Wood and Bristle: Woodwork and Brushmaking Projects for Everyday Living

Give your home a handmade touch with small, sustainable wood and brushwork projects you can make in an afternoon. Brushmaking tutorials, an ancient wood-scorching technique, and a series of small, approachable turning projects you can make with hardwood scraps-find these and more in woodworker and instructor Sophia Elouise's landmark guide to traditional crafts made new. The book includes: . guides to using foundational woodworking tools such as the pull saw, hand plane, and lathe; . techniques such as brush binding and sho sugi ban (yakisugi), or wood scorching (a finishing technique that doubles as an impactful coloring method); . eight illustrated step-by-step projects for coasters, candleholder, bowl, bud vases, chopping board, wooden utensils, hand broom, and handled brush; and . discussions on design methods, sustainability, natural materials, and troubleshooting, plus a handy glossary. Beginner-to-intermediate woodworkers, brushmakers, and anyone looking to create a more sustainable, thoughtfully curated home will find this book a valuable resource to build their skills and create something practical and beautiful in the process. AUTHOR: Sophia Elouise is a professional woodworker, small-business owner, and handiwork instructor based in York, England. Her design process involves pairing utilitarian design with sustainably sourced materials, using low-resource, biodegradable fibers and wood that would otherwise go to waste. www.function-and-form.com SELLING POINTS: . SUSTAINABILITY FOCUS: Speaks to a growing focus on responsible sourcing and natural, wallet-friendly materials. Since the projects are all a small, manageable size, many of them are intended to be made from locally sourced offcuts and finished with natural oils (such as tung or linseed). . BEGINNER-FRIENDLY: 7 accessible projects and 6 foundational techniques, accompanied by high-quality color photographs. . TRADITION MADE NEW: The author covers traditional techniques, such as brush binding, wood charring (sho sugi ban), and woodturning, but gives them a modern spin through projects that appeal aesthetically to today's makers. 150 colour photos and illustrations