Book 'Frisches Holz'

Publication year: 2022
Format: 21 x 28 cm
Author: Sjors van der Meer, Job Suijker
Pages: 184

Working with green, or fresh, wood is an old rural tradition that is being rediscovered today. The basic idea is to work with the wood and nature, not against it. Some of the tools needed are also made from wood, such as a planing horse, wooden hammer, sawhorse and axe handles. Sjors van der Meer and Job Suijker explain how to do this in their book "Fresh Wood" in a fresh and good-humored way. They show how to harvest and handle fresh wood: splitting, cutting, shaping. Once you have learned these prerequisites, you can get down to making: carving various stools, a bench, shingles, spoons and other things, and even a chair. An exciting and motivating impulse for a natural, simple and fascinating way of woodworking.

A reading sample in German can be found below.