Resources

Like many green woodworkers, I have taught myself most of what I know – that is to say, I have learned from countless others by way of books and videos (both contemporary and historical). Below is an incomplete list of books, videos, and other green woodworking resources I have learned from.

 

Books*:

*Some of these books are no longer in print, but can be found used. Biblio.com is a great place to get used books from independent sellers that is not affiliated with amazon evil.

*All these books are packed with information, a combination of visual and the written word. If you need somewhere to start, indispensible tomes for me that I continually refer to are Sean Hellman’s Sharp and Woodland Vices, Danielle Rose Byrd’s The Handcarved Bowl, and Wille Sundvist’s Swedish Carving Techniques

  • Swedish Carving Techniques, Wille Sundvist

  • The Handcarved Bowl, Danielle rose byrd

  • Shaving Horses Lap Shaves and other Woodland vices, sean hellman

  • Sharp, sean hellman

  • Make a chair from a tree, Jennie Alexander (LAP)

  • Make a joint stool from a tree, J. Alexander and P Follansbee (LAP)

  • The Encyclopedia of Green Woodworking, Ray Tabor

  • Woodcraft, Barn the Spoon

  • Woodland Craft, Ben Law

  • Woodland Workshop, Ben Law

  • The Forest Woodworker Sjors Van Der Meer and Job Suijker

  • Welsh Stick Chairs, John Brown (LAP or used originals, which can be pricey)

  • Ingenious Mechanicks, C Schwarz (LAP)

  • Carving and Whittling: the Swedish Style

  • Kuksa, Paul Adamson (direct from paul)

  • The Anarchist’s Design Book, Christopher Schwarz (LAP)

  • The Stick Chair Book, C Schwarz (LAP)

  • The Craftsman in America

  • The Welsh Stick Chair, Tim and Betsan Bowen (LAP — wonderful book of photographs of antique welsh stick chairs)

  • The Complete and Practical book of Country Crafts Jack Hill

  • Tool Making for Woodworkers Larsen

  • Handmade, Drew Langsner

  • Country Craft Tools

  • Spoon Carving, E.J. Osborne

  • Woodworking in Estonia, Viires (LAP)

  • Joiner’s Work, Peter Follansbee (LAP)

  • Green woodworking, Drew Langsner

  • Good Work, Christopher Williams (LAP)

  • Spoon by Barn the spoon

  • Country Workshops, Drew Langsner

  • Slojd in Wood, Jogge Sundvist (LAP)

  • With the Grain: A craftssman’s Guide to understanding wood, Becksvoort (LAP)

Tree identification:

  • Trees, Grimm (North American trees)  

Videos*:

*this list could be endless… here is a start.

My favorite documentary, which started me on my green woodworking journey…

Happy People