The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.31 (985 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393253732 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Penn’s paean to the many uses of the ash is so well-wrought that I am compelled to take up hurling.” (Nick Offerman)“There is no greater debt than that which mankind owes to trees, and Robert Penn proves this brilliantlya highly readable account of the multitude of uses one single ash tree can provide.” (Lars Mytting, author of Norwegian Wood)“The appeal of Robert Penn’s enchanting narrative extends far beyond tree enthusiasts, woodworkers, and fanatic loggers like me. Penn’s wonderful prose and compelling research put The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees right up there in the league with such classics as John McPhee’s The Survival of the Bark Canoe.” (Rinker Buck, New York Times best-selling author of The Oregon Trail) . “A beautifully figured and multicol
He lives in a wooded valley in South Wales with his family. Robert Penn is the author of the best-selling celebration of craftsmanship, It’s All About the Bike. A writer and journalist, Penn wrote and presented Tales from the Wild Wood, a television series about British woodlands.
Swept Away Instantly, and It Got Better From There Amazon Customer I pre-ordered this book, downloaded it to kindle at 8 this morning and was half way done by noon. I have to put it down and get to work and i'm not happy about that.Devour this book, you won't regret it.. "letting none go to waste. His journey takes him to a number of" according to Scott Rath. This book is a story of a man who cuts down and ash tree and makes as many things as possible with the wood, letting none go to waste. His journey takes him to a number of craftsman in a wide variety of traits. Some of them the last of their kind, more artist than artisan. From wheel wrights, to tool makers, baseball bats, bowels, arrows shafts and anything else you’d use a. Surprising! A really informative book, well written and thoroughly enjoyable. I couldn't put it down!
Penn visits the shops of modern-day woodworkerswhose expertise has been handed down through generationsand finds that ancient woodworking techniques are far from dead. The emerald ash borer, a voracious and destructive beetle, has killed tens of millions of ash trees across North America since 2002. One frigid winter morning, Robert Penn lovingly selected an ash tree and cut it down. Unless we are prepared to act now and better value our trees, Penn argues, the ash tree and its many magnificent contributions to mankind will become a thing of the past. Penn connects our daily lives back to the natural woodlands that once dominated our landscapes.Throughout his travelsfrom his home in Wales, across Europe, and AmericaPenn makes a case for the continued and better use of the ash tree as a sustainable resource and reveals so