About an hour west of Philly is Talarico Hardwoods. Kind of Pricey stuff, but everything he has is exotic.
http://www.talaricohardwoods.com/
About an hour west of Philly is Talarico Hardwoods. Kind of Pricey stuff, but everything he has is exotic.
http://www.talaricohardwoods.com/
Don't forget the Winterthur mueseum down the road in Delaware. They have the Dominy workshop and all kinds of period furniture. You might also want to go to the Brandywine valley mueseum.
Don't forget Villanova! Go Wildcats!
I was in Philly for a brief visit and had a wonderful time. The "interpreters" at all the historic sites were just first rate and even taught an old history teacher a thing or two. The area around Philadelphia is filled with things for woodworkers to see and do. See a couple of things on each visit and you probably won't run out while your daughter is living there.
Philly has a surprising # of good restaurants.
You can take a day trip up to Bucks County (abt 40 mins N) / New Hope. Beautiful up there.
Thanks for all the recommendations. I've already seen some of these already (the cracked bell and Independence Hall, etc.) and a Philly cheese steak must be "Wit". The museums and the wood sources are very welcome. I'm looking forward to my next visit.
My wife reminded me that South Street is a good walk.
Bryan
Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.
-Bill Watterson
Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.
-W. C. Fields
Hi Dave: It is nice to see you on the creek. How is your work bench going?
Gary
GENO'S !!
http://www.genosteaks.com/
Not woodworking but if you like sculpture art, the Rodin Museum is interesting (and free certain days).
http://www.rodinmuseum.org/
The Italian Market on 9th St can make for a nice stroll also.
http://www.phillyitalianmarket.com/index.html
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Hi Dave:
If you are talking about woodworking "things-to-see", then the most important, by far (even more important than George Nakashima's IMHO) is the Wharton Esherick house in Paoli (30 minutes from Center City).
It is an absolutely stunning museum of the home/workshop of Wharton Esherick, one of the most influential American woodworkers of the 20th century. Some folks do not recognize his name right off the bat, but you will recognize many aspects of his work when you see it, I guarantee.
If you let me know when you're in town, I'll be happy to join you for a tour. It's been two or three years since I've been there.
http://www.levins.com/esherick.html
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Pat's is better than Geno's!! I prefer my cheesesteak greasey and runny, none of that clean stuff across the street. Either way, the way to order it is "Cheese Wit" or "Whiz Wit."