tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post2260409957201079939..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: French Connection 3Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-25215910704757454002009-04-02T07:11:00.000-04:002009-04-02T07:11:00.000-04:00Hey Chris,Can you tell me where you found these pi...Hey Chris,<BR/><BR/>Can you tell me where you found these pictures of those "french" sawhorses? <BR/>I have a very intresting book about staircases with the picture of Ephrem Longépé his chef d'oeuvre, "Architecture et construction des escaliers en bois." Is this the book where you got the picture from?<BR/>Do you know the other book written by him, "Architecture et construction des charpentes & combles.", ans if you do what do you think of it.<BR/><BR/>I also read that you are translating some old french texts about carpentry, if you need any help I would be happy to do what I can. I understand and speak french quite well, and since I am a woodworker myself always looking to learn I would be happy if I can be of any help.<BR/>Since a year I have been working on a technical glossary of Japanese carpentry terms. I have about 1000 words/terms that are translated from Japanese to Englisch to Dutch, including references the resource, text in books and illustrations. It is not nearly finished yet but I enjoy the process.<BR/>I am curious about your training, did you apprentice in Japan, and besides being an autodidact where did you learn your skills and who taught you? <BR/>I hope these questions are not to personal to answer.Mathieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02598299531607920548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-80884293140571789352009-03-23T13:24:00.000-04:002009-03-23T13:24:00.000-04:00Neda, thanks for your observations. I have no idea...Neda, thanks for your observations. I have no idea about the skill of modern compagnons as compared to ones in the past. I'm sure that one of them could help me out, I think I just haven't connected with the right person yet.<BR/><BR/>I'll definitely be giving it a try though and will post up as I do so.<BR/><BR/>ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-41676466383754045832009-03-23T13:22:00.000-04:002009-03-23T13:22:00.000-04:00Hi Craig,nice to hear from you. Current projects a...Hi Craig,<BR/><BR/>nice to hear from you. Current projects are all in the discussion phase with various clients at the moment, and I'm looking around for shop space as well. It seems like a feast/famine sort of situation, though it looks like I'll be pretty busy soon enough.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-30461211953335147082009-03-23T12:20:00.000-04:002009-03-23T12:20:00.000-04:00Perhaps communication is a bit challenging, it is ...Perhaps communication is a bit challenging, it is sometimes tricky to convey thoughts very easily when working from a language to another. My thoughts are also that the overall quality or technical knowledge of modern compagnons may not be on par with your estimates? I have met several of them living in France and I am not sure that the chef d'oeuvre I saw were nearly as complex or detailed as what I see in your posts. <BR/><BR/>I would love to read about you giving it a try :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974338499689894599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-34148457807962812092009-03-23T09:35:00.000-04:002009-03-23T09:35:00.000-04:00Hi Chris,This blog is terrific. You are a fine wri...Hi Chris,<BR/>This blog is terrific. You are a fine writer and I appreciate the info you freely share. I met you before the Inomoto dai-making seminar in 2007 at Hap's place. I look forward to the japanese sawhorse posts. <BR/>Got any projects currently?<BR/>CraigCraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047076136030438656noreply@blogger.com