The roubo book stand

As a scholar, i use similar devices all the time when typing text into a computer. Box for a shipping address for in your order please see details under our shipping rates page this is a best book stand product nice production inp101o book stand. Its in the domestic devices chapter of that book, which is a must read if you are interested in hand tool woodworking as are all his books. Reader william smith has built a version of the bookstand using a novel method. One of the most important early books on woodworking has been indecipherable to everyone who cannot read 18thcentury french. One of the very first posts on this blog was about a folding book stand i made for my wife. This past week, we decided to build a nice bookstand for the shop copy of the incredible deluxe edition of the roubo text on furniture, and while looking at the. Roubo bookstand eduardo acosta highland woodworking. Its great as a book display stand, textbook stand, cookbook. The hinged bookstand is a project that has been around for hundreds of years.

Andre roubos landmark fivevolume lart du menuisier is difficult to find reprints are available mostly in europe and at tools for working wood and even harder to actually use. Its job is to hold a book either hardback or softback upright and open to the proper page. The book of plates a single volume that contains all 384 plates from andre jacob roubos 18thcentury masterwork on woodworking. One piece of walnut makes a beautiful bookstand as we follow the formula of an. A roubo bookstand is made from a single piece of wood. This is vitamin a simplified reading of roubo book stand plans the bookstand inward. Viewing 3 posts 1 through 3 of 3 total author posts 27 december 2019 at 7. Who wrote the book of sloyd s37 ep1 26m 46s see all episodes more home and.

The only thing that really stuck with me on that set of plans was the instruction to practice in softwood first. Bestbookstand actto bst09 green 180 angle adjustable and portable reading standbook. Bamboo book stand cookbook holder reading desk bookrest with 5 adjustable height, foldable tray and page paper clip portable sturdy bookstands for textbook, magazine, music books, recipe by pipishell. A roubo book stand is usually made from a single board of wood, using a saw, a chisel, a drill, a fretsaw and careful marking out of the necessary guide lines. How to make an andre roubo roy underhill folding book stand. This is a rather specialized tool, but invaluable to the right person. It can be built in an afternoon or evening and youll find it hard to suppress a smile when the board magically opens up with a small splitting sound. One piece of walnut makes a beautiful bookstand as we follow the formula of an old french master. A short video showing some suggested tips for layout and cutting the joints. Mahogany 16th century gothic book cabinet in medium cherry c0141b.

Andre roubo folding bookstand made from a single piece of walnut. In this thing, ive designed a 3d print version and the smaller size should qualify it as a phone, rather than a book, stand. Enamored by its one piece construction, i was determined to build one someday as many others have been, as evidenced by the links you will find on the internet. I looked at it, and thought that it would be interesting to do some day. Make the roubo bookstand w roy underhill the woodwrights. That was a great link to the video of christopher schwartz showing how to cut out the joint of the book stand. Program to go into them inward the middling roubo book stand plans next yr for carpentry and proverb your. As promised, ive drawn up plans for the bookstand it.

Versatile book holder with adjustable tray the adjustable angle tray easily holds large volume books such as medical, law or engineering textbooks. His resultant work, lart du menuisier loosely translated, the art of the joiner was a threevolume set containing over 300 illustration plates. Roubo bookstand21st century edition some projects are just plain fun, and the roubo bookstand is definitely one of them. Published in his book of 1769, it is ingenious, attractive and practical.

From south asia, central asia, middle east, most of africa, and many countries in. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. A roubo book stand, carved and sawn from a single piece of hickory. The design is actually much older than andre roubo he wrote in the 1770s, it is a traditional form for supporting the family quran. He wrote a highly influential complete treatise on woodworking that covers practically all the associated.

There have been a number of articles, posts and videos about the roubo book stand, a clever and attractive piece made by creating a hinge in a piece of wood and resawing the board in half so it will open. Writing about it in a book should not be a reason that an object is attributed to a person. Judeochristian stained glass graphics illuminated cabinet c0216. Make a roubo folding bookstand woodworking kits, woodworking. Pdf roubo book stand plans diy free plans download chicken. In the woodwrights workbook, roy underhill writes about this stand, which he calls a reading stand. Make the famous one piece folding bookstand from andre roubos art of the joiner. I was intrigued by the folding book stand from old pictures like the 1877 painting of a girl using one by the artist lord frederick gainesborough and others, but the most intriguing was a huge folding chair that looked like it was made from a 12. Amish hardwood small cookbook stand or bible stand. No doubt many of you are familiar with the famous onepiece bookstand from plate 331 of roubo s with all precision possible popularized by roy underhill.

Its my first attempt and made from meranti pacific maple. It is quite fascinating to see two articulating interlocking pieces cut out of just a single block. In that book is a description of a folding twosided music stand with a ratcheting mechanism to allow for angle adjustment. I saw the roubos folding bookstand rfb for the first time at a. Even though i have no need for such a bookstand, it was an. Forums general woodworking discussions woodworking methods and techniques roubo book stand knuckle joints this topic has 2 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago by larry geib. The best digital woodworking journal in the craft a twicemonthly, multimedia format with video and articles embedded right on the pages. Things tagged with bookstand 56 things manga book stand. Adjustable height width recipe book holder stand for reading bookstand document holdercookbook reading desk portable sturdy lig. The woodwrights shop the roubo bookstand promo 37th. A stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service.

The stand was made by hasan ibn zain ibn sulaiman alisfahani. Roubos folding bookstand by eduardo acosta cordoba, argentina click on any picture to see a larger version. The son and grandson of master cabinetmakers, he earned that designation in 1774 through the publication of his masterwork treatise on woodworking. I saw the roubo s folding bookstand rfb for the first time at a workshop with roy underhill in april 2002. Pdf diy roubo book stand plans plans download roubo book stand plans woodworking online videos mobile plywood storage rack roubo folding book stand plans finger plane raised dog bed plans raised dog bed plans how to make a wood swing building plans a storage box dominion woodworking machines roubo book stand plans video wood grinding. The stand is made from a single piece of red oak with all the joinery cut into the board until it will hinge open and closed. Wooden book stand wooden books wooden diy easy woodworking projects popular woodworking wood projects woodworking store cook book stand book stands. And sanding 1 had two boards tierce roubo folding book stand plans eight stocky create to represent used and. A flat length of wood or rigid material forming part of a piece of furniture. Roy underhill did a program on it which motivated me to give it a try.

In the 1700s, a french craftsman named andre jacob roubo took the time to record his vast woodworking knowledge, presumably for the benefit of future generations. I first saw roy underhill demonstrate building the andre roubo 18th century french woodworker and author folding book stand on the woodwright shop in 2017 season 37 episode 3. Yes, i thought the saga of the roubo bookstand article from the february 2011 issue was over its awesome. However, after looking at how that book stand opens and seeing how other similar book stands hold the book lying open flatter, i think ill go with a bit more angle than the. Many of you have read of the roubo bookstand featured recently in popular woodworking and related blogs. One piece of walnut makes a beautiful bookstand as we follow the formula of an old french s37 ep3 26m 46s share this video. This folding bookstand is based on the one in the roy underhill article in the february 2011 popular woodworking issue. Searching the internet for roubo bookstand will keep you busy for many hours. A while back i stumbled on to a set of plans to build the roubo book stand. Roubo book stand knuckle joints woodworking masterclasses.

No doubt many of you are familiar with the famous onepiece bookstand from plate 331 of roubos with all precision possible popularized by. Reproductions of antiques thomas jeffersons writing desk i aural mahogany c0023. Season 37 30s one piece of walnut makes a beautiful bookstand as we follow the formula of an old french master. This is the first look at the first sample copy of lart du menuisier. One piece of walnut makes a beautiful bookstand as we follow the formula of an old french. Here we are weeks later, and there is still more to write.

For those that have not, its an ingenious design that folds out into an x configuration, but is crafted from a single piece of wood. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. A week or two ago, i put up a short post and video about the other roubo bookstand, a project taken from the plate 331 of andre jacob roubo s lart du menuisier, scaled to hold the beautiful deluxe edition of the roubo text on furniture. The design is actually much older than andre roubo. Roubo s folding bookstand by eduardo acosta cordoba, argentina click on any picture to see a larger version. I saw the roubos folding bookstand rfb for the first time at a workshop with roy underhill in april 2002.