Kentucky's age of wood /Kenneth Clarke and Ira Kohn.
- Paperback edition.
- Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, (c)2009.
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- The Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Bits of History; 2 The Pioneer and His Tools; 3 Everyday Objects in Wood; 4 Everyman a Mechanic; 5 Playpretties and Fun; 6 Loggers, Rafters, and Sawyers; 7 Epilogue; Index to Illustrations.
The old tools and wooden objects illustrated in this book are homely reminders of a time when the majestic forests of the frontier were the source not only of the pioneer's house, barn, and fences, but of his children's toys, his wife's egg basket, and a hundred other necessities and pleasures. More than fifty delicate line drawings by Ira Kohn and the clear, nontechnical discussion by Kenneth Clarke of the making and uses of these humble objects --
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Woodwork--Kentucky. Woodwork--History.--Kentucky Woodwork--Equipment and supplies.