In my country Germany, birch besom binding is a winter job. Besoms are a kind of broom made from bound twigs around a handle. The birch trees have lost their leaves so it’s not hard work removing them. But, in early spring when you walk through a woodland where woodworkers felled some birch trees in…
Month: April 2017
How do you sharpen your tools?
Whether it’s your favourite carving knife or your long-neglected splitting wedges, we all have to keep our tools sharp. It’s one of the more varied set of techniques in green woodworking, and it causes much discussion. New carvers often overlook the practice and kit when setting out. Many carvers favour slow-spinning, water-cooled stone machines like…
Green woodworker Chris Allen
Hi, can you tell me who you are and what you do? My name’s Chris and I live in the south of England in a beautiful chalk landscape steeped in modern and ancient history. I used to be an IT manager and ride a desk, but it ended up riding me. So now I bother…