Wood & Bamboo
A Woodworking Bench
This technical brief shows how a woodwoking bench with vice can be made without the use of steel compenents.
Practical Action, 1997, last updated January 2006, 5 pages
This technical brief shows how a woodwoking bench with vice can be made without the use of steel compenents.
Practical Action, 1997, last updated January 2006, 5 pages
Bamboo Preservation
There are a number of approaches to preserving bamboo. This extract from Building With Bamboo looks at some of these approaches.
Dr. Jules A. Janssen for Practical Action Publishing, 1995. 5 pages
There are a number of approaches to preserving bamboo. This extract from Building With Bamboo looks at some of these approaches.
Dr. Jules A. Janssen for Practical Action Publishing, 1995. 5 pages
How to make a jack plane
How to make a jack plane using simple tools.
Aaron Moore for The Appropriate Technology Magazine, 1997, 10 pages
How to make a jack plane using simple tools.
Aaron Moore for The Appropriate Technology Magazine, 1997, 10 pages
Non-poisonous Timber Protection
This Technical Brief outlines the means of protecting timber including proper felling and seasoning and by good construction practices.
Rod Shaw for The Appropriate Technology Magazine, March 1992, 6 pages
This Technical Brief outlines the means of protecting timber including proper felling and seasoning and by good construction practices.
Rod Shaw for The Appropriate Technology Magazine, March 1992, 6 pages
Oil-soaked Wood Bearings
The purpose of this Technical Brief is to provide some background information for both constructors and designers who wish to use wood bearings.
Practical Action, last modified: Feb 2003, 6 pages.
The purpose of this Technical Brief is to provide some background information for both constructors and designers who wish to use wood bearings.
Practical Action, last modified: Feb 2003, 6 pages.
Woodworking: a small-scale business
Running a successful woodworking enterprise is dependant on many factors, some of which are covered in this Technical Brief.
Neil Noble for Practical Action, 2008, 5 pages.
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