First published in 2002,Living Woodis both a practical manual and an inspirational guide, updating much of the information included in Mike’s best-selling bookGreen Woodwork.

Living Woodcovers:

Becoming a green woodworke–Mike’s story, from playing in the woodlands to owning a share in a woodland in Herefordshire

Buying, managing, and harvesting a woodland;

Developing woodland facilities, including tracks, steps, huts, a barn, a kitchen, and a compost toilet

Setting up a woodland workshop–plans for a shelter and updated designs for a shaving horse, a pole lathe, and other green wood-working tools and devices

Making ladder-back chairs, including cleaving, steam-bending, and techniques for ultra-tight joints without glue

Seating chairs with bark and with cord

A comprehensive list of suppliers, woodland organizations, and books

Now in its fourth edition,Living Woodincludes a selection of photographs of Mikes latest workshop at Brookhouse Wood.