The NBM also has an annual Festival of the Building Arts that is great for
kids of all ages but mostly young ones. I coordinate a demonstration by the
Washington Woodworker's Guild and we let the kids carve, shave, made some
spoons and let kids shave/file out some cabriole legs last year (until a
Nicholson 50 became a John Belushi sword and got whacked in two across the
leg). I found a bizarre stub tenoner and the kids make tenons all day and
can't get enough of it. PATINA also shows up and there's a blacksmith
outside. This years event slips into OCT 2002 so check NBM.org (I think) and
plan to attend.

> Regards,
> John Davis 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	eric coyle [SMTP:ecoyle@c...]
> Sent:	Tuesday, March 12, 2002 9:20 PM
> To:	OLDTOOLS@w...
> Subject:	A century of DIY-xposting
> 
> This came to me off another list. Zowee, a whole century of DIY, and did I
> 
> mention "related tools" I pointed her to the Buck Rogers stuff, put in a 
> plug for good ol Fred Hodgson,  and funky ol laminate sample chains and 
> asked and received permission to cross post to Oldtools. Anyone seen 
> anything like it anywere? BTW, the museum is in Washington.......
> Eric
> 
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> The National Building Museum is currently working on an exhibition
> entitled Do
> It Yourself, Home Improvement in the 20th Century.  The show is scheduled
> to
> open in October 2002.  We plan to include various interactives related to
> tools, home improvement, and design projects.  We are interested in
> learning
> how other museums might have incorporated these projects into their
> exhibitions and/or educational programs.  We would appreciate any
> suggested
> resources (for children and adults).
> 
> Sincerely, Evelyn Furia, Exhibitions Department
> edfury <edfury@g...>
> 
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