‘Totomi Sanchu’, 1830-31, Hokusai, MFA, Boston. –
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Introducing SuperWoobie –
I wouldn’t crap you – you’re my favorite turd, right? So listen carefully. Deneb Puchalski of Lie-Nielsen Toolworks has made a great leap forward in woobie technology. He has created a woobie so perfect, so supple, so sensual that I am running out of words that I feel comfortable using about a rag. Today I …
Dress the Part –
Portrait presumed to be Alfred de La Chaussee Musée du Berry – Bourges, France 19th century oil on canvas Roubo bench in the dining room? Anything is possible if you dress the part. -Jeff Burks Share this: Print Email Facebook Tumblr Pinterest Twitter Like this: Like Loading…
Crucible Lump Hammers in Stock –
We have a good-sized batch of Crucible Lump Hammers in stock and ready to ship. The hammers are $85 plus shipping, and (we think) they will become one of your favorite striking tools. These hammers are 100 percent made in the United States – from the hardened steel to the hickory handle to the oak …
John Brown’s Tool Kit –
John Brown’s handsaw, now in my toolkit. The first time I met Chris(topher) Williams was in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG). I can’t remember why I was dispatched to pick him up on his introductory visit to the States (maybe there was an author reading going on?), but I was, and I had no idea …
Latin American Workbenches in the Colonial Era – Part 1: Mexico, Colombia & Ecuador –
‘La familia en el taller de Jose’ end of 17th c., Anon. Photo: Morton Casa de Subastas. While searching for examples of lowrider (Roman-type) workbenches for Chris, I started to find images of workbenches from the Spanish Colonial era in Mexico and South America. As this is a field that is underrepresented, Chris and I …
Waking up Your Eye –
This is an excerpt from “By Hand and Eye” by Geo R. Walker and Jim Tolpin. On the southern shore of Lake Erie lies a narrow strip of cottonwood bramble called Magee Marsh. It’s the last bit of shelter for migrating songbirds before they take flight across the open water. Stiff headwinds can cause a massive …
A Campaign Stool Mystery –
While teaching at The Furniture Institute of Massachusetts this week, Phil Lowe pulled out an interesting conservation (or restoration) project he was working on for a customer. It was a footstool that was in pretty bad shape because the joints were all loose or coming apart. Or was that by design? Lowe turned the stool …
Roubo on Scieurs de Long –
Continuing with the series on pit sawing; this is my translation of André Roubo’s description of the process from L’Art du menuisier (1769-82). Roubo offers us a unique view of pit sawing not yet covered in the other passages, that is, the pit sawing of seasoned wood into dimensions more suitable for joiners work, which …