Hi all. First off, let me say I am thrilled to have discovered this forum. Yes, I am male. No, I am not here to display my woodworking plumage in a fantastical mating dance. (Perhaps I have been watching too much Animal Planet lately?)

I love woodworking as both a craft and a tradition. Same goes for books and ephemera on the same subject. Making knowledge of the history of crafts available is pretty much what I do now... in fact more of that than of actual hands on woodworking (a matter of just so many hours in the day). To that end, I've joined this forum to listen in on what transpires and to learn from the same.

I'ld also like to make available to forum membership the material on my websites, which by and large are devoted to the books and ephemera of early trades and crafts. With the exception of a new online shop, everything else is free for public access.

There is my primary site : The Toolemera Press
There is my blog: Toolemera Blog
There is a new site: Hand Tool Makers
and there is my shop, which, being commercial, I won't list here.

In my 'book', when it comes to woodworking and crafts, the more the merrier.

There are a great many woodworking forums out there, some worthwhile, some worth forgetting and some worth avoiding. This one looks to be off to an auspicious start. Best of luck.

Gary Roberts

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Gary Roberts : http://toolemera.com

Gary,

Nice looking site, I can see myself spending some quality time there.

Welcome to the Forum. This is a very good bunch, with some VERY accomplished woodworkers participating.

Ralph

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www.consultingwoodworker.com