Make a Chair from a Tree DVD by Jennie Alexander.
This DVD that takes you through all the stages of making a light and beautiful yet rugged traditional chair.
How to split and shape greenwood oak into posts, rungs and slats is clearly demonstrated.
This is probably the best description of the shrinking and swelling characteristics of wood and interlocking rungs typical of traditional chair making.
John (Jennie) Alexander was one of American's best known green woodworkers. In fact, he was the first to coin the expression 'green woodworking' many years ago.
He was an inspiring source of reference for most early green woodworkers such as Mike Abbott in the UK.
Make a Chair from a Tree is made in the USA but playable in all regions.
Play time 2 hours.
Also see the third edition of Make a Chair from a Tree. An absolute seminal text and a must read if you are serious about green woodworking.