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.
Spoonclub uk (Barn the spoon) is an excellent spoon carving resource — a yearly annual membership to have access of all videos (https://www.spoonclub.co.uk )
Wille Sundqvist carves a spoon at Country Workshops - 1982
Carved Bowls with Bengt Lindstrom, a Country Workshops video
Olive harvesting ladder, spain 1994:
Traditional Cooper - George Smithwick - History and how to make a wooden bucket
Swiss Cooperage with Ruedi Kohler - Country Workshops
El Cucharero (the spooncarver, spain, 1994)
German Rakemaker, Die Rechenmacher
Moroccan Spoon Carving in Marrakech
Spoon Making in Romania, Stuart King
The Last Shovel Maker (1974)
Cesar’s Bark Canoe (1971)
Greenwood Chests in 1955 Hungary, Stollentruhe
Yup'ik Traditions: Qantaq (Bentwood Bowl)
The Pirogue Maker (1949) (pirogue is a kind of boat)
Alex Stewart, Cooper (1973)
How to Make an Umbrella, Burma (pole lathe turning)
1956 Denmark Spooncarver
Traditional Crafts of Norway: Wooden Ski Making
Wood Tools (sharpening videos)
My favorite documentary, which started me on my green woodworking journey…
Happy People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhPIK-oBvA (Spring part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIdHG9zyrtE (summer part 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnAF_amhups&t=1500s (autumn part 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjCs8qi3R0U&t=4s (winter part 4)