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Celebrating centuries of blacksmithing skill, this selection of European and American tools complements the contemporary work in the Woodson's concurrent show, IRON. Before the industrial revolution, hand-forged iron tools were designed and made by blacksmiths the world over. These artisans were respected for their skill in manipulating iron, and later steel, into everyday objects that helped shape our existence. Tools on view from the Henson Collection range from a 1,000-year-old Nordic battle ax to an eighteenth-century ship builder’s ax as well as anvils used by blacksmiths to make axes and armor in bygone times ...
Letter from the Editor
A few weeks ago I visited the Philadelphia showroom and studio of Michelle Lipson, a furniture maker who has been successfully working on her own for 10 years. I’m no wizard when it comes to cabinetwork, never having done much more than hold a drill or hammer for various home repairs, so I was fascinated by her machinery (unduly, she thinks—she takes them as a matter of course!).Table saw and band saw I could recognize, and for the joiner and planer she explained their roles in making raw lumber regular and smooth. All the machines have their purposes, ...
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