The Greenwood Workshop

Author : Scott Landis
Publisher : Taunton Press
ISBN 13 : 9781561582716
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Workshop Book written by Scott Landis and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This may be the first and only (book) to take a hard look at the layout of the woodworker's workshop".--"Booklist". 301color photos. 70 drawings.

Author : Michael Stibane
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781508593317
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Greenwood Workshop written by Michael Stibane and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-29 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book you will learn how to set up your own greenwood workshop. After a short introduction of the craft and some wood species you will read which tools you need, where you can get them and you will learn from step by step instructions with annotated pictures and sketches how to make and build your own machines and devices. Included are instructions for shavehorse, bowl horse, workbench and pole lathe among other useful things. For each device you'll also find a little project inside. It is the compiled knowledge of three years of trial and error while setting up the authors workshop.

Author : Scott Landis
Publisher : Taunton Press
ISBN 13 : 9781561582709
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Workbench Book written by Scott Landis and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the history of the workbench along with over 275 illustrations and plans for constructing several different workbenches.

Author : Mike Abbott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780954234560
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Living Wood written by Mike Abbott and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Edward Mills
Publisher : Crowood
ISBN 13 : 1847977251
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greenwood Crafts written by Edward Mills and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2013-12-21 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Examines a wide range of greenwood chairs, describes how they are made and highlights the talent and creativity of a number of expert craftspeople in the field. Examines a number of basket-making techniques involving a range of raw materials, form willow to oak via hazel and other hedgerow plants. Considers a range of items for the garden and for agricultural use such as rustic furniture, wood store, shakes, shelters, fences and basic timber framing. Explores the future of greenwood working, takes a look at some of the new ideas emerging from the sector and includes handy hints on running a greenwood business. Few books have been published on the greenwood crafts and this present volume will be welcomed by all those with an interest in country crafts, trees, woodland, woodworking and all matters rural. Superbly illustrated with 380 colour photographs and clear step-by step instructions.

Author : Nikki Shannon Smith
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1663990565
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lena and the Burning of Greenwood written by Nikki Shannon Smith and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2022 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Lena is aware of racism, but she lives a comfortable life in the segregated but relatively wealthy Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma; but on May 31, 1921 racial tensions explode, and men from downtown Tulsa invade Greenwood, set on killing and destroying the district--and as the violence escalates Lena, her parents, and her older sister search desperately for a safe place to hide from the mob.

Author : Thomas Hardy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Under the Greenwood Tree written by Thomas Hardy and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alison Ospina
Publisher : Stobart Davies Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780854421510
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Green Wood Chairs written by Alison Ospina and published by Stobart Davies Limited. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RURAL CRAFTS. Alison Ospina worked previously as a Furniture Maker and Woodwork Teacher. She formed Green Wood Chairs 10 years ago and since then has been designing and creating chairs of all shapes and sizes for a variety of customers and homes. Alison also teaches chair-making courses at her workshop in Skibbereen Co.Cork.

Author : Sjors van der Meer
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1782217363
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Forest Woodworker written by Sjors van der Meer and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immerse yourself in the ancient craft of of green woodworking by making the tools you need as well as nine useful objects. Take your woodworking out of the workshop and into the forest, and immerse yourself in the ancient craft of working with fresh, green wood. Sjors van der Meer and Job Suijker introduce you to the traditional skills of green woodworking. Learn about the qualities of wood; how to cut and shape it; how to craft your own tools such as a shaving horse, wooden club, chopping block and saw horse, and then how to use them to make spoons, spatulas, stools and chairs. As well as teaching you new skills, this inspiring book will show you how working in natural surroundings, with natural materials, can create an overwhelming sense of well-being and enhance your awareness of the environment.

Author : Frederick B. Chary
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313384479
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Bulgaria written by Frederick B. Chary and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-02-18 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive overview of the history of Bulgaria covers events in this important Balkan nation from its 9th-century origins in the first Bulgarian Empire through the present day. Now an Eastern European leader in the fields of science and technology, a nation with impressive renewable energy production capabilities and an extensive communication infrastructure, as well as a top exporter of minerals and metals, Bulgaria has grown both economically and politically over the past two decades. The History of Bulgaria examines the country's development, describing its cultural, political, and social history and development over 13 centuries. The modern era is particularly emphasized, including Bulgaria's role in World War II, the long tenure of Communist leader Todor Zhivkov, the role of Aleksandur Stamboliiski and the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union, and the myriad changes in Bulgaria's post-Communist period. The author also highlights significant individuals in Bulgarian history, such as Dimitur Peshev, the Deputy Speaker whose actions saved 50,000 Jews from the Holocaust.