go for.

Mike Abbot has been at the forefront of the green wood craft revival and this book has been part of that resurgence. Mike’s book focuses around the pole lathe and the shaving horse. By following Mike’s clear instructions you’ll make a post and rung chair, slab and stick seating, turn a bowl and many simpler projects on the way. Mike’s philosophy is to work with wood, not against it. Traditional skills ooze from the pages of this book.

Product Specification

Paperback

Additional notes

First published in 1989, but still an excellent book to get you started. Green woodwork is healthy, creative, inexpensive and simple to learn. The beauty of working green - or unseasoned - wood is that using traditional skills and a few simple tools you can make anything from a tent peg to a spoon to a Windsor chair. Includes sections on choosing woods and tools, instuctions on how to make you own pole lathe and shave horse, leading on to projects such as stools and chairs.