I enjoyed your comment on old buildings, old books, and one way streets. I notice that in my area of town, one way streets are maintained in downtrodden areas, and are good for commuters but not the local citizens.
I greatly enjoyed your journey in your blogs and the published book.
When you started writing about the Roman workbench, the Internet exploded with people building and exploring it. I'm sure it provided many with a less expensive entry to the craft.
Many of us found it to better for many tasks and useful to have in addition to our existing benches
I can't quite point out where my mystery gland is located, but I know that combined feeling of exhilaration and exhortation well. Fellow afflicted make for some of the most interesting people I know. Ingenious Mechanicks certainly is one of your most interesting works, and it's a shame people seem to be sleeping on it. (Or, sadly, not caring because it's not a woodworking book in the vein of Shaker liquor cabinets or Arts & Crafts birdhouses.)
There is an old maxim, "to know where you are going to, you must know where you are coming from". One reason I like old books, old tools, old machines, and old buildings. I believe we may share the same gland. Thank you for printing the guide books we need to get there.
I have a similar sensation although I lack the bravery (insanity ?) to act on my instincts. I take great pleasure while reading of the exploits of a fellow traveler. Your columns and books, you generate joy in the hearts and minds of readers like myself.
Thanks Chris, I really enjoyed reading this. It is hard to express how I feel when I order one of your books and then get to read it. Your books are a true treasure, and I truly appreciate them. The history, lessons, photos, tips and tricks seam to always be covered in the books in a simplified manor along with some humor. Lost Art Press says it all, the name fits. No one produces books like you do.
I enjoyed your comment on old buildings, old books, and one way streets. I notice that in my area of town, one way streets are maintained in downtrodden areas, and are good for commuters but not the local citizens.
I greatly enjoyed your journey in your blogs and the published book.
When you started writing about the Roman workbench, the Internet exploded with people building and exploring it. I'm sure it provided many with a less expensive entry to the craft.
Many of us found it to better for many tasks and useful to have in addition to our existing benches
Christopher “I Go to My Own Museums” Schwarz
I can't quite point out where my mystery gland is located, but I know that combined feeling of exhilaration and exhortation well. Fellow afflicted make for some of the most interesting people I know. Ingenious Mechanicks certainly is one of your most interesting works, and it's a shame people seem to be sleeping on it. (Or, sadly, not caring because it's not a woodworking book in the vein of Shaker liquor cabinets or Arts & Crafts birdhouses.)
There is an old maxim, "to know where you are going to, you must know where you are coming from". One reason I like old books, old tools, old machines, and old buildings. I believe we may share the same gland. Thank you for printing the guide books we need to get there.
I have a similar sensation although I lack the bravery (insanity ?) to act on my instincts. I take great pleasure while reading of the exploits of a fellow traveler. Your columns and books, you generate joy in the hearts and minds of readers like myself.
Thanks
Thanks Chris, I really enjoyed reading this. It is hard to express how I feel when I order one of your books and then get to read it. Your books are a true treasure, and I truly appreciate them. The history, lessons, photos, tips and tricks seam to always be covered in the books in a simplified manor along with some humor. Lost Art Press says it all, the name fits. No one produces books like you do.