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War and Peace

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I was just watching the recent BBC production of War and Peace.

At about the 7:10 hr mark Prince Bolkonsky (the elder, the grumpy old man) is seen mounting a piece of wood on his treadle lathe, that is sitting in the parlor.
Spot oh authentic for the period. Nobles in German, Scandinavian and Russian areas took up turning as a avocation.

Of course -they- didn't have to clean up the wood chips.:)
 
Turning in the parlor ... that's the way it ought to be. Funny the things we notice when our minds ate attuned to certain things. I'll have a talk with the staff to make arrangements to move my lathe indoors ... and preparing a bed in the shop. :rolleyes:
 
Tell SWMBO that cedar shavings and chips are good for keeping fleas out of the house. Might recommend a Castro convertible sofa bed? It wouldn't take up much room in the shop.
 
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