Wood Craft, Culture, History

Name: Wood Craft, Culture, History
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ISBN: 9780143112693

ISBN-10: 0143112694

ISBN-13: 9780143112693

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Authors: Harvey Green

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A rich, authoritative look at a material that plays an essential role in human culture Wood has been a central part of human life throughout the world for thousands of years. In an intoxicating mix of science, history, and practical information, historian and woodworker Harvey Green considers this vital materials place on the planet. What makes one wood hard and one soft? How did we find it, tame it? Where does it fit into the histories of technology, architecture, and industrialization, of empire, exploration, and settlement? Spanning the surprising histories of the log cabin and Windsor chair, the deep truth about veneer, the role of wood in the American Revolution, the disappearance of…

Book details

List price: $31.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/27/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 5.55" wide x 8.27" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Illustrations


Introduction



Into and Out of the Wood(s)



Shelter



The Rub of the Grain



The Empire of Wood



Artifice: Furniture, Faith, and Music



Thinking Inside the Box



Little Things with a Point



Bat and Battle



Fire, Smoke, and the Costs of Comfort


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index