{"product_id":"virtuoso","title":"Virtuoso","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Donald C. Williams; Photographs by Narayan Nayar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn a space of just 10” x 39” x 19-1\/2”, H.O. Studley managed to arrange – with perfection – more than 250 of his tools into a dovetailed mahogany cabinet that has captivated tens of thousands of woodworkers since it was first unveiled in 1988 on the back cover of \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFine Woodworking\u003c\/i\u003e with a single shocking photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter a brief stay at the Smithsonian, the cabinet was sold to a private collector and hasn’t been seen by the public for well over a decade. Studley’s workbench has never been on public view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor the last four years, Donald Williams and a team of supporting characters have been researching, documenting and photographing both the cabinet and Studley’s equally amazing workbench to create “Virtuoso: The Tool Cabinet and Workbench of Henry O. Studley.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book is the first in-depth examination of one of the most beautiful woodworking tool chests ever constructed and presents the first-ever biography of Studley (1838-1925), a piano and organ builder in Quincy, Mass. In this book, Williams uses original research to answer the questions that flash through the minds of everyone who views the cabinet:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow did he build it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow does it work?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd why would anyone construct such a monument to his tools?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this book you will find measurements, details and photographs of all the tools in the cabinet. Every swinging frame, hinged panel and nook of this three-dimensional, multi-layered sculpture has been analyzed so you can understand how it folds in on itself like a giant piece of mahogany origami.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou will meet the man himself, H.O. Studley, and get a glimpse into the trade of high-end organ and piano makers in 19th- and 20th-century New England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut most of all, you will see the cabinet in a way that only a handful of privileged people ever have. And you will realize that the magazine photograph that electrified the woodworking world in 1988 only scratches the surface of the cabinet’s complete magnificence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44012005294298,"sku":"300-953","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0053\/4098\/7482\/files\/Virtuoso.webp?v=1691597655","url":"https:\/\/www.woodenboatstore.sbs\/products\/virtuoso","provider":"The WoodenBoat Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}