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On Friday and Saturday, @lienielsentoolworks will be here with all their tools. It’s a free event with guest demonstrations from @shuffling.andy.g, @period_furniture_makers and @markbuildsit. Full details on our blog.It must have been early on in the days of woodwork that the necessity for the rebate plane was felt. Certainly one would not get far in cabinet work today without it (I am speaking of course apart from machinery). There can be few pieces of woodwork in which a rebate is not required. In any case, there are many jobs in which some sort of a rebate plane is useful quite apart from the cutting of rebates. There are about four or five in the family of rebate planes, each designed for a special job, and of each branch there are several varieties. The choice is dependent to a large extent upon the work for which it is needed, and also upon personal preference. Types of rebate planes: A. Simple wood rebate plane. B. Compass rebate plane. C. Badger plane D. Metal rebate plane. E. Carriage maker’s rebate plane. F. Shoulder plane. G. Bullnose plane H. Side rebate plane — from “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years: Volume I” published by Lost Art Press #The_WoodworkerAs a diversion from dry mathematics, let’s see how one of the greatest artists in the world used these proportional divisions in the creation of one of the great works of the Renaissance: Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Annunciation,” now in Florence’s Uffizi Gallery. As with many great buildings, you can work out what the structure might be beneath a great painting – you may be wrong, or there may not be any structure there, but let’s see. (I had the pleasure of sitting in the Uffizi with all the idiot youths of the world snapping selfies of themselves with Lenny.) My belief is that “The Annunciation” is a clever arrangement of horizontals and verticals, constructed so that they cannot be any other way. You move one, and they all have to change. So here is the first construction division: a vertical line creating a square to the right, and a Golden Section rectangle to the left. Note that Leonardo doesn’t show that division as a hard line; he hints at it with the gossamer fabric falling from the bookstand. Next is the division spotted on the back of the angel’s eye that goes down to the crook of the arm. Draw this, and we create two equal rectangles. Those have potential to have squares and golden section rectangles above, but only if we create a horizontal here – curiously, right on the line of the wall behind the angel and just touching the tips of her outstretched fingers as she gestures toward Mary. Now this may be a crock of effluent, but I do not believe that Leonardo was unaware of those divisions within his canvas as he laid out that composition. What is clear, though, is that they are not up front and shouting at you. Leonardo is a magician of visual deception; he likes to hide his thinking, to conceal his structures. He waves his hand over here to stop you looking over there. Whoo hoo – over here! — from “The Intelligent Hand” by David Binnington Savage @finefurnituremaker #The_Intelligent_Hand@RudeMechanic on Twitter
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Last-minute ATC Class Opening
Update: The spot has been claimed. We’ve a last-minute cancellation for Kieran Binnie’s Anarchist’s Tool Chest class, Sept. 23-27 at the Lost Art Press Storefront. The class is $900 plus $500 for materials (which we got today – gorgeous sugar … Continue reading
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2020 Covington Mechanicals Classes Now on Sale
Just a reminder that registration opens at 10 a.m. today for January-June 2020 classes (and that a small, non-refundable registration fee ($12 per day) will be collected at signup). Click here to see the list of classes and to register. … Continue reading
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Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event Guests
We’re busy getting ready for the Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event (as evidenced by Christopher Schwarz’s full-on cleaning and organizational mode…he even made me dust and arrange the bourbon bottles yesterday). The event is Friday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m … Continue reading
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About That Class Registration Fee…
If you read the post about our upcoming classes, you know that for 2020, we’re charging a small non-refundable registration fee of $12 a day per class. You might wonder why, and if it’s worth it. In short, it’s because … Continue reading
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Jan.-June 2020 Classes at the Storefront
As we’ve mentioned a few times, we’re reducing the number of classes for 2020. Despite almost every class selling out, and though we love having folks visit, we are not (sing it with me!) a school, and the many classes … Continue reading
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Free Excerpt from ‘The Solution at Hand’
Here’s a free PDF peek at a handful of some of the 157 hand-tool-woodworking helpers in Robert Wearing’s “The Solution at Hand: Jigs & Fixtures to Make Benchwork Easier,” excerpted from the Marking Aids and Cramps chapters (along with the … Continue reading
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Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event Sept. 20-21 at LAP
Lie-Nielsen Toolworks announced the fall 2019 Hand Tool Event Schedule this afternoon, and Lost Art Press is proud to be among those hosting. The event hours are Friday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 21 from … Continue reading
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