Slöjda i trä, Jögge Sundqvist (book, Swedish)

Slöjda i trä (Carving in Wood) by Jögge Sundqvist is an inspiring basic book on how to carve simple, functional and fun wooden objects with knife and axe. You learn to make spoons, bowls, butter knives, cake servers, hangers, knobs, cutting boards and stools, among other things.

The book covers the tools you need, how to choose the right material and which woods and techniques suit different objects best. It contains everything you need to know about splitting, drying, carving, sharpening, pattern cutting, painting and finishing, and a detailed glossary explaining all technical terms.

Slöjda i trä has become something of a modern classic and was first published in 2002. This edition has been completely revised.

Jögge Sundqvist is a professional craftsman working in green and dry wood with hand tools in a long tradition, making painted stools, chairs, knives, cabinets, spoons and troughs. He is strongly influenced by the Swedish self-sufficiency crafts and folk art of the 17th and 18th centuries and has held exhibitions and workshops in Scandinavia, Europe and the USA since 1985. Photos by Jostein Skeidsvoll.

In Swedish.