Category Archives: Books in the Works

Update: Roubo, Studley & Handworks

Posted on May 26, 2013 by

We just wrapped up two days at the Handworks show in Amana, Iowa, and loaded almost nothing back into the van for the return trip – except for some T-shirts and one box of books. Dang it was a good … Continue reading →

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Help Me, Suzanne

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

I haven’t abandoned my “Furniture of Necessity” book. Suzanne “the Saucy Indexer” Ellison, simply won’t allow it. While my days are spent in teak and mahogany making campaign furniture, Suzanne has been feeding me a steady diet of vernacular forms … Continue reading →

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12 Rough Roorkhee Chairs

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

I spent the morning digging through some very old 8/4 and 6/4 mahogany at Midwest Woodworking. This material will be for my June class on building a Roorkhee chair at Kelly Mehler’s School of Woodworking in Berea, Ky. If you … Continue reading →

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At Handworks: Studley Calipers & T-shirts

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

We’re starting to pack up for the Handworks event in Amana, Iowa, this weekend. If you are attending, here are some of the things we’re bringing to sell at the event (in addition to a selection of our books). 1. … Continue reading →

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Free Shipping Ends May 21 for ‘By Hand & Eye’

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

“By Hand & Eye” will ship from our printer on Tuesday, May 21. So if you would like to order the book with free domestic shipping, you should place your order before midnight Tuesday. After Tuesday, domestic shipping will be … Continue reading →

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The Roorkhee Chair – and the Improved Roorkhee

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Though I have been actively building campaign furniture for 17 months for a forthcoming book, I felt like I was treading water – until yesterday. I got my hands on a copy of the 1907 “Annual Price List” of The … Continue reading →

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Free Download: Joseph Moxon’s ‘Mechanick Exercises’

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

I’ve always been surprised how hard it is to find Joseph Moxon’s “Mechanick Exercises” in the public domain. A few years ago I stumbled on a link from that HathiTrust and totally forgot about it. While doing some research on … Continue reading →

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The Little Dude has a Point

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

“My tent needs to fit in a single truck. This reflects the art of the Garde-Meuble (furniture storage). Spend twice as much if necessary but build a practical, strong and light furniture.” — attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, 1812 (hat tip … Continue reading →

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Don Williams’s Web Site is now Live

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

Now you can read about all things Don by visiting donsbarn.com – the web site of Don Williams. For those of you who aren’t frequent visitors here, Don is the mastermind behind the A.J. Roubo translations and the author of … Continue reading →

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The Chest for Your Chest

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

One of the reason many campaign chests survived wars and colonial life is they were at times packed into other plain chests. These iron-bound and plain shells were painted and simple affairs – and are a fairly rare sight today. … Continue reading →

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