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The forest woodworker : a step-by-step guide to working with green wood / Sjors van der Meer, Job Suijker.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Dutch Publisher: Tunbridge Wells : Search Press, 2019Description: 176 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781782217367
  • 1782217363
Uniform titles:
  • Vers hout. English
Subject(s):
Contents:
Forewords -- Introduction -- Green wood, an introduction -- Green wood, background information -- Trees, wood and their use -- Greenwood techniques -- Projects made with green wood: tools -- Projects made with green wood: objects -- Projects made with green wood: diving deeper -- Carving projects -- Greenwood craft tools -- Maintenance and sharpening -- Books and more -- Safety and taking care of your tools.
Summary: Expert authors Sjors van der Meer and Job Suijker introduce you to the traditional skills of green woodworking. Learn about the qualities of wood; how to cut and shape it; how to craft your own tools such as a shaving horse, wooden club, chopping block and saw horse, and then how to use them to make spoons, spatulas, stools and chairs. As well as teaching you new skills, this inspiring book will show you how working in natural surroundings, with natural materials, can create an overwhelming sense of well-being and enhance your awareness of the environment.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 684.08 M495 Available 33111010497564
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Immerse yourself in the ancient craft of of green woodworking by making the tools you need as well as nine useful objects.

Take your woodworking out of the workshop and into the forest, and immerse yourself in the ancient craft of working with fresh, green wood.

Sjors van der Meer and Job Suijker introduce you to the traditional skills of green woodworking. Learn about the qualities of wood; how to cut and shape it; how to craft your own tools such as a shaving horse, wooden club, chopping block and saw horse, and then how to use them to make spoons, spatulas, stools and chairs.

As well as teaching you new skills, this inspiring book will show you how working in natural surroundings, with natural materials, can create an overwhelming sense of well-being and enhance your awareness of the environment.

"Originally published in the Netherlands in 2017 as Vers hout. English translation by Roselle de Jong, Vitataal."--title page verso.

Expert authors Sjors van der Meer and Job Suijker introduce you to the traditional skills of green woodworking. Learn about the qualities of wood; how to cut and shape it; how to craft your own tools such as a shaving horse, wooden club, chopping block and saw horse, and then how to use them to make spoons, spatulas, stools and chairs. As well as teaching you new skills, this inspiring book will show you how working in natural surroundings, with natural materials, can create an overwhelming sense of well-being and enhance your awareness of the environment.

Forewords -- Introduction -- Green wood, an introduction -- Green wood, background information -- Trees, wood and their use -- Greenwood techniques -- Projects made with green wood: tools -- Projects made with green wood: objects -- Projects made with green wood: diving deeper -- Carving projects -- Greenwood craft tools -- Maintenance and sharpening -- Books and more -- Safety and taking care of your tools.

Includes bibliographical references.

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