NEANDER BOOK bargain

Apr 26, 2004 3 Replies

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Robert Bonomi 22 years ago

Was in at Borders Books, on Saturday, and found Roy Underhill's "The Woodwright's Shop, Exploring Traditional Woodcraft" on the 'bargains' table at the outrageous price of $7.99.

This is the "revised edition", containing both the original 'Woodwright's Shop', and it's follow-up 'The Woodwright's Companion'.

The anecdote at the end of chapter one, *alone*, makes the book worth buying. I quote: "... It's not an easy feeling-- standing there in the woods, knowing that all the trees are laughing at you."

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loutent 22 years ago

Hi Robert,

I always enjoyed watching Roy's show on PBS, even tho I could never see myself using all the "primitive" tools he used. Still, a woodworker could learn a lot of the basics from his show and then sort of adapt it to 120V AC (or 220)!

I'm going to check out my local Borders-thanks for the heads-up.

Lou

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Mark & Juanita 22 years ago

... snip

Even when you're holding an axe?

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Robert Bonomi 22 years ago

Well, in the scene described, a tree had *just* thrown his axe (along with some other tools, and a water bottle) into the _middle_ of the nearby river.

He _makes_ the remark *after* having retrieved the axe, so I guess the answer to your question is "yes".

I repeat: "The anecdote at the end of chapter one, *alone*, makes the book worth buying."

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