“If a man has to ask what to read, it don’t make much difference what he does read. A thirst for knowledge will find its own satisfaction.”
— James W. See, “Extracts from Chordal’s Letters” (American Machinist Publishing Co.)
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Juliette appears to be a balanced woodworker.
I find old photos like this very interesting. I love the ladder. Reminds me of a great description of the making of these wooden ladders in Herbert Edlin’s Woodland Crafts in Britain — a great book. I wonder what those large dadoed recesses are for in the beam she is carrying. Maybe to accept braces in the framing?
If my memory serves me correctly, Roy has a picture of this woman hanging on the wall of his school. I wonder if this photo and the one at Roy’s place were pages from a “pin-up” calendar for carpenters in the 1880’s.
Doug,
This is actually a different photo of Juliette Caron. The photo at Roy’s has her with a Twibill. Very sexy. She was called the “first French woman carpenter” and the back of the postcard notes that she doesn’t mind at all when people watch her work.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yOTmWCHyVqg/TT5XLi3fVSI/AAAAAAAAAC8/iUghEaAQQMs/s1600/Juliette+Caron%252C+one+of+the+very+few+female+carpenters%252C+wearing+a+largeot%252C+similar+to+those+worn+by+Zouaves.jpg
Looks like she’s working on that same balk of timber with the twibill.
Here is a third photo of Juliette (from the same day, looks like). Much more to explore at this very interesting website …
http://www.en.charpentiers.culture.fr/thepeople/carpentersthenandnow/theroleofthecarpenter/womancarpenterearly20thcentury
I’m probably missing the obvious, but what’s the relationship between the picture and the quote? That quote is great, and there’s a lot of depth there when you sit back and think about it. The woman is a distraction – OK, a nice distraction.
BTW, I just noticed the micro-smiley at the bottom of the page. Cute.
There is a relationship. Juliette Caron was called the first French woman carpenter.
Imagine the motivation.
“It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night (or ladder 🙂 like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear”… From Romeo and Juliette. Ok someone had to make the reference…