Hammer Head: The Making of a Carpenter

Hammer Head: The Making of a Carpenter
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-13 : 9780393246469
ISBN-10 : 0393246469
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Book Synopsis Hammer Head: The Making of a Carpenter by : Nina MacLaughlin

Download or read book Hammer Head: The Making of a Carpenter written by Nina MacLaughlin and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-03-16 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "No other book has made me want to re-read Ovid and retile my bathroom floor, nor given me the conviction that I can do both. I loved it." —Rosie Schaap, author of Drinking with Men A warm and inspiring book for anyone who has ever dreamed of changing tracks, Hammer Head is the story of a young woman who quit her desk job to become a carpenter. Writing with infectious curiosity, Nina MacLaughlin—a Classics major who couldn’t tell a Phillips from a flathead screwdriver—describes the joys and frustrations of making things by hand. Filled with the wisdom of writers from Ovid to Mary Oliver and MacLaughlin’s own memorable accounts of working with wood, unfamiliar tools, and her unforgettable mentor, Hammer Head is a passionate book full of sweat, bashed thumbs, and a deep sense of finding real meaning in work and life.


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