Because our poster experiment last week was so unsuccesful (I think six people sent me photos of their Hayward shop posters), we’ve decided to do it again – this time with original images from my collection that were already scanned and cleaned up for other projects.
Both images are French. One is Juliette Caron, who is said to be the first female “compagnon” (that’s French for “woodworking jedi”). She was so notable that there was a line of postcards showing her at work – I have two of these postcards and this is my favorite.
The other image is of a beautiful French atelier – I love the benches and the bowsaws hanging above each student’s area.
Both have been optimized to be printed at 18” x 24” at 300 dpi and are about 10 mb each. One reader noted that you can get these printed in black and white for only $2 at Staples. Dang. Color is $13.
— Christopher Schwarz
What tool is she using!?
Besaigue!!!
+1 for the Besaigue!
Wasn’t this talented young lady once introduced by St. Roy as his uncle Terwilliger’s French girlfriend from WWI?
Steve noe, in indianapolis
Chris,
I’m seeing something on the Nevers postcard that I don’t understand. There appears to be an “extra” timber on the right rear legs of the workbenches, and it doesn’t make sense to me. I know the answer is probably an obvious one, but my head just won’t let me go there. Thanks.
Another leg vise? These are student benches so 2 students per bench. One on each side.
Patrick
Agree. Note that there are two planing stops visible on some benches.
Duh! Thanks.
Hyper down man! My picture is coming, and you’re going to regret it.
Don’t nonprofit organizations get a tax-break?
I think I met her in a bar when I was in college one night.
Is Tybill the same as Besaigue?
Hoping my Staples has that $2 B/W deal. Sure doesn’t online.
Who’d a thunk, it autocorrected Twybill.
Liked the Nevers print ( you are missing an ‘s’ on the link Never Atelier!.jpg) This French area is world famous for Nevers Oak, used nearly exclusively in wine barrel production, so my guess is that those benches are solid oak.
Henry Eckert – Adelaide
That besaigue is an intense tool. Does anyone know of a video of someone using it? I’d love to watch that thing in action!
How about a poster sized image from this post?
https://blog.lostartpress.com/2014/06/26/scythe-beats-hammer-every-time/
Chris
My android device fails when downloading the jpg’s! Is this normal? Anyone else have this trouble?
No problem wit jpg’s
Thanks
If there’s a similar image to the chests one with chairs that has my vote for the next poster. Anyone know of a place to get poster size prints on parchment or parchment like paper?
– Jared