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The Soul of a Tree: A Master Woodworker's Reflections [Paperback]

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  • Author:  Nakashima, George
  • Author:  Nakashima, George
  • ISBN-10:  1568363958
  • ISBN-10:  1568363958
  • ISBN-13:  9781568363950
  • ISBN-13:  9781568363950
  • Publisher:  Kodansha International
  • Publisher:  Kodansha International
  • Pages:  224
  • Pages:  224
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Pub Date:  01-Jul-2012
  • Pub Date:  01-Jul-2012
  • SKU:  1568363958-11-SPLV
  • SKU:  1568363958-11-SPLV
  • Item ID: 101245715
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On a farmlike compound near New Hope, Pennsylvania, 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 Paris, Tokyo, and Pondicherry, 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 Soul of a Treelooks at the world through the eyes of an artist and evokes the joy of living in harmony with nature. An impressive book that effectively conveys the textural qualities and sensitivity of this master craftsman’s use of wood —The New York Times



Today’s increasing reverence for nature, truth, simplicity and the independent spirit makes the life, work and philosophy of George Nakashima especially meaningful. —Town & Country



From [Nakashima’s] tables and chairs flows the unadorned beauty of the rhythms of nature. —Smithsonian



George Nakashima, the foremost master of the craft. —Time



Part woodworking manual, part philosophical journal, this book is as unique as author and woodworking legendl³%

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