Sounds great. I look forward to it!
-- Bradley
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tyler Samson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Cameramakers] Re: Plans for 4x5
>
>
> Hi Bradley:
>
> I meant George had the right idea, not Jim, sorry
> George.
>
> I am planning to publish a book on building a wooden
> 8X10 from cheap, readily available materials (walnut,
> brass and toothed belts from thrift store printers
> that no longer work) using simple hand tools (a back
> saw, a single hand plane, a square, a flat file, a
> utility knife, a small screwdriver and a set of
> Chinese calipers). I am documenting this process right
> now during construction of my 8X10 field camera. Don't
> know how long it will take, but the illustrations and
> instructions will be complete as well as simple and
> the drawings will be thorough and easy to read. There
> is no way I can keep my humor out of it, that much is
> certain so it might even be a fun read. Look for this
> self published exploration of handyman masochism some
> time in September or so. Until then Bradley, the best
> thing to do is to start, build, fail, re-design, start
> build fail less dramatically and keep on doing this
> over and over until one day you behold a creation on
> your tripod that would make Laben Deardorff himself
> beam with pride. Oh, I will include plans for a very
> nice wooden tripod as well, or prerhaps that will be a
> seperate book. Anybody else think this book project
> would be something they would part with money for or
> should I can the idea altogether?
>
> Bowing.
>
> Tyler
>
>
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