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A Reverence for Wood
A Reverence for Wood
Author: Eric Sloane
The special knowledge of which wood is suited to which task, the ready identification of native trees, the reverence for wood, the instinctive knowledge that wood can warm the soul as well as the body -- these virtues of a bygone age are revived in Eric Sloane's remarkable work. Heavily illustrated, with a section on identification of nearly...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780345237217
ISBN-10: 0345237218
Publication Date: 1973
Pages: 111
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  • Currently 4.7/5 Stars.
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4.7 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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Helpful Score: 1
Lots of pen and ink drawings -- for anyone who enjoys "the way they used to do it".

From back of book --"a handsome and illuminating view of the resource that made possible so much of the early settlement of North America. . . the special knowledge of which wood was suited to which task, the ready identification of native trees, the reverence for wood, the instinctive knowledge that wood can warm the soul as well as the body -- are being revived by Eric Sloane's work. Section on identification of nearly sixty native trees."
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Helpful Score: 1
As a luthier, making instruments from all kinds of wood, this one really has a place in my heart.
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