Kodansha USA | ISBN:1568363958 | File Type: PDF, 221 pages | File size: 43.Mb | Feb. 21st, 2012
General Woodworking: A Master Woodworker s Reflections On a farmlike compound near New Hope ennsylvania George Nakashima his family and fellow wood workers create exquisite furniture from richly grained rare timber Tables desks chairs and cabinets from this simple workshop grace the homes and mansions and executive boardrooms of people who prize such excellence In this lavishly illustrated volume George Nakashima allows us in intimate look at his artistry his philosophy his life It is the portrait of an artisan who strives to find the ideal use for each plank in order to create an object of utility to man and if nature smiles an object of lasting beauty The author s search for the meaning of life took him as a young man to aris Tokyo and ondicherry India In India he found the inner peace for which he had been searching and began to find ways to work with timber He writes movingly about the grandeur of ancient trees and stunning figured woods and explains how he selects and prepares his materials Above all he impresses us with his devotion to discovering the inherent beauty of wood so that noble trees might have a second life as furniture The So of a Tree looks at the world through the eyes of an artist and evokes the joy of living in harmony with nature
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