Wood travel

[John Makar]

There are some fairly famous woodworking projects that are on my list to see:

The Gamble House by Green and Green House in Pasadena

The Studiolo in the Ducal Palace in Gubbio Italy


Anybody got recommendations for some other ones?

[Frank Drew]

Countless ones in Japan, I'd imagine. Also England.

The chapel at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, has very nicely carved pew ends.

[Doug Shepard]

The Old Faithful Inn at Yellowstone NP is pretty amazing. The scale of the place and the timbers used is pretty impressive.

[Peter Quinn]

If your ever near Hyde Park NY I recommend the Vanderbuilt mansion at Hyde Park.


There is a double vaulted ceiling covered with a relief carving on Russian walnut that is amazing, worth the trip by it self. Its not the grandest robber baron mansion but there are some very special touches. There is also a gentleman's cigar lounge covered in carved Cuban Mahogany that is quite possibly part of the reason the tree is nearly gone! Lots of amazing carved millwork and quite a bit of great stone work also.

It took a crew of 170 Swiss, German and Italian craftsmen 2 1/2 years to complete the work done three shifts a day seven days a week. It was a renovation of an existing 'cottage'. Quite a renovation. The grounds contain a pretty complete selection of interesting trees as well.

[Jamie Buxton]

A tropical rain forest -- the Amazon or the like. It may not be man-made woodworking, but it sure is woodwork on a grand scale.

And if getting to the tropics isn't within reach, visiting an old-growth redwood forest is a pretty awesome experience.

[David DeCristoforo]

http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/

http://www.hearstcastle.com/

[Clifford Mescher]

http://www.biltmore.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biltmore_Estate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biltmore_Estate) Clifford

[John Makar]

"The rich are very different from us".

[John Makar]

I've been reading up on Stickley(s) and Green & Green, and Roycrofters, etc. The Biltmore library is beautiful, but a French chateau in rural NC just seems silly. I can begin to understand why Art & Crafts developed.

[Larry Marley]

Hi John,
I recommend you visit Sam Maloof's home while you are in Southern California. He is located in Alta Loma, CA.

Even better is to get into one of the UC riverside one day classes with Sam in his shop. I did this last March. Great experience.