In a world without wood, we might not be here at all. Without wood, we wouldn't have had the fire, heat, and shelter that allowed us to expand into the colder regions of the planet. If civilization somehow did develop, our daily lives still would be vastly different: there would be no violins, baseball bats, chopsticks, or wine corks. The book you are now holding wouldn't exist. At the same time, many of us are removed from the world where wood is shaped and celebrated every day. That world is inhabited by a unique assortment of eccentric craftsmen and passionate enthusiasts who have created some of the world's most beloved musical instruments, feared weapons, dazzling architecture, sacred relics, and bizarre forms of transportation. In A Splintered History of Wood, Spike Carlsen has uncovered the most outlandish characters and examples, from world-champion chainsaw carvers to blind woodworkers, the Miraculous Staircase to the Lindbergh kidnapping case, and many more, in a passionate and personal exploration of nature's greatest gift.
| Autor: | Carlsen, Spike |
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| ISBN: | 9780061373565 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Harper Collins |
| Veröffentlicht: | 01.05.2008 |
| Untertitel: | Belt Sander Races, Blind Woodworkers, and Baseball Bats |
| Schlagworte: | GARDENING: Flowers / General GARDENING: Trees NATURE: Fungi & Mushrooms NATURE: Plants / Flowers NATURE: Plants / Mushrooms NATURE: Plants / Trees SCIENCE: History SCIENCE: Natural History TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING: History |
Spike Carlsen is the former executive editor of The Family Handyman and author of the Reader's Digest Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual. He is also projects editor for Backyard Living, where he pens a bimonthly column called "Ask Spike." He lives in Stillwater, Minnesota.For every book sold, the author will donate funds to plant a seedling at the Bomalan'ombe Secondary School tree farm in central Tanzania.