Hey buddy, wanna see some edited proofs of the A.J. Roubo translation? Read on.
Lost Art Press will have a booth at the Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event next weekend, and yes, we’ll have the first 126 pages of “To Make as Perfectly as Possible: Roubo on Marquetry” for you to look over. And if I can get it printed out in time, I’ll also have a nice color proof of “By Hand & By Eye” by George Walker and Jim Tolpin.
Details and directions to the Popular Woodworking Soviet-era bunker are here.
As always, the Society of American Period Furniture Makers will be there in force doing demonstrations. Even if you own every Lie-Nielsen tool made, these demonstrations are a great reason to go. The schedule of demonstrations is here.
Plus, lots of toolmakers to chat up and an opportunity to test-drive their tools.
We’ll have our full range of books and DVDs for sale at the show, including our newest book “With the Grain” by Christian Becksvoort. Plus my Dutch tool chest and the Milkman’s Workbench. And a partridge in a camphor laurel tree (Got to get Australia out of my head.)
This is always a great show. Free. Hope you can make it.
— Christopher Schwarz
I hope the Milkman is watching down from above, seeing how his bench has travelled the World.
A warning to anyone who does not want to part with $400 for a glorious, full-colour version of the Roubo translation – don’t look at the proofs!! Aside from the mesmerising text, the cascade of lightbulbs that explode with every paragraph and the tingle that you get reading the matter-of-fact text explaining ground-breaking (to us anyway) wood concepts; seeing the illustrations in black and white is a cruel tease. Be warned sailor, don’t listen to the song of the siren – else your fate be sealed! See Chris for what he really is, not some lovely guy generously sharing with us the first glimpses of his new book, but rather an addiction-dealer offering you your first fix for free.
pete
When can i have a glorious full color version of the Roubo translation? i can’t wait.
Always great to read your work. I love the photos included with the articles!
Great job Chris.