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heating woodworking shops back then (post #123837)

tbarnatt on Thu, 05/02/2002 - 17:07
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I've always wondered how or if the cabinetmakers of early america heated their shops. Today we are so concerned with moisture and temperature which in turn effects the material. There are some wonderful antiques out there that have stood the test of time and are in very good condition, yet they were probably built in not the best environment. I am starting a small shop in my garage and am concerned about heating it and keeping the temp. consistent over night during the building process. I can protect glue and paint etc. by keeping it in the house, but dampness and summer heat can effect wood. Is there less of a concern than we make it out to be? Anyone out there no much about shop conditions in colonial america?

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by twoodward15 in reply to tbarnatt [original] on Thu, 05/02/2002 - 21:13

wood stove

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by handcut in reply to tbarnatt [original] on Sat, 09/09/2006 - 12:38

It was more like a fireplace that had mass ,woodstove would have been to costly.2nd, most furniture from those days din't employ glue ecept in drawer constrution .Chairs where foxed wedged and pined.Mortice and tennoned where left dry and draw pin


Even hide glue was costly back then, and even back then time was $$$$$ plus most funiture cabinetmakers where farmers in season makers in off season.And they din't care so much if  the peice lasted as much as function, If it fell apart or if supply fell short it would become fire wood (hence heat for the shop or house)