Green Wood Carving

Green Wood Carving

How to Make Beautiful Objects from Unseasoned Wood

Lamon, Harald

GMC Publications

09/2024

216

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9781784946906

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Foreword by Lee Stoffer 8



01 - Once upon a time... 11



02 - Wood in a nutshell 27

As old as mankind 28

Green wood carving, a craft 31

Anatomy of wood 33

Recognize and apply characteristics of wood species 37

Wood and water 44

Wood and fungi 47

Where to find wood? 50



03 - Chop, cut, saw 53

The carving axe 54

The wood carving knife 65

The (pull) saw 78



04 - From tree to table 85

Going with the grain 86

Wood 89

Coat hook 91

Bag clip 96

Candlestick 98

Pot hanger 100

Forest pencil 103



05 - Big spoon, little spoon 107

Spoon carving 108

From branch to spoon in 4 phases 110

Spoon knife and bowl carving 123

Faceting and rounding 130



06 - The cosiness of a kuksa 133

Your handmade wooden mug 134

The wood 135

From trunk to kuksa in 7 steps 135

The basics of hollowing out 140



07 - The magic of a shrink pot 149

On almost every pot fits a lid 150

The wood 151

From branch to pot in 8 steps 152

Other types of lids 162



08 - The final touch 165

Finishing and decoration 166

To sand or not to sand, that is the question 167

Decorative finishing techniques 171



09 - Swiftly smart sharpening 179

Theory, practice and lots of practising 180

Why sharpen? 181

What is sharpening? 181

Metal? 181

What is sharp? 182

Types of bevels 185

Stages of sharpening 187

Grinding materials 190

Grinding movements 192

Sharpening of axe, knife and spoon knife 193



10 - Wood carving is good for us 201

The core of craftsmanship is freedom 202

I've never done it before... 203

Carving together 206

Virtuous craftsmanship 209

Sustainable craft 212



Bibliography 213

Afterword by Lynn Dedeyne 214
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