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Woodcraft : master the art of green woodworking with key techniques and inspiring projects / Barn the Spoon.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, DK Publishing, 2019Edition: First American editionDescription: 256 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1465479783
  • 9781465479785
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What is woodcraft? -- Understanding wood -- Knifework. Butter spreader -- Toggle -- Bangle -- Coffee bag clip -- Pulled fiber brush -- Axwork. Mallet -- Raised ax block -- Coat peg -- Cooking spoon -- Bowl -- Serving platter -- Cutting board -- Shrink pot -- Frame saw -- Frame stool -- Turning. Potato masher -- Captain's chair -- Tools. Tools for sharpening -- Straight knife -- Spoon knife & scorp -- Ax & ADZE -- Froe & wedge -- Tenon cutter & reamer -- Drawknife & push knife -- Gouges -- Chisels -- Planes -- Frame saw & handsaws -- Drills & drill bits -- Measuring tools -- Hardware. Shaving horse -- Work bench & pole lathe.
Summary: Looking for a simpler, more natural way of working with wood? Create beautiful wooden objects from fresh green wood by becoming skilled in the crafts of whittling, ax-based furniture making, turning, and weaving. With green woodworking there's no need for costly materials and machinery. All you need to begin crafting is a log, an ax, and a hand knife. Starting with selecting and splitting your very first log, let Woodcraft show you all the techniques of green woodworking and guide you step by step through a series of rewarding projects.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 684.08 B259 Available 33111009145349
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Looking for a simpler, more natural way of working with wood? Create beautiful wooden objects from fresh green wood by becoming skilled in the crafts of whittling, ax-based furniture making, turning, and weaving.

With green woodworking there's no need for costly materials and machinery. All you need to begin crafting is a log, an ax, and a hand knife.

Starting with selecting and splitting your very first log, let Woodcraft show you all the techniques of green woodworking and guide you step by step through a series of rewarding projects.

Learn to carve your own spoons, bowls, shrink boxes, and other objects; construct simple pieces of furniture, such as stools and side tables; turn wood on a pole lathe; and weave with willow rods and birch bark.

Woodcraft brings up-to-date a newly resurgent folk craft and makes it truly accessible to all--no workshop required. So, what are you waiting for? Get in touch with nature and find harmony working with your hands.

Includes index.

What is woodcraft? -- Understanding wood -- Knifework. Butter spreader -- Toggle -- Bangle -- Coffee bag clip -- Pulled fiber brush -- Axwork. Mallet -- Raised ax block -- Coat peg -- Cooking spoon -- Bowl -- Serving platter -- Cutting board -- Shrink pot -- Frame saw -- Frame stool -- Turning. Potato masher -- Captain's chair -- Tools. Tools for sharpening -- Straight knife -- Spoon knife & scorp -- Ax & ADZE -- Froe & wedge -- Tenon cutter & reamer -- Drawknife & push knife -- Gouges -- Chisels -- Planes -- Frame saw & handsaws -- Drills & drill bits -- Measuring tools -- Hardware. Shaving horse -- Work bench & pole lathe.

Looking for a simpler, more natural way of working with wood? Create beautiful wooden objects from fresh green wood by becoming skilled in the crafts of whittling, ax-based furniture making, turning, and weaving. With green woodworking there's no need for costly materials and machinery. All you need to begin crafting is a log, an ax, and a hand knife. Starting with selecting and splitting your very first log, let Woodcraft show you all the techniques of green woodworking and guide you step by step through a series of rewarding projects.

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