Green woodworking

How to Make a Froe - a Green Woodworking Tool: I have always loved working with wood. Green woodworking, as the name implies, is working with wood that has recently been cut down or has fallen down. I had a few oak trees get blown over and thought I would make a few things with them. You migh…

You don't have to be an expert woodworker or own specialty tools to take on one of these 40 outdoor woodworking projects for beginners. Every one of the simple projects included here features step-by-step plans and tips for success.

In celebration of International Women's Day I want to share with you 7 awesome green woodworkers whose work you should be following. 1 - Anna Casserley

Joshua shares the various green woodworking tools that you'll need for getting started in traditional woodworking with hand tools, including axes, carving knives, froes, shaving horses, etc.

Shave Pony, Green woodworking, Spoon carving

As you would expect, Roy Underhill's shop at the 19th-century mill he and his wife, Jane, call home, is chock-full of interesting vintage tools for all aspects of the woodworking trade. This morning…

Meet Fritiof Runhall one of Sweden’s best spooncarvers. Sweden is known amongst green woodworkers for spooncarving largely through the writing of Wille Sundqvist and teaching of his son Jogge. There are very few professional spooncarvers though and Fritiof is one of the best. Here is some of his work. salad servers The top eating spoon is made from spruce and…

by Todd Walker My uncle Emmett introduced me to woodcarving in grade school. He taught me to carve a “ball in a cage” from a single block of balsa wood in the church basement. Years pas…

Portable Shaving Horse Bring your shop to the woods. In the modern workshop, the tablesaw is the central tool. A few centuries ago, for coopers (barrel makers), bodgers (chairmakers), and carpenters, the shaving horse was indispensable. Woodworkers use them for, among other things, making chair parts with a drawknife and spokeshave. Often these craftspeople brought...

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