tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post878816436885762839..comments2024-03-01T05:31:44.635-05:00Comments on The Village Carpenter: Roman WoodworkingKari Hultmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-49392290338377736832009-01-05T13:42:00.000-05:002009-01-05T13:42:00.000-05:00Wasn't the bull a symbol of Zeus?Anyway, I would s...Wasn't the bull a symbol of Zeus?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I would sure like to see Dr. Ulrich's documentation on that particular one...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-75915821816856103402008-04-08T12:13:00.000-04:002008-04-08T12:13:00.000-04:00Sounds like a great gift. Last book my mother boug...Sounds like a great gift. Last book my mother bought me was a Lewis Carroll collection and I had to hint at that, too.<BR/><BR/>There were a few slight surprises on the list but Romans did have excellent blacksmiths and good engineering. It was probably easy to pick the best things they found among the barbarians all around. I wonder what their lumber business was like, though.<BR/><BR/>Japanese XTLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00553975945539643579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-90864763594680153312008-03-17T06:43:00.000-04:002008-03-17T06:43:00.000-04:00Bill, you hit the nail on the head (sorry, couldn'...Bill, you hit the nail on the head (sorry, couldn't resist): it would be fascinating to find out the origin of joinery. I was hoping this book would unlock some of the mystery.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-41105440943332032362008-03-17T00:02:00.000-04:002008-03-17T00:02:00.000-04:00Years ago I visited the King Tut when it was at th...Years ago I visited the King Tut when it was at the LA Country Art Museum... and the chairs had standard mortise and tenons. It would be interesting to know when technical joinery was first figured out.<BR/><BR/>About glues, back in the 80s I spent some time attempting to understand some of the factors of traditional Japanese woodworking and a Japanese craftsman made the point of telling me, notwillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-79419815958490344842008-03-16T15:37:00.000-04:002008-03-16T15:37:00.000-04:00Anon—you are correct. Women and men are entirely t...Anon—you are correct. Women and men are entirely two different species!Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-33919674369565650252008-03-16T12:53:00.000-04:002008-03-16T12:53:00.000-04:00I keep trying not to think about this book, and no...I keep trying not to think about this book, and now you put it in my face! And I don't imagine it'll be coming out in cheaper paperback, either!<BR/><BR/>As to the glue formula - like most guys I cringe, and assume a defensive posture. I don't know what it is - and it's so even if not a matter for any great pride - but like most men faced with the notion of an animals 'genital' contribution (evenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-35348026956362194252008-03-14T09:50:00.000-04:002008-03-14T09:50:00.000-04:00So...when they used too much glue on their wood so...So...when they used too much glue on their wood someone would exclaim: that's a lotta bull!Shazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196666013653201878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-45748899815462687552008-03-13T21:14:00.000-04:002008-03-13T21:14:00.000-04:00VC,You said"Hmmm...maybe I should check the label ...VC,<BR/><BR/>You said<BR/><BR/>"Hmmm...maybe I should check the label on my Titebond III wood glue. If I see any ingredient that resembles "bull", I'm throwing it out..."<BR/><BR/>What DOES it say? I bet that bull was more than a little upset about having all his body parts mixed with others'... :-)<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the book, VC. It sounds like it will be wonderful reading. I have a good feeling Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-12208310970884084972008-03-13T21:07:00.000-04:002008-03-13T21:07:00.000-04:00I always wondered why my bottle of Titebond seemed...I always wondered why my bottle of Titebond seemed to gravitate towards that dish of Ben & Jerry;s...Brandoch52https://www.blogger.com/profile/06045901179496163673noreply@blogger.com