Today marks a major milestone in the production of “To Make as Perfectly as Possible: Roubo on Marquetry.” Designer Wesley Tanner has sent us the first 126 pages of the book for us to mark up.
It is gorgeous work on Wesley’s part.
For those of you waiting on your copy, you’ve probably figured out that we’re running behind. We’d hoped to have the book out this month, but we’re still proofing the pages. Everyone working on this project wants this book finished, but everyone also wants it (apologies in advance) as perfect as possible.
So I’ll be editing this book in Australia this month. Don Williams and Michele Pagan will be checking the text (again) from their homes. I’ll post updates on the process when we reach another significant waypoint.
And no, I’m afraid we don’t have a price settled on either version of the book – we have to have a final page count to get a good quote from the printer.
Because I don’t have any more good information, I’ll merely distract you with this photo of a shiny object we do have in-house this week.
— Christopher Schwarz
P.S. Tomorrow I’ll post an update on “By Hand & By Eye” by George Walker and Jim Tolpin. It’s near the finish line.
My wife and her cookie jar hate you.
But ooh, so shiny…..
What’s a deadline? I just see shiny stuff .. ewww! want!
Do you really think you can distract us with such a nice little device such as that? OH LOOK, shiny….Rou who?
I had something to say about schedules and deadlines, and keeping up your end, but all I can think about right now is brass, shiny brass, pretty brass, precious brass, we wants it, we wants our precious.
You should be somewhere in the south of France reviewing the book, not Australia.
You could always bump the price for those who are purchasing the swanky edition (I’m one) and include the caliper with each order….
You know, like Ron Brese Does with his hip t-shirts 😉
Now THAT’S a brilliant idea…
a lovely little serenity-inducing pill for the impatient
GO FOR IT!!!
Your ideas intrigue me. I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
Please take your time, Don’t rush it and make a mistake that will be left on print forever.
The shiny brass is sweet but what really caught my eye was the cool gooseneck desk lamp!
You beat me to it.
Please take your time. It will allow me to complete the back-log of LAP books that I still need to finish reading. With LAP, the magazines, and Game of Thrones, I don’t think i will need to build a side table for the bed. The stack of reading material is working quite well.
Hopefully, you will get to Perth and visit Derek Cohen.
Lee (the saw guy)
Beware of dingos
I enjoy the high quality of your publications and am more than happy to wait for thatquality.
Je ne suis pas pressè
Chris will be able to proof read it upside down here in Oz…….. it will turn out great !
John
As you no doubt know, they have a lot of great beers down there. Such harsh duty…………..
It seems like someone who is upset about one of the most involved, complex, historically-significant and tedious woodworking text translation projects being late should have their right to purchase the book taken from them…Soup Nazi style.
If you are referring to my comment about including a caliper with the leather bound edition allow me to clarify the fact that it was a joke. I do however, love that RB sends a really comfortable t-shirt in a dynamite color to remind you your plane is on the way.
That’s how I understood your comment…mine wasn’t directed at anyone in particular.
Yes, great, make it perfectly, yes drink our beer down here in OZ, and do avoid the dingos, snakes, spiders, crocs (should be easy in Melbourne) and sharks … and yes please also finish By Hand & By Eye – I expect I’m not the only one, but I’m super keen on that one (sorry Roubo).
Does the pretty shiny paper weight still cost $45.00 of has the price gone skywards?