18th century shop discovered

[Malcolm Schweizer]

Apparently they were using this as a shed, and then discovered it was an old wood shop. There is still a treadle wheel lathe.

http://news.discovery.com/history/untouched-18th-century-woodworking-shop-found-121213.htm

[Andrew Pitonyak]

A great first post, thanks!

A really cool find. Any idea what has been happening with it lately?

http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/104320/revolution-era-joiners-shop-found-in-ma

A bunch of pics here

https://www.flickr.com/photos/7240095@N02/sets/72157631844871371/with/8119788695/

[Tony Joyce]

Here are other articles(with pictures) about this shop. (Note this was over two years ago)

http://pfollansbee.wordpress.com/2012/11/25/the-cats-out-of-the-bag-that-old-joiners-shop-you-saw-here-this-fall/

http://blog.lostartpress.com/2013/05/18/a-visit-to-the-sampson-joinery-shop-in-duxbury-mass/

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/south/2012/11/23/eighteenth-century-woodworker-shop-found-duxbury-said-one-kind/ou50acy7YQ5xwTlEFI05XK/story.html

Tony

[Malcolm Schweizer]

Thanks- just like me to be 2 years late to the game!

[Pat Barry]

Apparently they were using this as a shed, and then discovered it was an old wood shop. There is still a treadle wheel lathe.

http://news.discovery.com/history/untouched-18th-century-woodworking-shop-found-121213.htm
Thanks Malcolm, very interesting. We should pool our resources and send George up there to inspect it and report his findings. JK

I did find this quote interesting " “The fireplace told me that they were doing things that required warmth, such as using glue,” said Garrison after explaining that 18th-century glue needed to reach a certain temperature temperature to work." " I would have just suspected that the fireplace was to keep the occupants warm - warming the glue with a fireplace wouldn't have occurred to me.

[Malcolm Schweizer]

I also laughed at that part (the fireplace). You mean they were using glue??? In a workshop??? Go figure. I think they had central heat and A/C so it was certainly for glue. ;):D