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Author | : Ray Tabor |
Publisher | : Rizzoli Publications |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-09-05 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 1849947465 |
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The classic text on coppicing and woodland crafts, redesigned for a new generation of woodspeople. If you’re lucky enough to have access to a patch of woodland, this book contains everything you need to set up, manage, and profit from a thriving coppice. But even if you don’t, there’s plenty of information on traditional woodland crafts here for you: learn how to work with bought coppiced wood to make all manner of products, from the archetypal besom broom and humble tent pegs to sturdy gate hurdles. Woodland crafts expert Ray Tabor guides you through a range of heritage woodland conservation methods. He introduces the best tools for each job—the time-honored woodsman’s billhook being the most important of all—and the devices you’ll need. He shows how to select wood for each purpose, from ash, traditionally used for tool handles, to chestnut for making perfect fences. There’s also an in-depth exploration of the essential art of riving (splitting wooden poles by hand). Full of invaluable advice, historical information, useful diagrams, and evocative photography, this book will help you reconnect to nature and the environment and gain immense pleasure from creating beautiful crafted products using heritage methods.
Author | : Raymond Tabor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022 |
Genre | : Coppicing |
ISBN | : |
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A brand new edition of a Batsford classic, rephotographed and redesigned for a new generation of woodspeople, this fascinating book is a practical guide to traditional coppicing and woodmanship, including the all-important conservation of ancient woodlands. It explores the varieties of trees that can be coppiced, from ash, traditionally used for tool handles, to chestnut for making perfect fences, and goes on to outline how to manage woodland, when to harvest, the best tools to use, and the most useful devices to have to hand. It outlines the expert techniques used by woodland workers through the centuries, such as riving wood - splitting it by hand - and selecting the best wood for each purpose. Also covered is the plethora of products traditionally created from coppiced wood, from humble wooden tent pegs to the time-honoured besom broom and sturdy gate hurdles used for penning sheep, along with materials used in other heritage crafts such as thatching and barrel-making. Full of invaluable advice, fascinating historical information, useful diagrams and evocative photography, this book will help you set up, manage, conserve and gain immense pleasure from your little patch of woodland, or even the trees in your garden.
Author | : Ray Tabor |
Publisher | : Batsford Books |
Total Pages | : 425 |
Release | : 2023-04-13 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 1849948658 |
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The classic text on coppicing and woodland crafts, redesigned for a new generation of woodspeople. If you're lucky enough to have access to a patch of woodland, this book contains everything you need to set up, manage and profit from a thriving coppice. But even if you don't, there's plenty of information on traditional woodland crafts here for you: learn how to work with bought coppiced wood to make all manner of products, from the archetypal besom broom and humble tent pegs to sturdy gate hurdles. Woodland crafts expert Ray Tabor guides you through a range of heritage woodland conservation methods. He introduces the best tools for each job – the time-honoured woodsman's billhook being the most important of all – and the devices you'll need. He shows how to select wood for each purpose, from ash, traditionally used for tool handles, to chestnut for making perfect fences. There's also an in-depth exploration of the essential art of riving (splitting wooden poles by hand). Full of invaluable advice, historical information, useful diagrams and evocative photography, this book will help you reconnect to nature and the environment, and gain immense pleasure from creating beautiful crafted products using heritage methods.
Author | : Ray Tabor |
Publisher | : Batsford |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 1994-01-05 |
Genre | : House & Home |
ISBN | : 9780713475005 |
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A practical guide to green woodwork and the coppice crafts, showing how to use traditional tools and techniques to make traditional products from small round wood, and help in the conservation of the native woodland besides. The content includes: Woodmanship and Coppicing Tools Devices Buying, measuring and cutting Riving woodproducts for gardens FencingWood for thatching Tent pegs Withes Walking sticks Besom brooms Gate Hurdles Wattle hurdles The market place Raymond Tabor has worked for twenty years in a woodland nature reserve, producing and selling traditional products, leads courses in woodland crafts and management, and has written regularly on crafts, tools and woodland conservation, including a booklet on coppicing. This is the ultimate guide for any nature enthusiasts interested in woodland crafts.
Author | : Ray Tabor |
Publisher | : Batsford Books |
Total Pages | : 439 |
Release | : 2022-10-13 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1849948399 |
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A guide to green woodworking, with detailed patterns to create beautiful projects. Discover hundreds of projects for working with unseasoned wood in this essential book. Ray Tabor, an unparalleled expert in green woodworking guides you through this old, traditional craft. Whether you are new to the craft and are looking for a simple project like a spoon or a bowl or want something challenging, you will find it here. The 300 patterns for the home and garden range from wattle gates to lemon juicers, from chairs, benches and stools to baskets, whistles and door wedges. Green woodworking involves the use of freshly felled timber (unseasoned wood), and embraces a number of traditional woodland crafts, including turning and carving. All patterns come with detailed dimensions in both metric and imperial. Each item has annotated black-and-white patterns, a brief description, historical information and details of the materials that should be used. Includes the simplest of woodland designs to more advanced, with something to suit every skill level. Both a historical record and a sourcebook for those looking to use their green woodworking skills to make traditional items of beauty, this is the perfect book for anyone interested in whittling, woodland crafts and woodworking.
Author | : Herbert Leeson Edlin |
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Release | : 1945 |
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Author | : Herbert Leeson Edlin |
Publisher | : |
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Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Herbert Leeson Edlin |
Publisher | : David & Charles |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Ray Tabor |
Publisher | : Batsford |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005-05-19 |
Genre | : House & Home |
ISBN | : 9780713489149 |
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Green woodworking involves the use of freshly-felled timber (unseasoned wood), and embraces a number of traditional woodland crafts, including turning and carving. This book contains over 300 patterns for traditional craft designs, from fences and gates to light pulls and door wedges – all with detailed dimensions. Each item has annotated black-and-white patterns, a brief description, historical information and details of the materials that should be used. Both a historical record and a sourcebook for those looking to use their green woodworking skills to make traditional items of beauty, the book covers: Special tools and devices Fencing and gates Garden furniture Green wood in building Wooden tools Turnery and treen Benches and stools Chairs Baskets Plus: walking sticks, spoons, whistles, tent pegs and boot removers
Author | : Mike Abbott |
Publisher | : GMC Publications |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Lumber |
ISBN | : |
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Green woodwork is creative and inexpensive to learn. The beauty of working green (or unseasoned) wood is that by using traditional skills and a few simple tools you can make anything from a tent peg to a Windsor chair, without needing power machinary.