The Green Wood Companion woodland skills the anatomy of an axe

the anatomy of an axe

resilience and survival

but full of hope—and very hard to put down

If you want to know the right wood to use for a spoon or a divining rod

The Green Wood Companion woodland skills the anatomy of an axeWinner of the Woodland Award for the Best Woodland Book of the Year In 1998 the author Barry Mays walked out of his well paid, comfortable life in London to move to Cornwall and set up as a self taught craftsman, working with living wood. Fifteen years of learning and discovery later, he wrote this book to share his knowledge of British woodlands and the wonders they contain. The Green Wood Companion a great collection of revealing articles, pictures