Slingshots & Key Hooks: 15 Everyday Objects Made from Foraged and Gathered Wood (Fox Chapel Publishing) Step-by-Step Projects from Found Wood, plus Basic Woodworking Techniques & Wood Foraging Advice

by Geoffrey Fisher

Transform found wood into artfully designed crafts! With information on how to forage responsibly and suggestions on sources for the best wood to use, Geoffrey Fisher shows how the natural bounty of woodland can be used to stunning effect. Whether building a bee hotel or an insect house to help your garden's ecosystem thrive, crafting a slingshot, whistle, jump rope or cup and ball game to give away, or making a key hook or table brush to organize your home, the result of each will be entirely unique while also effortlessly stylish. Inside Slingshots & Key Hooks , all basic woodworking techniques are covered, plus Geoffrey also shows how best to prepare materials, including checking for disease, drying and stripping bark. Also provided is a detailed guide on your essential tool kit—what to have, how to handle your tools safely, and how to maintain everything to the highest standard—meaning anyone can pick up Slingshots & Key Hooks and dive straight into the world of Geoffrey's designs!

Genres: Woodwork

144 pages, Paperback

Published March 11, 2019

Reviews

[Gemma · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is truly a lovely book!
Such lovely projects for all the family to benefit from and help look out for suitable materials.

A great excuse to go looking for sticks! One of my kids favourite things to do.

I really love the hooks and the key fob, and the other projects too.
Any of them would make lovely gifts .

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All opinions are my own.

[Rubayet · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book and really liked it. useful instructions and new projects. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the arc

[Alicia Bayer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely adore this book. As a forager, nature lover and a homeschooling mother of five, this book on ways to use foraged (fallen) wood appeals to me on so many levels. It's absolutely delightful -- wonderful written with clear instructions and lots of photos. I'll be posting a detailed review with photos (and hopefully a finished project or two) on our family foraging/homesteading blog soon at http://magicalchildhood.com/life/.

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

It has been too long since I have come across a home and garden book that is unique in both the written part and the substance of the book. "Slingshots and Key Hooks" is refreshingly different. The author brings a fun approach to creating useful tools and games out of natural branches, without diminishing the professional quality of his products. The reader will learn so much while making something useful. You won't even need to go to a lumber yard! Just find the right branch in your own backyard.

[Gill · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a little gem. Not my usual craft at all, but I had inherited some tools, and decided to give it a go. I'm really getting into it and having so much fun. I love the fact that each piece of wood is a memory of a place.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC copy of this book.

[Denice Langley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book to teach anyone how to utilize what is around them. As a grandmother, I use it to teach my grandchildren about history and how to make the most of what is around us. We used slingshots growing up and my grandson has had a wonderful time using his. This would make an excellent gift for a father or grandfather.
The instructions are clear and the results pretty much guaranteed.

[Leyla Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how this book is so gently on the envioroment both in the the material salvage from nature and the tools used. the items made are very beautiful and useful, and very easy to make. There are pretty wooden plant markers, clothes hooks, skipping rope handles, whistle, cup and ball game as well as the slingshot.
These items are beautifully made, far better than shop bought plastic, and cost only time, once you have the simple tools.
For someone who would like something elegant for their homes, or those that are either starting out, or are experienced woodworkers, this is a must have book. Beautifully photographed with well shown instructions this book is a pleasure to read.