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A Reverence for Wood
by Eric Sloane
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co (1990-03)
ISBN: 0805012931
EAN: 9780805012934
Dewy Decimal #: 684.080973
Hardcover: 110 pages
SKU: 08030419
Condition: Very Good Very Good
Comments: Hardcover. Oversize. Good condition with good binding, clear text and good dustjacket with Mylar cover. Ex-library copy with usual library markings. Minor shelfware to edges of cover and DJ. Nice copy.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Details the experience of restoring a barn and includes anecdotes and lore on every aspect of wood.
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Customer Reviews
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Best book on wood facts EVER!!!!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-08-25
If you ever thought you knew all about wood, guess again.
This book has more history, knowledge and facts than any we
have ever had. We have a copy and have given copies to approx.
6 people in the wood working business.
We own a saw mill, but my husband was so delighted with little
known facts and trivia, we just had to share it with others.
A MUST buy!!!!
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A Reverence for Wood
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-05-16
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Eric Sloane has written several books, filled with his wonderful drawings, looking back at times in our early American past. This is the first of his I've read, and I want to read them all. I can't say if he is accurate in his depictions, nor whether his viewpoint has full historical merit, but he shows us the value of what we've lost.
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Cliff Claven writes a book.
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-06-22
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is one of my all-time favorite books. I read it in a sitting. I'm not even all that interested in wood or building anything else that may have made me a likely fan. The writing was fantastically engaging, and the tidbits and anecdotes just kept coming. I say it's Cliff Claven writes a book because that's how I've been describing it for 10 years now - Sloane's enthusiasm and honest passion are to writing what the charm of a pure young laugh is to happiness. I've given this book away I don't know how many times, and have never heard of somebody not loving it too.
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Great book, both for woodworkers and those interested in early Americana
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-01-11
6 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is Sloane's best book in my opinion, but then I've been a woodworker for many years and already have "a reverence for wood". There is much to learn here, a lot of information compressed into easily understood drawings and text and a joy to study. Highly recommended for both the woodworker and anyone interested in wood and its properties and uses.
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Pretty neat.
Rating  (4)
Date: 2002-10-28
9 out of 10 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is an easy read that yet conveys quite a bit of information. An important part are the drawings, which say more than a thousand words. It is an atmosphere book, which lets the reader understand something of the relationship between the early Americans and their material (wood). It also shows that wood allows more uses than what passes for woodworking these days.I am a little dubious about the inclusions of trees in the back. The author appears somewhat out of his depth here (he is no Peattie, not by a long way).
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