Woodwork (7 posts)

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Green Woodworking with Mike Abbott

Posted on June 22, 2009

Since starting my beginner's cabinet-making course, I've been intrigued by the differences between modern woodworking techniques and the more traditional methods such as Green Woodworking (like chair

Making a peening bench

Posted on March 19, 2011

My scythe needs some TLC due to the massive ding I managed to put in the blade when clearing out some brambles late last year and hitting a privet hedge's stump. Ouch. I was already aware that using a

Making a shonky bench

Posted on March 23, 2011

Here's a quick photo diary of me making a shonky bench for the garden.  Firstly I selected a suitable piece of slabwood. Currently I've only softwood but I chose the chunkiest bit that I have. I cut

Rustic chair

Posted on June 11, 2012

We recently visited Woodfest Wales. It was more Forestry than Woodcraft but still had lots of stalls selling handmade furniture as well as a huge 2nd hand tool area (I had to keep my wallet firmly in

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