Category Archives: green woodworking

Tree Branch Holdfasts

Posted on June 19, 2017 by

As I’ve mentioned  before, I use holdfasts a lot.  A few weeks ago, I started wondering about the possibility of wooden holdfasts, and I think I will experiment more with making some from two pieces of wood joined with a … Continue reading →

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Finding Follansbee

Posted on April 26, 2017 by

Several years ago, as I walked around Plimoth Plantation with Peter Follansbee and his peanut butter and jelly sandwich (it was his lunch break), I realized this was not your average dude.  I had been blown away by the work and … Continue reading →

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Making Things from Trees

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

  Not long ago, this book arrived in the mail, an unexpected and thoughtful gift from a friend.  In it, Robert Penn writes of his experience of felling one ash tree in Herefordshire and having as many things made from … Continue reading →

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Getting Started

Posted on April 8, 2017 by

For those interested in starting to carve bowls and spoons from green wood, the unfamiliarity and variety of the tools can be a little intimidating and confusing, especially when they see the large kits built up over many years by … Continue reading →

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The Ongoing Journey of Drew and Louise Langsner

Posted on March 5, 2017 by

There was a time when I didn’t know an adze from a hoe in the ground, then I found Drew Langsner.  Here was a guy who could make anything from a tree, and explain the process in writing so that even … Continue reading →

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Greenwood Fest 2017

Posted on December 23, 2016 by

Greenwood Fest 2017 promises to be even better than last year’s inaugural event.  Paula and Peter have things all set up on a snazzy new website, Peter has been highlighting the instructors on his blog, and truckloads of coffee are … Continue reading →

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Shrink Pots with Roy and Peter

Posted on December 17, 2016 by

Now here is TV worth watching…two of my heroes making shrink pots.  I checked, and apparently The Woodwright’s Shop is not number one in the TV ratings — a mystery that may help explain my difficulty relating to the wider world!  Well, it’s … Continue reading →

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