Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Roubo Books are here!!!
James Watriss
>I finally got my Roubo books in the mail today. No real news besides that, but clearly I'm going to enjoy myself. College french has gotten me through almost 2 words out of three, that and remembering that 'ff' is actually 'ss' in old english, and apparently in old french, too. I'm picking my way through them still, but hey! I have my Roubo books!!!
Re: Roubo Books are here!!!
Frank D. in Montreal
>Hi James,
I seem to have misplaced some links; could you just remind me where you ordered them from?
Thanks,
Frank
Re: Roubo Books are here!!!
Brent Smith
>If I remember correctly Frank, he ordered them from Archambeault.
Brent
Re: Roubo Books are here!!!
Dick Schafer
>Well, shucky darn, why don't you do a translation for the rest of us.
Re: Roubo Books are here!!!
Frank D.
>Thanks Brent. I've had one on order for a few months now (from Archambault) and still no news... They have also pulled several books from the series from their Web site, so I'm looking for another source. But I just found my links so I'll try out what I have.
What are Roubo books?
bill tindall
>There seems to be a stir about whatever this is. Am I the only one that is clueless on this subject?
Re: What are Roubo books?
Bjenk Ellefsen
>Hi James, I wrote a small intro two weeks ago to answer the same question. Here it is again and I hope this will peak your interest into one of the most fascinating master of the 18th century.
Andr� Jacob Roubo, french woodworker, son and grand-son of masters in woodworking, he received himself the title of Master in 1774. He wrote a complete treatise on woodworking and tried to encompass all trades related to working wood. His work was first published in the annals of the French Academy of sciences and republished in its entirety in 2002. His work has 1784 pages and more than 380 plates of engravings. It is considered, even today, as the Bible of the woodworker. It goes to great length in explaining the technical knowledge of the trades that entered a golden age in his time. Everything seems to be in there : milling, geometry, choice of wood, profiles, joinery, tools, you name it.
I meant Bill, oops!
Bjenk Ellefsen
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Mr. Lee, another marketing opportunity!
bill tindall
>Lee Valley reproduces all sorts of vintage books. If this book is that useful then there should be a market for a new edition. I flunked out of high school French so it won't do me much good untranslated.
PS thankyou
bill tindall
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