Woodland Crafts in Britain
Author | : Herbert Leeson Edlin |
Publisher | : David & Charles |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
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Author | : Herbert Leeson Edlin |
Publisher | : David & Charles |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
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Author | : Ivan George Sparkes |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Shire Publications |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
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Much interest surrounds the story of woodland crafts and the men who worked amongst the trees making the domestic and agricultural implements that were once familiar to all but have now disappeared almost as completely as the dedicated craftsmen themselves. All over Britain there were centres for rake makers, bowl turners and chairmakers, while in the Midlands the clogger played an essential part in industrial life. The tools they used were, in general, common to all the woodland crafts, but each trade had some kind of break or horse or special cutting tool that was designed for a particular task and was peculiar to that craft. It is fortunate that over the years a number of writers have photographed and made detailed reports on these craftsmen and their products, and that several museums such as the Salaman Collection at St. Alban's and the Museum of English Rural Life at Reading founded collections of the tools before they completely disappeared. These documents and artefacts are now of the greatest social importance, for the woodland crafts, with their economical use of natural materials, provided an unlimited supply of essential objects for use in village life long before such objects were mass-produced.
Author | : Ben Law |
Publisher | : GMC Publications |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016-01-29 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 9781861089366 |
Accompany woodsman Ben Law as he celebrates the amazing diversity of craft products made from materials sourced directly from the woods. Including brooms, rakes, pegs, spoons, chairs, baskets, fencing, yurts and even a caravan, the items are hewn from freshly cut green wood, shaped by hand and infused with a simple, rustic beauty. Detailed instructions and advice are given for each craft, along with essential knowledge about tools and devices.
Author | : Ben Law |
Publisher | : Permanent Publications |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2009-04-02 |
Genre | : House & Home |
ISBN | : 9781856230339 |
Packed with stunning color photographs, The Woodland Year is an intimate month-by-month journey through Ben Law’s yearly cycle of work, his naturally attuned lifestyle, and his deep understanding of his woods. The Woodland Year provides a fascinating insight into every aspect of sustainable woodland management, including the cycles of nature, seasonal tasks, wild food gathering, wine making, mouthwatering and useful recipes, coppice crafts, round-pole timber-frame eco-building (pioneered by Ben), nature conservation, species diversity, tree profiles, and the use of horses for woodland work. This is a profound book that is both practical and poetic. It describes a way of life that is economically and ecologically viable and sets a new standard for managing our woods in a low-impact, sustainable way. As such, it holds some of the fundamental keys to how we can achieve a lower-carbon society.
Author | : Mike Abbott |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : House & Home |
ISBN | : 9780954234560 |
First published in 2002, Living Wood is both a practical manual and an inspirational guide, updating much of the information included in Mike's best-selling book Green Woodwork. Living Wood covers: • Becoming a green woodworke--Mike's story, from playing in the woodlands to owning a share in a woodland in Herefordshire • Buying, managing, and harvesting a woodland; • Developing woodland facilities, including tracks, steps, huts, a barn, a kitchen, and a compost toilet • Setting up a woodland workshop--plans for a shelter and updated designs for a shaving horse, a pole lathe, and other green wood-working tools and devices • Making ladder-back chairs, including cleaving, steam-bending, and techniques for ultra-tight joints without glue • Seating chairs with bark and with cord • A comprehensive list of suppliers, woodland organizations, and books Now in its fourth edition, Living Wood includes a selection of photographs of Mike’s latest workshop at Brookhouse Wood.
Author | : Ray Tabor |
Publisher | : Batsford Books |
Total Pages | : 425 |
Release | : 2023-04-13 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 1849948658 |
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 | : Ben Law |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2018-09-20 |
Genre | : Handicraft |
ISBN | : 9781784943431 |
Following on from his successful book Woodland craft, woodsman Ben Law explains what makes a good woodland workshop, outlines the key tools that are used and shows you how to make an array of fascinating devices from scratch ... Featuring shaving horses, knee vices, cleaving brakes, a pole lathe and many more, this book forms the foundation for exploring an array of different crafts using woodland products. Added tidbits of historical and practical information make this an invaluable guide for every green woodworker.
Author | : George Peterken |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2023-02-16 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1472986997 |
Features almost 300 colour photographs and brings together more than 60 years of research by a leading voice in British woodland ecology. Trees define woodland. They provide a complex, multi-layered habitat for a great range of wildlife, yet they are wildlife themselves, reacting to their circumstances and each other. Woodlands are important to people, supplying timber, food and fuel, accumulating carbon, and offering places of refuge and refreshment. But they are also under threat: some stand in the way of 'progress' and all are becoming increasingly vulnerable to neglect, disease and climate change. Trees and Woodlands brings together decades of research to explore the ecology, nature conservation and wider cultural value of our native trees and shrubs, and the various ways they have combined as woodland. Incorporating personal experiences from 60 years as a forest ecologist, Peterken describes the long history of use and management; how this has influenced woodland wildlife and our art, beliefs and social attitudes. He concludes that most woods should be managed, their timber and small wood being put to good use, but recognises that this is all part of a larger question: the future of ourselves. Containing nearly 300 photographs, and interspersed with box texts describing the history and ecology of representative woods across Britain, this is a commentary on trees, woodlands and our relationship with them from one of our most highly regarded forest ecologists.