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A Splintered History of Wood : Belt-Sander Races, Blind Woodworkers, and...
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- ISBN
- 9780061373572
- Book Title
- Splintered History of Wood : Belt-Sander Races, Blind Woodworkers, and Baseball Bats
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Non-Classifiable
- Topic
- Construction / Carpentry
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 11.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 432 Pages
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In a world without wood, we might not be here at all. We wouldn't have had the fire, heat, and shelter that allowed us to expand into the planet's colder regions. If civilization somehow did develop, our daily lives would be vastly different: there would be no violins, baseball bats, chopsticks, or wine corks. The book you are now holding wouldn't exist. Spike Carlsen's A Splintered History of Wood is a grand celebration of all things wooden and the characters who lovingly shape them--eccentric artisans and passionate enthusiasts who have created some of the world's most beloved musical instruments, feared weapons, dazzling architecture, and bizarre forms of transportation. From champion chainsaw carvers to blind woodworkers, from the Miraculous Staircase to the Lindbergh kidnapping case, here is a passionate, personal, amazingly entertaining exploration of nature's greatest gift.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061373575
ISBN-13
9780061373572
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72079239
Product Key Features
Book Title
Splintered History of Wood : Belt-Sander Races, Blind Woodworkers, and Baseball Bats
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Construction / Carpentry
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Non-Classifiable
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
11.5 Oz
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Thoroughly researched, thoughtful, and entertaining.... just enough of the science of trees and wood, and of the technology of wood products and woodworking, to inform but not burden lay readers....Numerous stories add immeasurably to the book's appeal., Thoroughly researched, thoughtful, and entertaining…. just enough of the science of trees and wood, and of the technology of wood products and woodworking, to inform but not burden lay readers….Numerous stories add immeasurably to the book's appeal., "Who knew wood could be this fascinating?" -- Booklist "Engaging and exhaustively researched...a solid history of wood." -- Publishers Weekly "Thoroughly researched, thoughtful, and entertaining.... just enough of the science of trees and wood, and of the technology of wood products and woodworking, to inform but not burden lay readers....Numerous stories add immeasurably to the book's appeal." -- School Library Journal "Engaging, informative...Spike's wide-eyed enthusiasm is catching, and his curiosity takes him way beyond the ordinary...[Splintered History] is for anyone interested in how this humble material, and the people who work with it, have made us who we are." -- Family Handyman magazine "Wonderfully strange and interesting....Mixing well-researched history, trivia and humorous anecdotes, A Splintered History of Wood meanders from chainsaw artists to belt-sander races, from Steinway pianos airdropped during WWII to the first know wooden tool: the toothpick." -- NPR Morning Edition, Thoroughly researched, thoughtful, and entertaining.. just enough of the science of trees and wood, and of the technology of wood products and woodworking, to inform but not burden lay readers..Numerous stories add immeasurably to the book's appeal., Wonderfully strange and interesting....Mixing well-researched history, trivia and humorous anecdotes, A Splintered History of Wood meanders from chainsaw artists to belt-sander races, from Steinway pianos airdropped during WWII to the first know wooden tool: the toothpick., Engaging, informative...Spike's wide-eyed enthusiasm is catching, and his curiosity takes him way beyond the ordinary...[Splintered History] is for anyone interested in how this humble material, and the people who work with it, have made us who we are.
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