Tales from the Blue Ox
A Hands-On Manual of Traditional Skills From the Blue Ox Millworks and Historic Park
By: Dan Brett
The modern world is full of dizzying technological advances and scientific breakthroughs. Unfortunately, it is also a place of unparalleled waste and quick fixes in which increased specialization takes us further and further from the very skills that got us where we are.
Tales from the Blue Ox is a collection of the best tools, techniques, recipes, and general common sense Eric Hollenbeck gleaned from historic Victorian-era ingenuity and his life experience.
Author and Artist Dan Brett spent a year at the Blue Ox picking Eric’s brain and learning all of his secrets and old world knowledge. Tales from the Blue Ox is a map to the Millworks & Historic Village - going over every inch and detail of the space and its machines.
Starting with the tale of the Victorian craftsmanship that inspired it all, subsequent chapters elaborate on specific crafts and skills practiced at the Blue Ox, accompanied by nearly 300 lavishly detailed pen-and-ink illustrations of the processes described in this book. Take a peek into Eric’s mind and the Blue Ox Millworks at your own pace, as you read over topics that range from wood turning, to blacksmithing, to ornamental plaster molding - with a narrative that gives readers enough basic information to further explore the crafts on their own. Included are dozens of formulas and recipes for homemade paints, varnishes, glues, and other concoctions useful to artisans and craftsmen alike.
Tales from the Blue Ox is a source of both information and inspiration for anyone interested in the traditional arts and/or the golden age of craftsmanship: the Victorian Era.
ISBN 1-931626-16-2
A Hands-On Manual of Traditional Skills From the Blue Ox Millworks and Historic Park
By: Dan Brett
The modern world is full of dizzying technological advances and scientific breakthroughs. Unfortunately, it is also a place of unparalleled waste and quick fixes in which increased specialization takes us further and further from the very skills that got us where we are.
Tales from the Blue Ox is a collection of the best tools, techniques, recipes, and general common sense Eric Hollenbeck gleaned from historic Victorian-era ingenuity and his life experience.
Author and Artist Dan Brett spent a year at the Blue Ox picking Eric’s brain and learning all of his secrets and old world knowledge. Tales from the Blue Ox is a map to the Millworks & Historic Village - going over every inch and detail of the space and its machines.
Starting with the tale of the Victorian craftsmanship that inspired it all, subsequent chapters elaborate on specific crafts and skills practiced at the Blue Ox, accompanied by nearly 300 lavishly detailed pen-and-ink illustrations of the processes described in this book. Take a peek into Eric’s mind and the Blue Ox Millworks at your own pace, as you read over topics that range from wood turning, to blacksmithing, to ornamental plaster molding - with a narrative that gives readers enough basic information to further explore the crafts on their own. Included are dozens of formulas and recipes for homemade paints, varnishes, glues, and other concoctions useful to artisans and craftsmen alike.
Tales from the Blue Ox is a source of both information and inspiration for anyone interested in the traditional arts and/or the golden age of craftsmanship: the Victorian Era.
ISBN 1-931626-16-2
A Hands-On Manual of Traditional Skills From the Blue Ox Millworks and Historic Park
By: Dan Brett
The modern world is full of dizzying technological advances and scientific breakthroughs. Unfortunately, it is also a place of unparalleled waste and quick fixes in which increased specialization takes us further and further from the very skills that got us where we are.
Tales from the Blue Ox is a collection of the best tools, techniques, recipes, and general common sense Eric Hollenbeck gleaned from historic Victorian-era ingenuity and his life experience.
Author and Artist Dan Brett spent a year at the Blue Ox picking Eric’s brain and learning all of his secrets and old world knowledge. Tales from the Blue Ox is a map to the Millworks & Historic Village - going over every inch and detail of the space and its machines.
Starting with the tale of the Victorian craftsmanship that inspired it all, subsequent chapters elaborate on specific crafts and skills practiced at the Blue Ox, accompanied by nearly 300 lavishly detailed pen-and-ink illustrations of the processes described in this book. Take a peek into Eric’s mind and the Blue Ox Millworks at your own pace, as you read over topics that range from wood turning, to blacksmithing, to ornamental plaster molding - with a narrative that gives readers enough basic information to further explore the crafts on their own. Included are dozens of formulas and recipes for homemade paints, varnishes, glues, and other concoctions useful to artisans and craftsmen alike.
Tales from the Blue Ox is a source of both information and inspiration for anyone interested in the traditional arts and/or the golden age of craftsmanship: the Victorian Era.
ISBN 1-931626-16-2
