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Tools of the Trade : The Art and Craft of Carpentry by Jeff Taylor (1996, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherChronicle Books
ISBN-100811812731
ISBN-139780811812733
eBay Product ID (ePID)601277
Product Key Features
Book TitleTools of the Trade : the Art and Craft of Carpentry
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicConstruction / General, General, Construction / Carpentry
Publication Year1996
IllustratorYes
GenreBody, Mind & Spirit, Technology & Engineering
AuthorJeff Taylor
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN95-047428
Dewey Edition20
Reviews[Jeff Taylor's] prose can bring a tool to life. He writes of an old Lufkin flexible steel rule that, though it is not spring-loaded and 'must be rewound with a little handle that pops out from the center of the case. . . it is kind of fun, like fishing for dimensions.' And recalling the days before brass blowtorches had been supplanted by disposable propane ones, he writes, 'I took one, roaring in my hands like a shiny newborn dragon.' --Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times Taylor's love for old tools is far from sentimental and impractical. Another lesson that he absorbed from his mentor was that 'the trend towards mass production degraded the sum of human knowledge and sapped the most vital component of craft: the human spirit.' 'Learn it all, everything you can,' his teacher told him. 'Otherwise you're just another robot, banging nails.' In this spirit of wholeness Mr. Taylor casts his essays as personal anecdotes, dramatizing each point. --Dallas Morning News, December 1996 Mr. Taylor offers 26 arresting essays each with appealing and offbeat anecdotes. Each chapter is a touching and funny portrait of a tool and a man learning to use it. Dominating the essay is the voice of a master craftsman, teaching by example -- riveting imagery. Mr. Taylor shares his journey from witty to wise, from a mere craftsman to one who shares the mystical space created by a worker and his tools. The book would be poetry if it weren't filled with sweating, bleeding (and sometimes swearing) carpenters who have learned, as the author writes, that, 'Tools can't die. They just keep moving from hand to hand, down the years. It's something to ponder, that all the well-made things we own will outlive our bodies. Maybe we will too.' This pithy and charming book would make a fine gift for anyone who loves working with his hands. But you better buy two; you're going to want to keep one for yourself.
Photographed byIwasaki, Rich
Dewey Decimal694/.092
SynopsisIn the best-selling tradition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, these refreshing and insightful essays from master carpenter Jeff Taylor illuminate the spiritual aspects of working with hand tools. Bound with the look of real wood, this hardcover volume explores the beauty and function of these tried and true instruments and captures the extraordinarily intimate connection between people and their tools. Accompanied by rich, textured photographs of each tool, this simple, elegant, and engaging book is for anyone who enjoys building, fixing, and working with hand tools -- and it makes a handsome addition to any toolbox.
LC Classification NumberTH5618.T38 1996
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