{"id":1513,"date":"2010-03-11T13:25:44","date_gmt":"2010-03-11T17:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/?p=1513"},"modified":"2010-03-13T15:06:42","modified_gmt":"2010-03-13T19:06:42","slug":"celebrating-the-legacy-of-george-nakashima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/woodworking-projects\/celebrating-the-legacy-of-george-nakashima\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the legacy of George Nakashima"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was 1937 in India when George Nakashima built his first wood furniture.\u00a0 He&#8217;d been trained in architecture and worked under an American architect Antonin Raymond for several years.<\/p>\n<p>Nakashima moved to Seattle in 1940 and taught woodworking for a short period until he was sent to Camp Minidoka, a World War II Japanese interment camp in Idaho, in the wake of the bombing at Pearl Harbor.\u00a0 At Minidoka, though, Nakashima met a man who had been trained in Japanese woodworking hand tools and joinery techniques &#8211; under him, Nakashima studied and mastered the craft and techniques.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1518\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/nakashima_table_butterfly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1518\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1518\" title=\"nakashima_table_butterfly\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/nakashima_table_butterfly-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A George Nakashima table with signature butterfly joints\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A George Nakashima table with signature butterfly joints<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What&#8217;s most notable about George Nakashima is his signature design work that were often large slab tables with natural edges and joined by the splendid part you might have admired before: butterfly joint.<\/p>\n<p>For just a short time through March 17, Design Within Reach is showing a collection of Nakashima&#8217;s woodwork in Scottsdale, Arizona.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re in the area, make the time to go see this display.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Design within reach\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dwr.com\/category\/find+a+studio\/scottsdale.do\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.dwr.com\/category\/find+a+studio\/scottsdale.do<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Design Within Reach<\/strong><br \/>\n4821 N Scottsdale Road, Suite 101<br \/>\nScottsdale, AZ 85251<br \/>\nPhone: 480.970.8800<\/p>\n<p>Some of the Arizona Association of Fine Woodworkers members also have their work displayed at the same time.\u00a0 These pictures came from Joe Tripodi:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/P1010065.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1520\" title=\"P1010065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/P1010065-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"P1010065\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/P1010067.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1519\" title=\"P1010067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/P1010067-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"P1010067\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/P1010063.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1517\" title=\"P1010063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodworkerssource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/P1010063-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"P1010063\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was 1937 in India when George Nakashima built his first wood furniture.\u00a0 He&#8217;d been trained in architecture and worked under an American architect Antonin Raymond for several years. 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