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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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Category Archives: Satire
Our Newest Sponsor
In addition to the Malodorous Mallet Co., we’re pleased to announce this blog is also sponsored by the Hold Harmless Clamp Co., makers of the No Dent Left Behind Squeezy Clamp. Hold Harmless clamps are prized for their patented “Released … Continue reading
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Our New Sponsor
Lately, I’ve been thinking, “Why not grab some of this internet sponsorship cash?” And so we have taken on a sponsor – the Malodorous Rubber Mallet Co. I’ve agreed to use the company’s mallets in social media photos and will … Continue reading
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A Chairmaking Revolution
You may have noticed that Chris and I have been making a lot of chairs recently. In the past few months, we’ve made a few incremental improvements and changes to our processes that make charmaking easier, more accurate and more … Continue reading
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The Beard is Not Enough
So this week I sat down with my image consultant and he had some harsh words for me: “You need a ‘thing’ to set you apart from other woodworking bloggers, podcasters and television personalities.” I asked: “A thing?” “Yeah. Charles … Continue reading
Posted in Satire, Uncategorized, Yellow Pine Journalism
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Letter: I Do Not Like Where Your Blog is Headed
Gary writes: I’ve tried to hold my tongue, but I cannot do it any longer. You are about to loose me as a subscriber to your blog and you should know why. First there was Jeff Burk (Burks?), who put … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Favorites, Satire
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Indexing The Anarchist’s Design Book: Butts? Bambi?
In the first 90 pages of “The Anarchist’s Design Book” Chris has used “butt” or “buttocks” thirty-seven times (that might be a slight exaggeration). I know, disturbing isn’t it? Especially when you consider the huge number of other terms he … Continue reading
Posted in Satire, The Anarchist's Design Book
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So Wrong: The ‘Satire’ Category
I’ve added a new category to the Lost Art Press blog: Satire. So now when I write a satirical piece, such as this, this or this, it will be filed in the “satire” category, which is shown at the bottom … Continue reading
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