tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post8746753463047693428..comments2024-03-01T05:31:44.635-05:00Comments on The Village Carpenter: Mercer MuseumKari Hultmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-64109174099300400942008-10-12T09:06:00.000-04:002008-10-12T09:06:00.000-04:00Mitchell, I liked that tool, too. It caught my ey...Mitchell, I liked that tool, too. It caught my eye right away. I believe it is a handmade cooper's adze, used for hollowing shallow curves like in bowls and troughs.<BR/><BR/>In the photo, you can see the back of the blade, which is only about 1/2" wide. The tops of the tangs, which slide beneath the metal straps that are attached with screws, can be tapped lightly with a hammer, thus lowering Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-91082224919259344352008-10-12T04:25:00.000-04:002008-10-12T04:25:00.000-04:00You have an image posted in your Mercer Museum art...You have an image posted in your Mercer Museum article and I can't figure out the tool shown in it. It has a U-shaped piece of iron attached to it fixed with two straps and four screws. Could you let me know what it is? You write, and write about, great stuff. Thanks, MitchellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-48315525844899105492008-10-08T06:56:00.000-04:002008-10-08T06:56:00.000-04:00Stephen, the museum is open all year round and you...Stephen, the museum is open all year round and you're right about the chill. You might want to bring a jacket with you even in summer. Concrete is cold!Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-76058722587239563022008-10-07T13:14:00.000-04:002008-10-07T13:14:00.000-04:00VC,One of my favorite museums (relic hall, menager...VC,<BR/>One of my favorite museums (relic hall, menagerie, etc.), with an interesting collection.<BR/><BR/>In the first photograph is one of the finest braces I have ever seen. I had made one similar prior to visiting and when I saw this one, I sold the other one with the intentions of making a copy of the one with angled jointed sweep.<BR/><BR/>Is it open in the winter? When I visited, I got aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-31542940183582252052008-10-06T07:51:00.000-04:002008-10-06T07:51:00.000-04:00Dan, I noticed that about the tools —they are plac...Dan, I noticed that about the tools —they are placed randomly. And you really can't get any closer to them than what you see in the photos. From what I remember, there is a fishing boat, cradles, chairs, and a grinding wheel hanging in the atrium. There is so much to see, it's hard to remember everything.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-50525687065951569962008-10-05T04:49:00.000-04:002008-10-05T04:49:00.000-04:00Kari,Man would I love to go there! But I'd have to...Kari,<BR/><BR/>Man would I love to go there! But I'd have to bring a rag to wipe my nose prints off the glass!<BR/><BR/>One thing I notice is that the focus seems to be on the tools themselves and not the use of the tools. From your pictures, the displays seem to be somewhat random groupings (excluding the planes in the chest - although I'm not sure I would include a match plane in "fine Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176548997819533683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-75570230733799767332008-10-04T05:46:00.000-04:002008-10-04T05:46:00.000-04:00Chris, Mercer must have really liked concrete---he...Chris, Mercer must have really liked concrete---he even built his house with it!<BR/><BR/>Joe, I wasn't able to find an exact date on the Mercer Museum website regarding the Industrial Revolution. It says that "Mercer recognized the need to collect and preserve the outmoded material of daily life in America before it was swept away by the Industrial Revolution." I found different dates on Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-31325584166365576102008-10-04T00:34:00.000-04:002008-10-04T00:34:00.000-04:00That box of molding planes look to be in fantastic...That box of molding planes look to be in fantastic shape. (pardon the pun). I saw a bunch on ebay recently that were horrible and were above a couple hundred bucks for about fifteen.Vic Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384910972484732321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-60067456592742781852008-10-03T18:37:00.000-04:002008-10-03T18:37:00.000-04:00Hi Kari. Love your blog. Wondering, though, if t...Hi Kari. Love your blog. Wondering, though, if those tools in the first photo are really pre-Industrial Revolution. How is that defined?Joe Cottonwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282993255868590544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-32127577436300768312008-10-03T18:16:00.000-04:002008-10-03T18:16:00.000-04:00Your details about the concrete are just mind-blow...Your details about the concrete are just mind-blowing. Here's Mercer -- the author of "Ancient Carpenter's Tools" and grandfather of the tool collecting world -- with concrete mullions and muntins.<BR/><BR/>Wow. Just wow.Chris Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742348342763630688noreply@blogger.com