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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 620.12 EAN: 9780061373565 ISBN: 0061373567 Label: Collins Manufacturer: Collins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 432 Publication Date: September 01, 2008 Publisher: Collins Release Date: August 26, 2008 Studio: Collins Sales Rank: 7550 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: In a world without wood, we might not be here at all. Without wood, we wouldn't have had the fire, heat, and shelter that allowed us to expand into the colder regions of the planet. If civilization somehow did develop, our daily lives still would be vastly different: there would be no violins, baseball bats, chopsticks, or wine corks. The book you are now holding wouldn't exist. At the same time, many of us are removed from the world where wood is shaped and celebrated every day. That world is inhabited by a unique assortment of eccentric craftsmen and passionate enthusiasts who have created some of the world's most beloved musical instruments, feared weapons, dazzling architecture, sacred relics, and bizarre forms of transportation. In A Splintered History of Wood, Spike Carlsen has uncovered the most outlandish characters and examples, from world-champion chainsaw carvers to blind woodworkers, the Miraculous Staircase to the Lindbergh kidnapping case, and many more, in a passionate and personal exploration of nature's greatest gift. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Readable, entertaining and informativeSpike Carlsen's "A Splintered History of Wood" is a book you will not easily put down. With a full set of notes, photographs, resources, a bibliography and complete index, it is a very well researched book that every woodworker or in fact anyone, should read. On top of all that, it's funny, informative and very readable. From 50 thousand year old wood to belt sander races, tools, wood in sports, wood in war and much more, Carlsen hits the high points, tells us interesting things about ... Read More Rating: - A Splintered History of WoodI read "A Splintered History of Wood" by Spike Carlsen from cover to cove without taking time to put it down. This book was written by someone who has taken the time to put his hands on wood and appreciate the strong roots that support all trees. Funny, serious and full of amazing facts this is a must read for every woodworker and those who wish they were woodworkers. Rating: - A delightful readSpike Carlsen has taken a pedestrian subject -- dare I say a wooden subject -- and breathed life into it. From his fascinating study of tree mechanics, to the short but compelling essays about folks whose lives have been changed by wood, he uses the English language as a master woodworker uses a lathe, carving out a book that is rich with intricate detail, twists and turns. It's humorous without being snarky, and filled with astute observations of the human condition. Rating: - Great read!This is a fabulous "fill-in" book. It fills in when you just have a few minutes to read at a time, like during the week for me. But I don't mean that negatively. You can start and finish however many little interesting stories you can cram in within the time allotted. I happen to be a carpenter and woodworker but nearly every tidbit in here was still new and interesting to me. (Well, at least with the exception of what framing lumber dimensions actually are). I'm kind of a minutiae nut and if you're ... Read More Rating: - Who knew?!?Spike Carlsen took a topic that could have been as exciting as, well watching wood grow, carved it into a well written story, with lots of humor and tales of how us humans---our very society itself---would not, could not be the same as it is today without this precious resource. This book, and the folks in it (and their unique personalities), and the woods themselves (each exotic specimen having its own incomparable story) is written with the same reverence an author would bring to a well researched ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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