The Soul of a Tree: A Master Woodworker's Reflections Paperback – January 1, 2012

Haven't finished the complete book yet, but it is very well written and extremely interesting. Already learned a few things I did not know before. Really well written and easy to read. Love the pictures as well.

Confirmation of principals the I strongly suspected but did not articulate until the readingSoulfull indeed

I read about this book when someone posted a quote from it on Facebook and spoke about this woodworker. I ordered it as a gift for a friend of mine who is an artistic woodworker and when I opened it I was very surprised at how stunning the book is. It's larger, like a 'coffee table' book. I highly recommend this as a gift for any talented woodworker. It can only be purchased used, it appears. I found a 'very good' copy and it is.

If you're a woodworker or just enjoy amazing and artistic wood furnishings, you won't be disappointed in this book. Nakashima was a true artist who put the soul of the tree in every piece he made. I purchased this for a friend who started making workbenches and other simple projects using fine woods. He loved the book, and began to think about elevating his craft to finer home furnishings. If you're looking for a coffee table book with many images of Nakashima's finished products you might want to look elsewhere. This is a book for true artists who can appreciate all of Nakashima's sketches and the story behind his beautiful works.

A great book for anyone interested in this one special "Master Woodworker".And yes, his family's enterprise still exists.Book arrived as promised, and in perfect condition.Thank you very much !

Beautiful book, fascinating person

This is a great book if you’re looking for info on George Nakashima‘s philosophy on building furniture. If you’re looking for a book jampacked with photos of his work, this definitely isn’t it. There are a lot of hand sketches of his, and random drawings, but surprisingly few photos of his work. One would think that a book about a furniture maker would have a lot of photos of said furniture, like Sam Maloofs book, but that isn’t the case. In fact I found far more photos of his work in a random auction book published in 2019 than this book about the man himself. In that regard, it’s disappointing.

Perfect gift from my husband to my dad