The new book by Mike Abbot on green wooden carpentry

His two previous books ("Green Woodwork 'and' Living wood") explained its route, provided details cleavage techniques, shaping, turning, assembly of the green tree, and gave the plan and embodiment not only of objects Windsor chairs) but also simple and efficient machines like the tower pole (pole lathe) or chairmaker bench (shave horse) used to achieve them.

This book reflects the evolution of tools and teaching of the author and is intended to facilitate access technical green wood for amateurs and beginners more and more that interest them.
We find the mark of the author, combining precision, clarity, and simplicity, justifying its choice, but still very convenient, illustrating his comments with photos or many diagrams and demonstrative.
The book leaves out the pole lathe and the Windsor chair, not accessible to an isolated beginner. It focuses on simple projects but good standard, including many traditional chairs with woven seat, including rocking chairs. It includes a bibliography and useful addresses.

The most striking quality of Abbott, aside from being a great teacher and defender of the tradition of craftsmanship and the environment is to be someone in a pragmatic and evolutionary. It cedes nothing on the bottom: the realized objects are functional, beautiful, strong and durable. But he knows recourrir to modern tools if they are simple and clever as the tool to post Veritas (tenon cutter), to invent new ones (like its "push knive" or its mini-Coulter) or to recourrir the cordless drill and modern materials for non-essential things. Well-established convertible bench which he gives the plan is feasible by a beginner with rafters and cheap plywood with four tools including a cordless screwdriver.

This is a remarkable book about a long forgotten but carpentry in full revival, which pleases because it is simple, useful, fun, safe, practicable outdoors without expensive equipment by women public, youth, children) not concerned by classical joinery (a hobby expensive, noisy and dangerous, especially practiced by old male frowning by the loss of a few fingers)