Green Wood Carving: How to Make Beautiful Objects from Unseasoned Wood - Hardcover

by Harald Lamon (Author)

More than just a 'how-to' book, the author's passion for wood carving as a sustainable craft and his connection to wood and nature shines through on every page.

Green Wood Carving includes fascinating information about wood, how it grows, how to use it, and what makes it unique. It also explains the main carving tools, their uses, and how to care for them.

Detailed step-by-step instructions explain each of the nine projects in words, photographs, and drawings. Projects included in the book:

• Coat hooks


• Candlesticks


• Spoons and mugs


• A bag clip


• A pot hanger


• Forest pencils and spoons


• Shrink pots

And much more!

Author Biography

Harald Lamon lives in the Flemish city of Bruges. He once studied psychology and management, but he eventually turned his passion for wood into his profession. Harald rolled through bushcraft into spoon carving and discovered green woodworking. He took lessons from other master (spoon) carvers, started the Lepelhuis (spoonhouse) and the Lepelbos (spoonwoodlands) and also runs the Bruges Lepelclub (spoonclub). Harald is now a master himself and he guides students in a master-apprenticeship program. Harald likes to share his knowledge about and passion for wood.