Slöjd is part of the self-sufficient household, how people survived before industrialization [...] For thousands of years, the knowledge of the material has deepened, and the use of the tools has evolved along with the understanding of how function, composition and form combine to make objects strong and useful.

                                     Jögge Sundqvist, Slöjd in Wood

At Woodsmith, we stock an extensive range of books on woodcraft that in varying degrees cover education, beauty, form and function. Very rarely, do we stock books that encompass all of those things so comprehensively. Slöjd in Wood is a guide that champions creating with hand tools and the natural materials around you. Start with crafting an unassuming butter knife and gradually explore more complex projects and skills, such as bowls and chip carving. Beyond teaching the craft itself, Sundqvist imparts the wisdom to use tools safely and finishing and painting your work in the slöjd tradition. This English rendition of Jögge's original Swedish publication by Lost Art Press is an earnest homage to the very essence of slöjd, inviting you to see the potential in the natural materials around you. The book itself is of exceptional quality, with thick paper and bright colours - its an absolute joy to read. In the end, you will look up into the branches of the trees around your home and see the things you need. A must have for any aspiring slöjd-er!

You can download an excerpt from the book here - or watch how a Lost Art Press book is made here! 

About Lost Art Press:

Lost Art Press LLC was founded in 2007 by two enthusiastic woodworkers, John Hoffman and Christopher Schwarz, while attending a Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Open House in Warren, Maine. The company started with a question: What happened to all the great woodworking books that used to be published? The books that changed the course of the craft and people’s lives? The books that explored our ever-diminishing link to the handwork of previous centuries? Flash forward to today, Lost Art Press ships about 60,000 books a year, which makes them still a tiny publisher in the grand scheme of things, but allows important, valuable texts to be produced, fairly and equitably for generations to come. As a family business ourselves, we absolutely love the principles and foundations that Lost Art Press is built upon, and proudly stock a large range of their books.