Saying way too much about way too little
Thomas Elfe Cabinetmakerby Samual A. Humphrey Format: Trade Paperback, 116 pagesDate: 1995Publisher: Johns Hopkins University PressISBN: 978-0941711153Status: Out of Print (but commonly available) Date Read: 5 May 2023Rating: 4/5 stars Continue Reading →
Following up on yesterday’s post covering the Military History books that survived the Great Purge (so far), here is a list of the Audible audio books I’ve read, er, listened Continue Reading →
I don’t remember how we got there, but it came up conversation with a work colleague that I’ve read a lot of military history over the years. This was relevant Continue Reading →
Geopolitics as a formal area of interest is new to me though its effects are something I’ve known about at some level for a long time. Roughly speaking, it’s a Continue Reading →
This is a weighty tome with a very narrow scope of appeal. The third and final installment of Evans’s comprehensive study of American Windsor chairs provides an in-depth look at the process of making the chairs, from small shops making vernacular chairs for the local market to commercial enterprises serving markets throughout the Americas. Continue Reading →
The book centers around the life and craft of Thomas Dennis, a joiner who emigrated from England in 1663 and settled in the town of Ipswitch, Massachusetts. He’s known to us today through several surviving pieces of furniture that have been attributed to him. Continue Reading →
The author, previously unknown to me, is a well respected, long-time operator in the UK antiques world, having spent 5+ decades buying, selling and restoring old English Oak furniture. His goal with the book is to assist the aspiring collector just beginning their journey into the world of collecting antique furniture. Continue Reading →
As mentioned in my previous post, I use Goodreads’ gamification of reading to track what I’ve read throughout the year. Not because I can’t remember. Well, mostly not that. But, Continue Reading →
Goodreads (Amazon affiliated book review website) has gamified book reading with a “contest” the last several years. At the beginning of the year, you set yourself a goal of reading Continue Reading →
Every Tool’s a Hammer: Life Is What You Make Itby Adam Savage Format: AudioDate Read: 10-Feb-20Rating: ââââ Adam Savage is a nut. Full stop. Of course, that makes for an Continue Reading →