Crafts & Woodworking
The Soul of a Tree
George Nakashima
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Nakashima argues each board has its own character and history that a maker's job is to reveal, not impose a design onto — a philosophy alongside striking photographs of his work.
A woodworker-philosopher's reflection on his craft, treating each tree and board as having an individual character that furniture-making should honor rather than override.
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