A must-read for anyone with an adventurous spirit, a yen to whittle and chop, and a desire to get out into nature and play with sticks! These 50 achievable ideas for making and playing with sticks - all with beautiful step-by-step illustrations - make a great gift.
The next title in Pavilion's best-selling outdoor adventure series, Fifty Things to Do with a Stick will introduce you to the joy of making something out of almost nothing. With a few gathered twigs and sticks, start with simple ideas such as making plant markers or tent pegs and work up to constructing a lantern or woven basket.
Working with wood is common to nearly every culture - it's nature's most adaptable raw material, malleable yet strong, and biodegradable. Until the 1960s woodworking was taught widely in schools, but since then has been in decline, robbing generations of the satisfaction of making useful things by hand. Richard Skrein begins by guiding you in choosing sticks and tools. Four chapters with evocative illustrations take you step by step through projects to use at home; to make music and decorative objects with; to play with; and to use out and about - the perfect accompaniments to a camping trip (2020 and 2021 saw unprecedented campsite bookings in the UK, and this trend is set to continue).
This is the perfect book for anyone wishing to be more self-sufficient. Find your inner explorer with these battery-free, no-emission ideas!
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ISBN: | 9781911682561 |
Publication date: | 10th November 2022 |
Author: | Richard Skrein |
Illustrator: | Maria Nilsson |
Publisher: | Pavilion an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 144 pages |
Genres: |
Rural crafts Mixed forest Wildlife: butterflies, other insects and spiders: general interest Nature therapy The countryside, country life: general interest National parks and nature reserves: general interest Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest The Earth: natural history: general interest Gift Books Walking, hiking, trekking Outdoor survival skills Outdoor and recreational areas: design and maintenance |