Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum has a fantastic display of furniture of
European Design. Everything from Marquetry to inlay work (metal and
wood), gold leaf decorative work etc. They also have a turned chair in
the "English" display. I only saw half the furniture display - my feet
gave out. However I will go back with a high resolution digital camera -
not the 3MP one we had.
There are also European and Egyptian antiquities a display on art in the
Muslim world etc. etc. A lot of tile and inlay work...
If you can't find the web site I will put a link on my Links page shortly
This is well worth the invested time for viewing inspirational works.
Wear comfortable shoes and clothes. If you enjoy woodworking, turning,
sculpture art and metalworking you will probably not wish to leave.
Also had a chance to visit Curry's art store in downtown Toronto
recently - their link is now on the page... They have a lot of stuff
that may be of interest to woodworkers -- some very hard to find stuff.
http://woodwork.pmccl.com/Business/linksbusiness.htm
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Will
Occasional Techno-geek
It was somewhere outside Barstow when Will <[email protected]>
wrote:
>The Royal Ontario Museum has a fantastic display of furniture of
>European Design.
I'd heard their Japanese lacquer collection was supposed to be pretty
good too.
Darn! Missed it.
Thanks!
Will look when I go back.
Andy Dingley wrote:
> It was somewhere outside Barstow when Will <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>>The Royal Ontario Museum has a fantastic display of furniture of
>>European Design.
>
>
> I'd heard their Japanese lacquer collection was supposed to be pretty
> good too.
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Will
Occasional Techno-geek
In article <[email protected]>,
Will <[email protected]> wrote:
> Royal Ontario Museum
>
> This is well worth the invested time for viewing inspirational works.
I am going to try to make it. I have always been fond of the ROM; I'm a
museum junkie.
>
[snipperized]
>
> Also had a chance to visit Curry's art store in downtown Toronto
> recently - their link is now on the page... They have a lot of stuff
> that may be of interest to woodworkers -- some very hard to find stuff.
Curry's is an institution. A landmark. I have many things from there
that I use in woodworking. Measuring/marking devices etc.
I could walk in and if I had a free $5K, I could spend it there in 10
mins. (Loomis & Tooles on the Queensway is cheaper, but I don't expect
somebody from the 'other' end of Young Street to know that..LOL)
Not to mention thousands upon thousands of different colour magic
markers. ( I said not to mention it!!!) Those are great for the right
colour touch-ups on delicate items.
Their font files are expensive, but their foundries are first class.
I still buy the odd sheet of Letraset® for displays.
And all that incredible water colour paper!
0¿0
Rob
In article <[email protected]>,
Will <[email protected]> wrote:
> Bathurst
North of Wilson
Moe Panzer's Monreal smoked meat.....gaaaawd I miss that (After 16 years
in TO, I left. Now I finally have my cholesterol under control..LOL
(Maybe that was the suckling pig on te Danforth/Logan..I liked the ears
best.)
I live near _Yonge_ street. Not too far from Bathurst and Yonge actually.
And I live on the _right_ side of the tracks I will have you know. :-)
Robatoy wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Will <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Royal Ontario Museum
>>
>>This is well worth the invested time for viewing inspirational works.
>
>
> I am going to try to make it. I have always been fond of the ROM; I'm a
> museum junkie.
Try Friday nights after 4:30. The price is right. The price is tight
anytime though.
>
> [snipperized]
>
>>Also had a chance to visit Curry's art store in downtown Toronto
>>recently - their link is now on the page... They have a lot of stuff
>>that may be of interest to woodworkers -- some very hard to find stuff.
>
>
> Curry's is an institution. A landmark. I have many things from there
> that I use in woodworking. Measuring/marking devices etc.
> I could walk in and if I had a free $5K, I could spend it there in 10
> mins. (Loomis & Tooles on the Queensway is cheaper, but I don't expect
> somebody from the 'other' end of Young Street to know that..LOL)
> Not to mention thousands upon thousands of different colour magic
> markers. ( I said not to mention it!!!) Those are great for the right
> colour touch-ups on delicate items.
> Their font files are expensive, but their foundries are first class.
> I still buy the odd sheet of Letraset® for displays.
> And all that incredible water colour paper!
>
Yeah - it cost us a few bucks to get out the door. :-)
> 0¿0
>
>
> Rob
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Will
Occasional Techno-geek