Make a Joint Stool, Make Some Friends & Have a Lot of Fun
Peter Follansbee tells me that in his “Make a Joint Stool from a Tree” class at The Woodwright’s School, there are still a few seats available. The class runs from July 15-19 at [...]
Signed Copies of ‘Make a Joint Stool from a Tree’ (Please Read Carefully)
Charles Hummel’s long and laudable career as a scholar and author of American decorative arts, and his long tenure at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, makes him a living legend – [...]
The Joint Stool as Hiding Place
It would be nigh-on impossible to find a house in the early modern* period that didn’t have a “joynt stool,” “joyned table” or “joyned forme.” [...]
‘Make a Joint Stool from a Tree’ (and More on Follansbee)
We’ve just added to our store what I think is one of the most important woodworking books I’ve seen in some time: “Make a Joint Stool from a Tree: An Introduction to [...]
A Bus(wo)man’s Holiday
For the first time in seven years, I’m taking an actual vacation. Sort of. My neighbors have agreed to feed the cats, so I’m packing up my car and heading to Pittsboro, N.C., at the [...]
I Took You For a Joint Stool
This circa 1670 joint stool is from Wallace Nutting’s “Furniture Treasury.” I’ve been reading a bit of Shakespeare lately (everyone should have a hobby, no?), and in [...]