Mark Harrell of Mad Axe Saws will be showing how to tension a back saw to straighten the toothline in the first issue of Quercus.

At Westonbirt we met Paul Hayden and his travelling journeymen

This illustrated manual, now unpublished, was written by Aaron Moore for the Intermediate Technology Development Group, founded by the late Dr EF Schumacher, himself author of Small is Beautiful. These are two of our favourite magazines, and their importance for anyone working wood by hand will be discussed in the first issue of Quercus Magazine in 2020.