Masterclass on wooden book boards

Wooden Book Boards: Their Conservation, Historic Construction and
    the Praxis Of Working Wood
Huntington Library, San Marino, California
November 8-12, 2010

With Jeff Peachey

This five day master class will focus on the fundamentals of wooden
book boards:  the basics of using hand tools to shape wood
accurately, easily and efficiently; the making a sample set of wood
to identify common historic varieties; the examining of historic
techniques of shaping wood; and the making a sample set of common
treatments for split boards.  Choosing, tuning, using, sharpening
and maintaining woodworking tools will also be taught.   Exploring
some of the complexities of wood technology and how this impacts
treatment, storage and handling options for conservation treatments
will also be covered. Participants are encouraged to bring
documentation concerning specific split board treatment problems for
class discussion. No previous woodworking experience is necessary.

Jeffrey S. Peachey is the owner of a New York City-based studio for
the conservation of books and the inventor of conservation tools and
machines. He is a Professional Associate in the American Institute
for Conservation.  For more than 20 years, he has specialized in the
conservation of books and paper artifacts for institutions and
individuals.

Goals of the workshop:

    Learn how to evaluate, use and maintain basic hand wood working
    tools.

    Construct a sample set of reference wood commonly encountered in
    historic book boards.

    Construct a specialized jig to plane thin wood boards.

    Reproduce historic board shapes, channels, tunnels, chamfering
    and learn to recognize the tools used to make them.

    Construct samples of currently used techniques to repair split
    and splitting boards, and discuss their applicability in various
    real world situations.

    Make one sample board from a log, by hand, to understand the
    historic hand technologies--using a maul, froe, and broad axe.

    Begin to appreciate some of the complexities of wood technology
    and how this impacts treatment, storage and handling options for
    real world books.

    Discuss in depth the results of a recent article by Alexis
    Hagadorn and  Jeffrey S. Peachey  "The use of parchment to
    reinforce split wooden bookboards, with preliminary observations
    into the effects of RH cycling on these repairs"   Journal of
    the Institute of Conservation, Volume 33, Issue 1 March 2010 (pp
    41 - 63)

    Consider storage, housing and display issues unique to wooden
    board bindings.

    Discuss specific potential treatment options from examples that
    participants supply.

The registration fee for this 5-day workshop is $650.00.  Other
costs apply.

Class size is limited to 10.

For more information and to apply contact
Justin Johnson <jjohnson<-at->huntington<.>org>

Holly Moore
Lloyd E. Cotsen Head of Conservation
Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108
626-405-2100 x2197
Fax: 626-405-3444


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