…it’s just that I haven’t made any lately.
But I have been sticking my nose into some furniture books.
Every winter, it’s time to re-new membership in the Regional Furniture Society. I have written about their organization before, it’s a great one. Their journal goes back more than 20 years – while you’re poking around, look at their website http://regionalfurnituresociety.org/
I like the newsletter as much as or more than the journal – it’s there I found out about this next book – “Coffres et coffrets du Moyen Age”. What a book. 2 volumes, great photos, including details of construction, decoration, wood ID, tool marks – it’s all there. In French! It’s mostly chests and boxes (I know that much) but also includes some trestle tables, a folding chair & other bits. These pieces are, as we say in southern New England, “wicked” old. How’s 13th century? They go up to the 17th or 18th century as well. The objects are Swiss; just astounding stuff. I forget where I eventually bought it, but found it on the web somewhere. It took some doing.
Remember it was through RFS that I found out about a similar book last year https://pfollansbee.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/der-henndorfer-truhenfund/
Another annual journal that is a stand-by is American Furniture, edited by Luke Beckerdite. I got the most recent one the other day, & it’s not brown! A first. It’s the usual production that we’ve been spoiled with since 1993. I always urge furniture makers to buy their copies of this journal, don’t be lulled into reading it on line. Even when it’s furniture I don’t particularly care for, I read it & keep it. You never know…
The big one at the bottom of the pile is the Lost Art Press edition of Roubo’s book. If you missed it, where’ve you been? I read this one standing up, but they have a smaller version, for a smaller price too. http://lostartpress.com/collections/books/products/to-make-as-perfectly-as-possible-roubo-on-marquetry
For those keeping track, there will be spoons for sale this coming week…I’m aiming for Tuesday.
AND, here’s a red-shouldered hawk I found the other day, just up the road from the house.
PETER FOLLANSBEE: JOINER’S NOTES 
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Is the piece with the face from the same time period as those miseriechords(sp) or choir loft seats that you showed me a few years ago? Oh, if I understood wood, that’s what I’d go for… the face above is at least low relief.
Good stuff, and that red-shouldered hawk looks awesome!