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Category Archives: green woodworking
Contemporary Greenwood Exhibition
Back at the beginning of September, I mentioned a couple upcoming exhibitions in this post. Now, one has wrapped up (I think) and the other is still in full swing. Many of the items on display at the Contemporary … Continue reading
Posted in events, green woodworking, Uncategorized
Tagged Contemporary Greenwood exhibition, Messler Gallery
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2019 Sundqvist/Coperthwaite Sloyd Fellowship
Anyone who has met Masashi Kutsuwa would understand the big smile that appeared on my face when, at Täljfest, Peter Lamb announced that he had been awarded the 2019 Wille Sundqvist and Bill Coperthwaite Slöjd Fellowship. I had the pleasure … Continue reading
Posted in events, green woodworking, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged Masashi Kutsuwa, Mortise and Tenon Magazine
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Täljfest 2019
In my lectures at both Spoonfest and Täljfest, I referred to an excerpt from Mary Oliver’s poem Sometimes: Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. Astonishment comes easy at Sätergläntan, the traditional crafts school in … Continue reading
Posted in classes, events, green woodworking, historical reference, paint, shrink box, sketch, Uncategorized
Tagged Saterglantan, Taljfest
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Spoonfest 2019
I’m back from my first ever overseas adventure, and it was a thrilling and enriching one. The English countryside, London, Stockholm, and the Swedish countryside. Almost a week after my return, my head is still spinning with all I saw … Continue reading
Posted in classes, events, green woodworking, historical reference, teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged Edale, London, Peak District, Spoonfest
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Axe Sheath of Wood
At last month’s Plymouth CRAFT Spoon Day, I saw Oliver Pratt’s cool wooden axe sheath. It worked by pinning a wedge in place that secured the sheath. Oliver had seen the concept somewhere and had created his sheath by chopping … Continue reading
Posted in axe, green woodworking, layout, Lettering, patterns, Uncategorized
Tagged axe sheath, Wooden axe sheath, wooden sheath
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Playing With Cool Sticks
Green woodworking can imply more than just the general notion of working wood that is still relatively fresh with a high moisture content. Among other things, the term connotes the idea of working with nature, sensitively considering the unique attributes … Continue reading
Posted in bird bowls, bowls, cherry, figure, finding wood, green woodworking, Uncategorized
Tagged cherry bowl, goose bowl
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Thoreau and the Wooden Tray
Not long ago, a friend referred me to an unabridged entry in Henry David Thoreau’s journal. Here’s the first paragraph: October 19, 1858: Barrett’s apprentice, it seems, makes trays of black birch and of red maple, in a dark room … Continue reading
Posted in adze, axe, green woodworking, historical reference, quotes and excerpts, Uncategorized
Tagged Thoreau's Journals, Wooden serving board
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