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Mike Abbott, GREEN WOODWORK. Working with Wood the Natural Way
Ref: CHT0194
The author describes the advantages of working green wood and its characteristics. Tools - pole lathe, shaving horse, and others - are discussed. Many projects including rake and simple chairmaking are shown.
Price: £14.95
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Mike Abbott, LIVING WOOD. 2nd edition
Ref: CHT0061
Subtitled From buying a woodland to making a chair. This is about producing woodwork from within a woodland rather than in a regular workshop. The reader is introduced to buying a woodland, managing it, setting up a workspace and an introduction to green woodworking. A chapter on tools and what to select and another on sharpening. There is a comprehensive chapter on making pole-lathes, shaving horses and other devices. The author then goes on to give instruction on using the lathe and the other devices to make chairs. This new edition has an extra 48 pp.of text, 40 line drawings and 10 photographs.
Price: £16.95
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Paul Hasluck (ed), RUSTIC CARPENTRY
Ref: CHT9327
Reprint of late 19th century publication. With an introduction by master craftsman Ralph Kylloe, this manual is a superb resource for woodworkers, furniture makers, and carpenters of all skill levels. Here are clear instructions for creating beautiful pieces with unfinished timber, utilizing the unique texture and shape of tree branches, trunks, and shrubs. In addition, rustic woodworking requires few tools and relatively little skill to make decorative and practical flower stands, tables, chairs, gates, porches, aviaries, foot bridges, verandas, tool sheds, and more.
Price: £6.99
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Drew Langsner, GREEN WOODWORKING: A Hands-on Approach
Ref: CHT9342
Instructions for making such everyday objects as a stool, rake, and a bowl using green wood and the maul, froe, broad axe, adze and draw knife.
Price: £17.95
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Abby Ruoff, MAKING TWIG GARDEN FURNITURE. 2nd edition
Ref: CHT0175
This new edition gives 61 projects for the beginner to the expert and all made from low cost and easily obtainable green woods such as hazel, willow and alder. Basic methods for working with green wood and simple tools are given to build bird houses, feeders (12 different ones), wattle fencing, trellis work, arbors, planters, a summer house, garden benches, a Gothic arm chair, a folding bench, baskets, seed caddies and garden tool carriers. Many instructive colour photographs and drawings.
Price: £18.50
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Ray Tabor, A GUIDE TO THE TECHNIQUES OF COPPICE MANAGEMENT
Ref: CHT0054
Originally published 21 years ago and intended for amateurs who work in groups dealing with neglected coppices. Covers safety, clothing, tools, the clearing of undergrowth, managing the fire, felling trees, sorting, transport and storing.
Price: £2.45
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Ray Tabor, GREEN WOODWORKING PATTERN BOOK
Ref: CHT9031
This is a pattern book specifically for those working with green, unseasoned wood. It contains patterns for the humblest of pea sticks for the garden to fencing and gates, wooden tools and tool handles, treen, furniture turned on a pole lathe and other rustic furniture and benches, post, slab and rung furniture (chairs including Windsors), baskets and toys. This is a very comprehensive source book well illustrated with measured drawings.
Price: £17.99
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Raymond Tabor, TRADITIONAL WOODLAND CRAFTS: A Practical Guide
Ref: CHT0174
Tools and devices for coppicing and for other green woodworking. Buying, measuring, riving and cutting wood for thatching, brooms, tent pegs, withies, wattle hurdles, fencing, gate hurdles and walking sticks, also a chapter on marketing the products. The author chairs the conservation activities of one of the largest Woodland Trusts in England and has himself made traditional products for a long time.
Price: £15.95
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Roy Underhill, THE WOODWRIGHT'S APPRENTICE
Ref: CHT2
Instructions with measured drawings and photographs for 20 different projects. Directions for building a workbench and continuing with a toolbox, music stand, four chairs (including a revolving Windsor chair), sewing table, quilting frame, sailor's chest, candlestick and others. Notes on tools and sharpening.
Price: £15.95
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Roy Underhill, THE WOOD WRIGHT'S COMPANION
Ref: CHT3
This shows the work of the carpenter in building a house from the foundations up to the roof. Also how to pit saw and rive, use snap lines, make window sashes, produce handles, marking gauges and planes.
Price: £15.95
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Roy Underhill, THE WOODWRIGHT'S SHOP
Ref: CHT5
Sub-titled 'A Practical Guide to Traditional Woodcraft'. This book discusses woods and the few basic tools that are needed in detail. There are hundreds of photographs giving practical instruction in frame construction, the use of the pole lathe and some smithing.
Price: £15.95
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Roy Underhill, THE WOODWRIGHT'S WORK BOOK.
Ref: CHT6
Here are measured drawings for tool chests, a workbench and a lathe, together with detailed instructions for making chairs, boats and screw boxes and taps.
Price: £15.95
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Jon Warnes, WORKING WITH LIVING WILLOW
Ref: CHT0055
A booklet giving basic information on how to make living willow structures for gardens and public places.
Price: £1.95
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