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Editor’s note: Congratulations to Bruce Chaffin, the winner of our True Tales of Woodworking Contest, and a $100 gift certificate to Lost Art Press! Thanks to everyone who entered in celebration of the release of Nancy Hiller’s new edition of “Making Things Work: Tales of a Cabinetmaker’s Life.” We enjoyed reading every one of the…
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Joiner working at his bench (høvlebænk) 1767. The above image was reprinted in a 4 volume set of Danish craft history books: Håndværkets Kulturhistorie – Copenhagen 1982-1984. The book titles in English are: Vol. 1: Craft Coming to Denmark. The time before 1550. By Grethe Jacobsen. Vol. 2: Craft in Progress. The period from 1550…
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It is easy to labor so long as we are encouraged by cheers and waving of hats, but to toil on and on, with only the silent approval of one’s own heart, requires a noble fortitude which the hero alone possesses. George Houghton The Hub – November 1, 1875 Photo: Carpenters’ Union Float for 1948…
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, seated, and Susan B. Anthony, standing. (Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov) One comment on my last post moved me to respond. I struggle with the “women only” classes.. to exclude on the basis of being inclusive… is a difficult logic puzzle. While I recognize the issues of sexism and bias (overt and unconscious) I…
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