Green Woodworking Pattern Book :300 woodland projects from spoons to stools
Green Woodworking Pattern Book :300 woodland projects from spoons to stools
hardback
Published:
13 October, 2022
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Description
A guide to green woodworking, with detailed patterns to create beautiful projects.
Discover hundreds of projects for working with unseasoned wood in this essential book. Ray Tabor, an unparalleled expert in green woodworking guides you through this old, traditional craft.
Whether you are new to the craft and are looking for a simple project like a spoon or a bowl or want something challenging, you will find it here. The 300 patterns for the home and garden range from wattle gates to lemon juicers, from chairs, benches and stools to baskets, whistles and door wedges.
Green woodworking involves the use of freshly felled timber (unseasoned wood), and embraces a number of traditional woodland crafts, including turning and carving. All patterns come with detailed dimensions in both metric and imperial. Each item has annotated black-and-white patterns, a brief description, historical information and details of the materials that should be used. Includes the simplest of woodland designs to more advanced, with something to suit every skill level.
Both a historical record and a sourcebook for those looking to use their green woodworking skills to make traditional items of beauty, this is the perfect book for anyone interested in whittling, woodland crafts and woodworking.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781849947992 |
| ISBN10 | 1849947996 |
| Number Of Pages | 240 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Batsford |
| Format | hardback |
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Author's Bio
Ray Tabor worked for over 20 years in a woodland nature reserve, producing and selling traditional products as well as writing books. His woodworking books are still the best resource for any traditional woodland crafter.. He chaired the conservation activities of the UK's largest Wildlife Trust, lead courses in woodland crafts and management and wrote regularly on crafts, tools and woodland conservation. His bestselling Traditional Woodland Crafts, also published by B T Batsford, has reprinted several times.