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US Mall 1 - A Reverence for Wood
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Manufacturer: Dodd Mead
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780396083351
ISBN: 0396083358
Label: Dodd Mead
Manufacturer: Dodd Mead
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 110
Publication Date: 1984-01
Publisher: Dodd Mead
Studio: Dodd Mead
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Summary: Best book on wood facts EVER!!!!
Comment: If you ever thought you knew all about wood, guess again.
This book has more history, knowledge and facts than any we
have ever had. We have a copy and have given copies to approx.
6 people in the wood working business.
We own a saw mill, but my husband was so delighted with little
known facts and trivia, we just had to share it with others.
A MUST buy!!!!
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Summary: A Reverence for Wood
Comment: Eric Sloane has written several books, filled with his wonderful drawings, looking back at times in our early American past. This is the first of his I've read, and I want to read them all. I can't say if he is accurate in his depictions, nor whether his viewpoint has full historical merit, but he shows us the value of what we've lost.
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Summary: Cliff Claven writes a book.
Comment: This is one of my all-time favorite books. I read it in a sitting. I'm not even all that interested in wood or building anything else that may have made me a likely fan. The writing was fantastically engaging, and the tidbits and anecdotes just kept coming. I say it's Cliff Claven writes a book because that's how I've been describing it for 10 years now - Sloane's enthusiasm and honest passion are to writing what the charm of a pure young laugh is to happiness. I've given this book away I don't know how many times, and have never heard of somebody not loving it too.
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Summary: Great book, both for woodworkers and those interested in early Americana
Comment: This is Sloane's best book in my opinion, but then I've been a woodworker for many years and already have "a reverence for wood". There is much to learn here, a lot of information compressed into easily understood drawings and text and a joy to study. Highly recommended for both the woodworker and anyone interested in wood and its properties and uses.
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Summary: Pretty neat.
Comment: This is an easy read that yet conveys quite a bit of information. An important part are the drawings, which say more than a thousand words. It is an atmosphere book, which lets the reader understand something of the relationship between the early Americans and their material (wood). It also shows that wood allows more uses than what passes for woodworking these days.I am a little dubious about the inclusions of trees in the back. The author appears somewhat out of his depth here (he is no Peattie, not by a long way).
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Best book on wood facts EVER!!!!
Comment: If you ever thought you knew all about wood, guess again.
This book has more history, knowledge and facts than any we
have ever had. We have a copy and have given copies to approx.
6 people in the wood working business.
We own a saw mill, but my husband was so delighted with little
known facts and trivia, we just had to share it with others.
A MUST buy!!!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Reverence for Wood
Comment: Eric Sloane has written several books, filled with his wonderful drawings, looking back at times in our early American past. This is the first of his I've read, and I want to read them all. I can't say if he is accurate in his depictions, nor whether his viewpoint has full historical merit, but he shows us the value of what we've lost.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Cliff Claven writes a book.
Comment: This is one of my all-time favorite books. I read it in a sitting. I'm not even all that interested in wood or building anything else that may have made me a likely fan. The writing was fantastically engaging, and the tidbits and anecdotes just kept coming. I say it's Cliff Claven writes a book because that's how I've been describing it for 10 years now - Sloane's enthusiasm and honest passion are to writing what the charm of a pure young laugh is to happiness. I've given this book away I don't know how many times, and have never heard of somebody not loving it too.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great book, both for woodworkers and those interested in early Americana
Comment: This is Sloane's best book in my opinion, but then I've been a woodworker for many years and already have "a reverence for wood". There is much to learn here, a lot of information compressed into easily understood drawings and text and a joy to study. Highly recommended for both the woodworker and anyone interested in wood and its properties and uses.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Pretty neat.
Comment: This is an easy read that yet conveys quite a bit of information. An important part are the drawings, which say more than a thousand words. It is an atmosphere book, which lets the reader understand something of the relationship between the early Americans and their material (wood). It also shows that wood allows more uses than what passes for woodworking these days.I am a little dubious about the inclusions of trees in the back. The author appears somewhat out of his depth here (he is no Peattie, not by a long way).
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