Coppicing & Coppice Crafts

Topics covered in Coppicing and Coppice Crafts:Discusses how to find a suitable wood and the pitfalls involvedCovers all the equipment, tools and resources that you will need, together with health and safety issuesClearly examines tax issues, the law and what you can and cannot doAnalyses in detail all aspects of coppice management includingpests and diseases, and how to plant a new coppiceExamines the flora and fauna of the coppice and how it should be managedPays particular attention to hazel coppiceConsiders a wide range of coppice woods and crafts and how the products are madeDiscusses wood as a fuel, including charcoal-making, the best types of wood to burn, wood-fired boilers, woodchips, pellets, kindling, logs and much moreIncludes a useful glossary, bibliography and list of addresses