Greenwood Crafts: A Comprehensive Guide

By Edward Mills and Rebecca Oaks

Britain has a long and rich tradition of woodcrafts and what, since about the 1970s, have been called the 'greenwood crafts'. Greenwood crafts focus on using wood that contains sap and that is easy to work with simple hand tools to produce beautiful and useful products. Discusses all you need to know to get started, including tools, workshops, sourcing wood, making some of your own devices and the characteristics of the various woods. Covers a wide variety of turned and carved items for the house and garden, including kitchen treen and sports equipment.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847974201
• ISBN13: 9781847974204
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.8"