Living with Wood

Author: Seri C. Robinson
Publisher: Schiffer + ORM
ISBN: 150730336X
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 293

Book Description
Easy-to-follow guide to the science behind wood and its use as a material Advice and tips for maintaining wood in the home makes it perfect for parents, every-day individuals, and all wood enthusiasts A broad range of wood topics provided by expert woodturner and professor Dr. Seri Robinson

The Living Wood

Author: Louis De Wohl
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian women saints
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
The author reconstructs the atmosphere of fourth-century Rome in this story of intrigue, romance, and power politics revolving around Helena, mother of Constantine, the first Christian emperor.

Living in Wood

Author: Chris van Uffelen
Publisher: Braun Publishing AG
ISBN: 9783037682180
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Revealing the fascinating breath of both the architectural and the interior design possibilities inherent in this material from across the globe.

The Living Wood

Author: Louis De Wohl
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1681495198
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 380

Book Description
The renowned novelist De Wohl, with his usual crisp language and descriptive narrative, as well as irony and humor, presents the colorful and tumultuous times of the early Christian era in this story of intrigue, romance and power politics revolving around Helena, the devoted and saintly mother of Constantine, the first Christian emperor. This historical novel tells the story of the quest for the True Cross through fifty years of the most exciting events in Roman and Christian history. The narrative begins when the Tribune Constantius, a Roman officer stationed in Britain, meets and wins Helena, only daughter of the mystical and oracular King Coel of Britain. Through the course of their early lives together, and during their ten-year separation when Constantius returns to Britian as a conquering Caesar and Helena has become a rejected wife, devoted mother, and militant Christian, there is a sure and convincing portrayal of character growth and personal conflict. Helena's fierce determination to raise Constantine as a warrior son and her gradual discovery and dramatic acceptance of Christianity prepare her for the final miracle of her life discovery of the True Cross, the Living Wood on Calvary. The Living Wood is a chapter from the turbulent half-forgotten pages of early Christian history and legend in which the religious conflicts and problems are handled with moving simplicity. It is also an action-packed novel of those times-with a lesson for us today-that captures with equal skill and tumult and the shouting of the battlefield and the devious plots and counter-plots of the court.

Living Wood

Author: Mike Abbott
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780954234560
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
First published in 2002, Living Wood is both a practical manual and an inspirational guide, updating much of the information included in Mike's best-selling book Green Woodwork. Living Wood covers: • Becoming a green woodworke--Mike's story, from playing in the woodlands to owning a share in a woodland in Herefordshire • Buying, managing, and harvesting a woodland; • Developing woodland facilities, including tracks, steps, huts, a barn, a kitchen, and a compost toilet • Setting up a woodland workshop--plans for a shelter and updated designs for a shaving horse, a pole lathe, and other green wood-working tools and devices • Making ladder-back chairs, including cleaving, steam-bending, and techniques for ultra-tight joints without glue • Seating chairs with bark and with cord • A comprehensive list of suppliers, woodland organizations, and books Now in its fourth edition, Living Wood includes a selection of photographs of Mike’s latest workshop at Brookhouse Wood.

Living Dolls

Author: Gaby Wood
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571178797
Category : Androids
Languages : en
Pages : 278

Book Description
Living Dolls tells the story of humanity's age-old obsession with moving dolls and speaking robots, intelligent machines and bionic men - and it gives the history of ingenious inventors and their fantastical creations.

Living with Wood

Author: Wim Pauwels (Publisher)
Publisher: Beta-Plus (Acc)
ISBN: 9789077213902
Category : Building, Wooden
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Wood has very many positive attributes as a natural construction material, but was for a long time neglected in the architecture of western Europe. However, this situation has changed a great deal over the course of recent decades. Construction with wood has gained a solid reputation and is seen as a valid alternative to traditional building with bricks. Wood also offers many advantages: processing it is both energy-efficient and environmentally friendly, the construction time is short, and it is a very durable material. Many wooden constructions have withstood the test of time over hundreds of years. The most important reason for selecting wood, though, is the pleasant atmosphere enjoyed by owners of wooden houses. This also applies when wood is used as an essential element of an interior: floors, panelling and fitted cabinetwork create a welcoming feeling of warmth and cosiness in a home. This book features many inspiring examples of both houses and interiors: homes constructed out of wood and also traditional brick buildings where wood occupies a prominent position inside the house.

Joanna Wood

Author: Joanna Wood
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
ISBN: 9783791347370
Category : Interior decoration
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
***DELAYED PUBLICATION NEW JACKET*** With a reputation built over 25 years, Joanna Wood is recognised as one of Britain's leading figures in interior design. Her practice, Joanna Trading, was the winner of Britain's 2012 Design and Architecture award. Now Joanna Wood invites readers inside the walls of some of the most sumptuous rooms ever created. From the ultimate home that has everything to a country residence for a young family; a classic English cottage to a newly built town house, she brings to each project her practiced eye and attention to detail, creating a classic style that combines traditional and contemporary elements to produce a result which is both practical and visually exciting. Along the way, the designer shares her own experiences, tips, and secrets that can help transform any room into a comfortable oasis. AUTHOR: Joanna Wood has been in the interior design business for nearly three decades. Her practice, Joanna Trading, has designed residences for private and commercial clients all over the globe. Sarah Edworthy formerly of the Daily Telegraph, read English at Oxford University and is an experienced journalist and author. She writes on a variety of subjects from lifestyle to sport, travel to arts and current affairs. SELLING POINTS: * This luxurious book on the interior designs of Joanna Wood takes readers inside a wide array of fabulous houses--from a hip London apartment to her own cosy retreat in a restored 10th-century barn. 320 colour illustrations

Surrounded by Wood

Author: Agata Toromanoff
Publisher: Braun Publishing
ISBN: 9783037682661
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
Introducing the diversity of contemporary timber architecture for residential buildings to architects, interior designers, and builders.

The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees

Author: Robert Penn
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141977523
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
Robert Penn cut down an ash tree to see how many things could be made from it. After all, ash is the tree we have made the greatest and most varied use of over the course of human history. Journeying from Wales across Europe and Ireland to the USA, Robert finds that the ancient skills and knowledge of the properties of ash, developed over millennia making wheels and arrows, furniture and baseball bats, are far from dead. The book chronicles how the urge to understand and appreciate trees still runs through us all like grain through wood.