The roubo book stand

Things tagged with bookstand 56 things manga book stand. Amish hardwood small cookbook stand or bible stand. The design is actually much older than andre roubo. Make the roubo bookstand w roy underhill the woodwrights. One piece of walnut makes a beautiful bookstand as we follow the formula of an. Searching the internet for roubo bookstand will keep you busy for many hours. The best digital woodworking journal in the craft a twicemonthly, multimedia format with video and articles embedded right on the pages. In that book is a description of a folding twosided music stand with a ratcheting mechanism to allow for angle adjustment. 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. One piece of walnut makes a beautiful bookstand as we follow the formula of an old french. Viewing 3 posts 1 through 3 of 3 total author posts 27 december 2019 at 7.

I saw the roubo s folding bookstand rfb for the first time at a workshop with roy underhill in april 2002. The stand was made by hasan ibn zain ibn sulaiman alisfahani. This large stand for a quran dates from the year 60, some 400 years before roubo. One of the very first posts on this blog was about a folding book stand i made for my wife. Reader william smith has built a version of the bookstand using a novel method. And sanding 1 had two boards tierce roubo folding book stand plans eight stocky create to represent used and. His resultant work, lart du menuisier loosely translated, the art of the joiner was a threevolume set containing over 300 illustration plates.

Make a roubo folding bookstand woodworking kits, woodworking. It is quite fascinating to see two articulating interlocking pieces cut out of just a single block. This is the first look at the first sample copy of lart du menuisier. He wrote a highly influential complete treatise on woodworking that covers practically all the associated. The book of plates a single volume that contains all 384 plates from andre jacob roubos 18thcentury masterwork on woodworking. 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. From south asia, central asia, middle east, most of africa, and many countries in. The son and grandson of master cabinetmakers, he earned that designation in 1774 through the publication of his masterwork treatise on woodworking. 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 s folding bookstand by eduardo acosta cordoba, argentina click on any picture to see a larger version. That was a great link to the video of christopher schwartz showing how to cut out the joint of the book stand.

As promised, ive drawn up plans for the bookstand it. Roubos folding bookstand by eduardo acosta cordoba, argentina click on any picture to see a larger version. 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. Pdf roubo book stand plans diy free plans download chicken. 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. One piece of walnut makes a beautiful bookstand as we follow the formula of an old french master. 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 bookstand is made from a single piece of wood. This is a rather specialized tool, but invaluable to the right person. 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.

Who wrote the book of sloyd s37 ep1 26m 46s see all episodes more home and. Wooden book stand wooden books wooden diy easy woodworking projects popular woodworking wood projects woodworking store cook book stand book stands. Season 37 30s one piece of walnut makes a beautiful bookstand as we follow the formula of an old french master. Here we are weeks later, and there is still more to write.

Roubo bookstand eduardo acosta highland woodworking. 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. No doubt many of you are familiar with the famous onepiece bookstand from plate 331 of roubos with all precision possible popularized by. 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. I looked at it, and thought that it would be interesting to do some day.

Published in his book of 1769, it is ingenious, attractive and practical. Its my first attempt and made from meranti pacific maple. A stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service. Program to go into them inward the middling roubo book stand plans next yr for carpentry and proverb your. The design is actually much older than andre roubo he wrote in the 1770s, it is a traditional form for supporting the family quran. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. A short video showing some suggested tips for layout and cutting the joints.

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. The woodwrights shop the roubo bookstand promo 37th. 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. 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. Judeochristian stained glass graphics illuminated cabinet c0216. 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. This is a common article which most muslims will receive at least once in his lifetime as a gift. This is vitamin a simplified reading of roubo book stand plans the bookstand inward. Even though i have no need for such a bookstand, it was an. 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. Its job is to hold a book either hardback or softback upright and open to the proper page. Adjustable height width recipe book holder stand for reading bookstand document holdercookbook reading desk portable sturdy lig. Roy underhill did a program on it which motivated me to give it a try. Andre roubo folding bookstand made from a single piece of walnut.

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. Writing about it in a book should not be a reason that an object is attributed to a person. In addition to being a skill builder, my sons are bibliophiles and i. 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. I saw the roubos folding bookstand rfb for the first time at a. Reproductions of antiques thomas jeffersons writing desk i aural mahogany c0023. 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. As a scholar, i use similar devices all the time when typing text into a computer. 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. A flat length of wood or rigid material forming part of a piece of furniture. The only thing that really stuck with me on that set of plans was the instruction to practice in softwood first.

Roubo bookstand21st century edition some projects are just plain fun, and the roubo bookstand is definitely one of them. 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. A while back i stumbled on to a set of plans to build the roubo book stand. The hinged bookstand is a project that has been around for hundreds of years. Yes, i thought the saga of the roubo bookstand article from the february 2011 issue was over its awesome. A roubo book stand, carved and sawn from a single piece of hickory.

One of the most important early books on woodworking has been indecipherable to everyone who cannot read 18thcentury french. 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. Roubo book stand knuckle joints woodworking masterclasses. Its great as a book display stand, textbook stand, cookbook. I saw the roubos folding bookstand rfb for the first time at a workshop with roy underhill in april 2002. How to make an andre roubo roy underhill folding book stand. Versatile book holder with adjustable tray the adjustable angle tray easily holds large volume books such as medical, law or engineering textbooks. 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. This folding bookstand is based on the one in the roy underhill article in the february 2011 popular woodworking issue. Bestbookstand actto bst09 green 180 angle adjustable and portable reading standbook. One piece of walnut makes a beautiful bookstand as we follow the formula of an old french s37 ep3 26m 46s share this video.