…. of The Woodwright’s Shop. The introduction:
From Get Ready for Roy!
Season 1, Episode 1
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Wood the Oppressor
“People in the 18th century were trying to find the beauty in wood. People in the 17th century were trying to hide it.” — Jennie Alexander, one of authors of Make a Joint Stool from a Tree (great book, BTW).
From Lost Art Press.
Read the book, see the video
I loved them both.
Make a Joint Stool from a Tree: An Introduction to 17th-century Joinery
The Woodwright’s Shop: Elizabethan Joint Stool with Peter Follansbee and Megan Fitzpatrick (Why didn’t PBS list her?). As you might expect, there are several references to Shakespeare in the video.
Woodworking tools
Rust
Salad Bowl
Once on Iron Chef America one of the chefs was using an electric drill. Alton Brown commented that he loves to see stuff from the hardware store in the kitchen. I don’t think he has seen this yet :-)>
Eggbeater drill
I found an old hand drill at a garage sale recently. The mechanism was stiff, there was some
rust, and much of the paint was gone:
Trip to Canada
mia_mcdavid and I joined colgaffneyis expedition to Fort William in Thunder Bay, Ontario, for the
Celtic Festival there July 23-24. Continue reading
I fought the saw…
… and the saw won.
Where do woodworkers come from?
Survey: What is (or Was) Your Day Job?
The ranks of woodworkers seems to be filled with engineers, machinists, doctors, computer programmers, firefighters and police officers.
I’ve met only a few attorneys who are woodworkers. And, even more interesting, only one fellow newspaper journalist. I’ve never met a politician who was a woodworker – though I know there are some out there, such as Jimmy Carter.
What does it mean? Probably not much. But I think it’s interesting how professions that thrive on conflict – journalists, attorneys and politicos – seem less likely to take up our craft. And those who build or serve – engineers and firefighters – are more common.
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 