The Soul of a Tree

Author: George Nakashima
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1568363958
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
On a farmlike compound near New Hope, Pennsylvania, George Nakashima, his family, and fellow wood-workers create exquisite furniture from richly grained, rare timber. Tables, desks, chairs, and cabinets from this simple workshop grace the homes and mansions and executive boardrooms of people who prize such excellence. In this lavishly illustrated volume, George Nakashima allows us in intimate look at his artistry, his philosophy, his life. It is the portrait of an artisan who strives to find the ideal use for each plank in order to "create an object of utility to man and, if nature smiles, an object of lasting beauty." The author's search for the meaning of life took him as a young man to Paris, Tokyo, and Pondicherry, India. In India, he found the inner peace for which he had been searching and began to find ways to work with timber. He writes movingly about the grandeur of ancient trees and stunning figured woods and explains how he selects and prepares his materials. Above all, he impresses us with his devotion to discovering the inherent beauty of wood so that noble trees might have a second life as furniture. The Soul of a Tree looks at the world through the eyes of an artist and evokes the joy of living in harmony with nature.

Nature Form & Spirit

Author: Mira Nakashima
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9780810945364
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
A richly illustrated retrospective of the life and work of noted furniture designer Geoge Nakashima examines the original furniture creations of the acclaimed artist, his influence on contemporary design, his work as an architect, and his remarkable craftsmanship and emphasis on the organic use of the natural lines and grain of wood.

Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima

Author: Tina Skinner
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764332029
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Tour the private homes of three of the most esteemed wood artist/craftsmen of the modern era.

Furniture with Soul

Author: David Savage
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 4770031211
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In Furniture with Soul, author David Savage explores the philosophies, careers, and pivotal moments of struggle and inspiration for today’s most talented and influential woodworkers. He traveled throughout the U.S. and Britain to interview these renowned artists, including John Makepeace, John Cederquist, Jack Larimore, Judy Kensley McKie, Michael Hurwitz, Tom Hucker, Rupert Williamson, Gary Knox Bennett, and Peter Danko. With a telling eye and refreshing intimacy, he reveals their thinking, creative processes, and rise to prominence. He takes the reader into their workshops and their hearts. Savage seeks to illuminate the soul of the artists’ work, and the influences and experiences that shaped them.

Woodworker

Author: Sam Maloof
Publisher:
ISBN: 9784770014108
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1060

Book Description

The Village Carpenter

Author: Walter Rose
Publisher: Linden Publishing
ISBN: 1610351886
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
First published in 1937, this woodworking classic reveals a fascinating look into the social structure of a 19th-century English town and a carpenter's place in it. Encapsulating a time prior to power tools and mass production, when woodworkers made virtually everything, Walter Rose writes eloquently on a number of topics, including running a country business; the carpenter's shop; working on a farm, new home, and windmill; undertaking; and furniture repairs. Manifesting the importance of skill and the attitudes of the craftsman to his tools and work, this book will be of great interest to any carpenter or woodworker with an appreciation for the history of their craft.

The Ogallala Road

Author: Julene Bair
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143127071
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
A memoir of love and reckoning. A story of love, family, and the fight to keep the great plains from running dry. Julene Bair has inherited part of a farming empire and fallen in love with a rancher from Kansas's beautiful Smoky Valley. She means to create a family, provide her son with the father he longs for, and preserve the Bair farm for the next generation, honoring her own father's wish and commandment, 'Hang on to your land!' But part of her legacy is a share of the ecological harm the Bair Farm has done: each growing season her family--like other irrigators--pumps over two hundred million gallons out of the Ogallala aquifer. The rapidly disappearing aquifer is the sole source of water on the vast western plains, and her family's role in its depletion haunts her. As traditional ways of life collide with industrial realities, Bair must dramatically change course.

Woodworker's Guide to Furniture Design

Author: Garth Graves
Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC (F&w Media)
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
Written by a woodworker for fellow woodworkers, this book will teach how to get great designs out of readers' heads and into working drawings. They will create original furniture that is strong, attractive, and well-proportioned. Includes information on how to develop a design philosophy; how to apply standards of size, shape and style; how to select the proper materials and tools; and more.

Understanding Wood

Author: R. Bruce Hoadley
Publisher: Taunton
ISBN: 9780918804051
Category : Timber
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
Inn this essential reference for woodworkers, the author explains everything from how trees grow to getting a sharp edge. Includes examples of problems and their solutions to help woodworkers through their own projects. Full-color photos and b&w illustrations.

Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking

Author: Tage Frid
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781561588268
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Individual volumes have distinctive subtitles.