I’ve been able to spend some time the past few days
polishing off some notes for my historic turning presentation at Yale this Friday. It’s been great digging into period turning texts
to mine their commentary. I find that there is so much information available
today from folks with wildly different approaches to the same task that putting
together material to present a skill can be a real burden. I’ve found it’s
better to restrict my research to period texts and close my ears to modern
divergent opinion. My logic is that if I’m presenting period methods, I should rely
on period commentary. Simplifies the whole thing. I’m really looking forward to
that presentation.
In other news, I’ve decided to reschedule my Winterthur trip
to take advantage of an exciting opportunity. I was originally planning on doing
my Winterthur research trip next week but after discussing the project with
Charles Hummel, we both decided it would be a good idea to spend time together working
on this Jonathan Fisher research when I am down there. Charlie has generously offered
to spend time looking over my research to advise me. He also will be showing me
his Dominy research methodology in order to shed light on Fisher. Needless to
say, I didn’t hesitate for a second to reschedule this trip to accommodate Charlie’s
schedule. I have moved it to November and I know it will be worth the wait.
In other news, the local paper ran a story on our house
project. Read the full story here. I think it’s good that the community was
told of the happy fate of this house because so many people assumed it was
being demolished. Many people love this house so I’m glad the paper wanted to
run this story.
Speaking of the house, I have to tell you a funny story from today… Eden went to his
home school group today and the kids all presented something from their summer.
Julia told me many kids talked about their stuffed animals and other “super
important” kid stuff. What did Eden talk about? Nails. That’s right. He brought
several examples of wrought, cut, and round nails and explained the difference
between them to his peers. Pretty impressive for a six year old!
Glad you are getting some expert advice on your research. Good job. I was very impressed to hear of Eden's accomplishments in his home school group....he is a budding preservationist!
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