Home Back My Cart : 0 item(s)

 

The Wisdom of Our Hands: Crafting, a Life

The Wisdom of Our Hands: Crafting, a Life
Sale Price: $10.17
Compared at: $16.95
You Save: $6.78
Product ID : 12-1799

Purchase

Description

A guide to living fully and humanely by learning the wisdom of authentic manual work. Many of us live in a world of constant abstraction, immersed in our heads and our screens. But there is a deeper wisdom to be found in working with our hands in the real world. In The Wisdom of Our Hands, craftsman and educator Doug Stowe shows how working with our hands, either professionally or as a hobby, is essential for a full education and a full life. Based on his 45 years as a woodworker and 25 years as a teacher of handcrafts, Stowe argues that human beings have a natural need to express themselves creatively through tangible work. The use of one's hands and whole body to make physical things and reshape our surroundings promotes both physical and mental health and fosters a sense of mastery in both young and adult students. A life of craftsmanship offers the opportunity and obligation to define one's own values. Drawing on his experiences living and working in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, a town dedicated to handcrafts and arts, Stowe demonstrates how craft work can create community, forge deeper social bounds, and foster a saner attitude about the value of human labor and material goods. Written for everyone who wants to reconnect with the deep experience of the human body at work, The Wisdom of Our Hands is a quietly radical call to spiritual (and physical) action.

Products You May Like

  • WOOD CARVING: PROJECTS AND TECHNIQUES

    WOOD CARVING: PROJECTS AND TECHNIQUES $22.95
    $13.77

    This compilation of fascinating articles from Woodcarving magazine combines sound technical advice with inspirational projects. Renowned woodcarving author Chris Pye takes the reader through all the practical information to achieve some great results. With diverse and appealing projects presented with clear, easy-to follow instructions, this book is ideal for all woodcarvers - whatever their ability: Includes sections on: * Tools and Equipment * Architectural Carving * Moulding * Lettering * Simple and Advanced Project

  • INTARSIA WOODWORKING PROJECTS

    INTARSIA WOODWORKING PROJECTS $19.95
    $11.97

    Subtitle: "21 Original Designs with Full-Size Plans and Expert Instruction for All Skill Levels". From Kathy Wise, celebrated intarsia artist and contributor to Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts, comes an original collection of 21 FULL-SIZE patterns that capture the beauty of wildlife and the magnificence of the great outdoors. This exclusive collection will complement any skill level and includes 3 complete step-by-step demonstrations featuring a Rose, Mallard, and Lion along with tips on wood selection, tool use, and setting up your space.

  • Harvest Your Own Lumber: How to Fell, Saw, Dry and Mill Wood

    Harvest Your Own Lumber: How to Fell, Saw, Dry and Mill Wood $18.95
    $11.37

    In today’s artisan, hands-on, and environmentally conscience landscape, there are many reasons to harvest your own lumber: you can access new species and unique cuts of wood; you can save a healthy log from the landfill by finding it a useful purpose; and there’s a pleasing symmetry in building a toy for a grandson from the branch that held his daddy’s tire-swing. Plus, harvesting your own timber will save you a few bucks. A concise guide for the small shop or enthusiastic hobbyist, Harvest Your Own Lumber covers all of the important steps in the conversion of wood. John English takes the reader from selecting the raw material to the final drying of the harvested timber. All of the steps in between are explained in clear text accompanied with photographs and charts that make the process of harvesting your own lumber a guaranteed success. The process of harvesting your own lumber is much more than just felling the tree and sawing it into usable boards. You must consider which species of tree will produce quality timber; how to safely fell the tree; and how to dry and mill the log into usable lumber. Harvest Your Own Lumber explains and illustrates the various choices available from what types of grain pattern to expect to the many defects to be aware of. Also included is an extensive chapter on chain saws and safety while felling trees. Harvest Your Own Lumber also provides detailed information on sawing to grade — that is, how to get the best yield with the specific grain — plus useful information on humidity and wood, kiln and air drying, various types of kilns and milling rough boards to get them flat and straight. Harvest Your Own Lumber is a must-have handbook for any woodworker, builder, carpenter, or craftsman that relies on good quality wood.

  • KNOW YOUR WOODS: A Complete Guide to Trees, Woods, and Veneers

    KNOW YOUR WOODS: A Complete Guide to Trees, Woods, and Veneers $14.95

    "A detailed examination of over three hundred wood types and how to recognize each one." The author spent more than 40 years in the wood trade. This was a well known book to wood enthusiasts; originally published in 1959 and again in 1987. Constantine discusses identification, conversion of wood into logs and lumber, woods of the Bible, state trees, drugs from trees, how trees are named and what their name means, collecting woods of the world as a hobby, and much more.

  • STANLEY OUTDOOR PROJECTS

    STANLEY OUTDOOR PROJECTS $24.95
    $18.99

    by David Schiff. Outdoor projects are perfect for the do-it-yourselfer, and the projects in this book are designed and presented specifically for those of us who spend 9 to 5 doing something other than carpentry or woodworking. I This Stanley-branded book is designed to help you think about your outdoor space as a whole and then create the garden structures and furnishings that fit the way your family lives. Here you will find: •14 great projects covering everything from simple outdoor furniture to a small garden shed and a colorful chicken coop •each project is designed to fulfill a need •easy to build without special skills •customizable to fit your space and your style. If you can read a tape measure, drive a screw and a nail, and cut a straight line, you can handle any project in this book. Even if you are new to working with wood, you'll find handsome and useful projects in these pages that are perfect for getting your feet wet.

Call us: 800-345-4447

Full Website