Frisches Holz / Sjors van der Meer, Job Suijker
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Working with green, or fresh, wood is an old rural tradition that is being rediscovered today. The fundamental idea is to work with the wood and nature, not against it. In this process, some of the necessary tools are also made from wood, such as a shaving horse, wooden mallet, sawbuck, and axe handles. Sjors van der Meer and Job Suijker explain how to do this in a fresh and cheerful manner. They demonstrate how to harvest and treat fresh wood: splitting, cutting, shaping. Once these basics are learned, you can get started: from crafting various stools, a bench, shingles, spoons, and more, up to making a chair.
In doing so, the authors stay true to their relaxed style: Learning happens by doing, mistakes are normal. The joy they obviously have in their craft naturally transfers to the reader, who often finds themselves smiling.
An exciting and motivating impetus for a natural, simple, and fascinating way of woodworking:
- Green wood, background information
- Trees, woods and their uses
- Green wood techniques
- Green wood projects
- Carving
- Tools for green woodworking
- Tool maintenance and sharpening
Build Chairs, Spoons, and Tools from Green Wood
Sjors van der Meer, Job Suijker
184 pages, format 21 × 28 cm, hardcover
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