Studley

Re: Studley

Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level

>I have the FWW poster of the Studley chest hanging in my office at work. Even non-woodworkers will notice it and gaze with amazement. If nothing else it has served as a great conversation piece!

Tommy

Re: Studley

Mike in Northern Maine

>I sure wish some one would do a complete book on the Studley chest, a nice one with plenty of pictures and drawings. Maybe the Smithsonian could do it. I know it has been on loan to them in the past. Or maybe Christopher Schwarz, he would do it justice.

Re: Studley

Jim in Burlington Ontario

>The Smithsonian did do some extensive rehab to the cabinet itself. Can't remember wich FWW it was featured in but there's a issue with all the tools removed and several good views of the cabinet.

Chris Schwarz

Jack Guzman from Maine

>I agree,I'd love to see an issue of PW with a complete feature about it. Maybe even a centerfold. What do you think Chris? I bet it would be fun getting to play with it.---Jack

Re: Studley

wayne anderson

>issue #100

The question is....

Christopher Schwarz

>I'm not sure the chest is in possession of the Smithsonian anymore. I think it might be in private hands now.

If anyone can fill me in on this I'd like to hear it. A piece on the Studley chest (and his bench.. have you seen it?) would be given ample space in our magazine.

Chris

Re: The question is....

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>first I've heard of a Studley Worbench. Where can it be seen?

Wish I had bought a copy of the Studley Poster years back.

Todd O.

Re: The question is....

Christopher Schwarz

>There's a picture of it in Lon Schleining's book "The Workbench." It has these cool vises that are opened and closed with a wheel that looks like something you'd steer a ship with.

Chris

Re: The question is....

Nathan Goins

>The workbench is pictured in Lon Schleining's "The Workbench". It's very similar to the tool chest with very neat nickel vices. It's the only pic I've seen of it.

Re: The question is....

DP

>The Studley chest is owned by a private individual in WI. Norm visited the collector and showed off the chest on one of the New Yankee Workshop shows. Apparently the owner of the chest wants to remain anonymous but perhaps you could ask The New Yankee Workshop to contact him to see if he'd be willing to have you do a feature on the chest.

Found this.... *LINK*

Corey Megal

>http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/toolbox/piano.html

Says "Lent by" in the lower portion of the screen, doesn't seem to anonymous to me. Could be a previous owner, however.

I'd ove to see another article, book, poster, etc. on this chest. Amazing piece of work.

Take Care,

Corey


http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/toolbox/piano.html

Re: Found this.... *LINK*

Ted Shuck, Centennial, CO

>With this information and a little more googling, I came back to FWW and the following link. Seems that the chest was loaned to the Smithsonian in the late 80's, then sold to a private (anonymous) collector.

Ted


FWW on Studley chest

I'd be suprised if the 'anonamous' owner

John K in Hastings, MN

>isn't named Kohler. There was some SERIOUS money involved in the player pianos that were in those rooms. Millions.