Woodworking By Hand: Richard Proenneke

Thursday, 15 March 2012

Richard Proenneke

Richard Proenneke Using only hand tools to build his life in the Alaskan Wilderness.

I just had to share this video, it's got everything from log cabin building, to furniture making and even some spoon carving - and all with only very basic hand tools. Amazing!...

Two other films about this remarkable man are also available to view.

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About Me

Having just (07/2011) returned back to the U.K. to 'settle down' after a few years sailing around Europe and in the Caribbean, I now find myself in an ideal position to take up woodworking as a hobby.

Not being a previous home owner or DIY fanatic my current level of woodwork experience is practically zero. However, being a wooden boat owner, I have been recently required to make the odd small repair.

I 'inherited' a small number of tools that came with the boat and I also purchased a very small number of woodwork specific tools myself for maintaining the boat. All these tools are hand tools with a view to being able to make repairs anywhere in the world possibly at sea without electricity.

Now I have a permanent base to work from it's time to learn some proper skills and maybe even make something!