Historic 18th century woodshop unveiled in Massachusetts

Dec 20, 2012 4 Replies

Interesting read, even without photos:



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how little thought today's average doofus gives to fabricating some of the basic necessities of life ... someplace else to eat, sleep and sit, besides on the ground or a rock.



And you would think an "architect" would know better:



"?We really thought nothing of it. We had used it as storage,? Christopher DeOrsay, an architect, told the globe."



More links, with some photos:



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Sounds/looks like a great find. Touring old shops.... and speaking with oldtimers.... is always a pleasure. Thanks for the links.

Sonny

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In the picture of the workbench, is that the tailstock for a bench mounted lathe?

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>>>>> In the picture of the workbench, is that the tailstock for a bench > mounted lathe? > Oops, read the article.... yep.

Dr. Richie Garrison, Uni. of Delaware, was mentioned in the articles. I emailed him and ask where might there be more pictures. He very kindly referred me to Peter Follansbee's blog.

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