WOODLAND CRAFT

With a foreword by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, this is a new paperback edition of the bestselling hardback, and provides a complete guide to utilising and crafting with wood.

About the author

Ben Law, woodsman, craftsman, eco-builder, teacher and writer, lives and works in Prickly Nut Wood in West Sussex, UK. The building of his unique woodland home was featured on Grand Designs in the UK and was voted by viewers as the most popular episode ever. Ben runs courses on sustainable woodland management and permaculture, runs a specialist eco-building company and trains apprentices. Ben Law is the author of several books, including The Woodland House (Permanent Publications, 2005). The Woodland Year (Permanent Publications, 2008), and Woodsman: Living in a Wood in the 21st Century and Woodland Craft (GMC Publications, 2015). www.ben-law.co.uk.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Gmc, B Law, Ben Law
• Publisher: GMC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781784943967
• ISBN: 978-1-78494-396-7
• Dimensions: 195 mm x 249 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 664 g
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Practical guides; Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Camping, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Carving, Decorative wood & metalwork, SPORTS & RECREATION / Camping, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Nature Crafts, Camping & woodcraft, Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts, Rural crafts, Carving & modelling, moulding & casting, Carving and modelling, moulding and casting