Comments on: Blacksmith-made Dividers, by Peter Ross

By: woodrouterman

woodrouterman — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:12:28 +0000

Interested if he selling these as well. Looking forward to the Ben Seaton book.

By: John Cashman

John Cashman — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:36:55 +0000

You may see the announcement for the Seaton book on the TATHS website. It will be available in the US through Astragal Press.

By: rheilke

rheilke — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:05:33 +0000

Thanks for the quick response last night! I realized this was the same blacksmith that made the holdfasts Chris blogged about and I’ve been meaning to get, so I’m ordering both. Lust waiting to hear back from him.

By: skewedII

skewedII — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:43:10 +0000

Hi Megan,

I’m with Chris; I hope you bought a pair of dividers. Mine just arrived today and I can’t wait to put them to dividing things.

By: David Cockey

David Cockey — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:13:34 +0000

It wss announced at the Williamsburg Woodworking Symposium, due out in March, and I understand it will be about twice the length of the first edition with several new chapters.

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:30:51 +0000

He does — you can send inquiries to peter@peterrossblacksmith.com
(and thanks)

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:26:14 +0000

It took longer because I had someone’s heavy tool chest in the back of my car.

By: Christopher Schwarz

Christopher Schwarz — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:52:12 +0000

Two things:

I hope you had the good sense to buy one of those dividers from Peter.

And it takes you 8-1/2 hours to drive to Pittsboro? Did you go via Cleveland?

By: rheilke

rheilke — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:44:40 +0000

Nice! I like the design (one blade inside the other) rather than the more typical side-by-each join. Does he sell these (I’m assuming he does), and if so, how do we get them?

Rainer
PS I still like the red hair, even if it is Red #27 now, you crazy Irishwoman.

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:46:42 +0000

John, it will be a revised version of “The Tool Chest of Benjamin Seaton” (edited by Jane Rees and Mark Rees) that was published in 1994 by the Tools and Trades History Society. Peter is one member of the team that has been working on the new edition, which he expects will be published soon. I’ve no doubt one of us will be writing about it as soon as we know more.