Fifty Things to Do with a Stick

The next title in Pavilion''s best-selling outdoor adventure series, 50 Things to Do with a Stick will introduce you to the joy of making something out of almost nothing. With a few gathered twigs and sticks, start with simple ideas such as making plant markers or tent pegs and work up to constructing a lantern or woven basket. Working with wood is common to nearly every culture - it''s nature''s most adaptable raw material, malleable yet strong, and biodegradable. Until the 1960s woodworking was taught widely in schools, but since then has been in decline, robbing generations of the satisfaction of making useful things by hand. Richard Skrein begins by guiding you in choosing sticks and tools. Four chapters with evocative illustrations take you step by step through projects to use at home; to make music and decorative objects with; to play with; and to use out and about - the perfect accompaniments to a camping trip (2020 and 2021 saw unprecedented campsite bookings in the UK, and this trend is set to continue). This is the perfect book for anyone wishing to be more self-sufficient. Find your inner explorer with these battery-free, no-emission ideas! Chapters include: Home Sticks: cutlery, coat hooks, brooms, candlesticks Stick Craft: jewellery, weaving, mobiles, picture frames Stick Play: catapults, musical sticks, magic wands, story sticks Camp Sticks: lanterns, ladders, stools, stick bread! Word count: 15,000 words

Product details

• Authors: Richard Skrein
• Publisher: Pavilion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2022
• EAN: 9781911682561
• ISBN: 978-1-911682-56-1
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 192 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Creative design; SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills, Walking, hiking, trekking, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Woodwork, NATURE / Plants / Trees, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Nature Crafts, mixed forest, Home & house maintenance, The countryside, country life: general interest, Gift books, Outdoor survival skills, Complementary therapies, healing & health, Trees, wildflowers & plants, Trees, wildflowers & plants: general interest, Forests, rainforests, The countryside, country life, Rural crafts, Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Nature therapy, Outdoor & recreational areas: design & maintenance, National parks & nature reserves: general interest