Traditional Woodland Crafts
$34.97
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
13 April 2023
Summary
A brand new edition of a Batsford classic, rephotographed and redesigned for a new generation of woodspeople, this fascinating book is a practical guide to traditional coppicing and woodmanship, including the all-important conservation of ancient woodlands.
It explores the varieties of trees that can be coppiced, from ash, traditionally used for tool handles, to chestnut for making perfect fences, and goes on to outline how to manage woodland, when to harvest, the best tools to use, a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849947466 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849947465 |
| Author: | Ray Tabor |
| Publisher: | Batsford |
| Imprint: | Batsford |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 13 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 896g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 199mm x 258mm |
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Critics Review
‘Tabor is to be congratulated on making it easier to start using green wood that other books seem to make out.’Andy HancockGreen Woodworker
Ray Tabor
Ray Tabor worked for much of his life in a woodland nature reserve in Suffolk, producing and selling traditional products, and chaired the conservation activities of the largest Wildlife Trust in the UK. He led courses in woodland crafts and management and wrote regularly on crafts, tools and woodland conservation, including Green Woodworking Pattern Book for Batsford.
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