tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15422816566521262952024-03-14T00:14:21.652-07:00Five & Dime Co.Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-22280029403479986722010-04-03T11:24:00.000-07:002010-04-03T15:15:23.529-07:0016th Annual Sonoma Wine Country Sheepdog Trial<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S7efQqsaEsI/AAAAAAAAAho/_NHfIGK9KmA/s1600/sheepdogtrials+23c.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S7efQqsaEsI/AAAAAAAAAho/_NHfIGK9KmA/s400/sheepdogtrials+23c.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456004582269915842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S7ePFcVlIbI/AAAAAAAAAhg/fjEWw6WbWD0/s1600/sheepdogtrials+10c.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S7ePFcVlIbI/AAAAAAAAAhg/fjEWw6WbWD0/s400/sheepdogtrials+10c.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455986797251469746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S7ePCJ7XXrI/AAAAAAAAAhY/XtyIOzqlMUU/s1600/sheepdogtrials+2c.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S7ePCJ7XXrI/AAAAAAAAAhY/XtyIOzqlMUU/s400/sheepdogtrials+2c.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455986740770070194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S7eORiW39hI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/X3fxzCmBfkQ/s1600/sheepdogtrials+19c.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S7eORiW39hI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/X3fxzCmBfkQ/s400/sheepdogtrials+19c.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455985905514313234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S7eOPSw5pWI/AAAAAAAAAhI/bpttqSVnSLg/s1600/sheepdogtrials+074c.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S7eOPSw5pWI/AAAAAAAAAhI/bpttqSVnSLg/s400/sheepdogtrials+074c.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455985866968769890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S7eoS1Cux8I/AAAAAAAAAhw/Ipb_4KMO7Bw/s1600/sheepdog_course.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S7eoS1Cux8I/AAAAAAAAAhw/Ipb_4KMO7Bw/s400/sheepdog_course.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456014515012290498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:150%;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The 16th Annual Sonoma Wine Country Sheepdog Trial</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Oak Springs Ranch</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Judged by Don Helsley of Idaho, and Denis Birchall of Ireland</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sheepdog trials are a quintessentially British event- Border Collies having originated in the border country between England and Scotland- but there are several important trialing events in Northern California and the ION (Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada) where ranches with large sheep herds are found.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The handler's task, with the help of his or her Border Collie, is to move a flock of sheep through the course in the shortest time, and with the least amount of fuss. The handler stands at the post and directs the dog with whistled signals. A well-trained Border Collie will respond to upwards of 15 distinct commands. Bonus points for style, points deducted if the dog nips at the sheep.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I went looking for leads on a puppy- we lost our red-and-white Border Collie </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >Britta</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> 3 years ago, and it's time to get another.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">No litter leads, but it is always a joy to watch these dogs work...</span></span>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-21000068821580875382010-03-28T09:47:00.000-07:002010-04-03T14:01:34.527-07:00Nice Legs!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6-LHC_O-RI/AAAAAAAAAgY/0Sb0t0Y7ndQ/s1600/ArtefactWorkTable1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 367px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6-LHC_O-RI/AAAAAAAAAgY/0Sb0t0Y7ndQ/s400/ArtefactWorkTable1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453730626946398482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Work table with re-purposed machine legs</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.artefactdesignsalvage.com/">Artefact</a>; Schellville, CA</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6-LFvAUd2I/AAAAAAAAAgQ/bC1xlK7NzNY/s1600/ACL+showroom.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6-LFvAUd2I/AAAAAAAAAgQ/bC1xlK7NzNY/s400/ACL+showroom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453730604402374498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Conference table by </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://sitandreadfurniture.blogspot.com/">Sit And Read Furniture</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> for ACL</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6-LE9CE1EI/AAAAAAAAAgI/Cexz7_xIVP0/s1600/VeritasTableLegs.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6-LE9CE1EI/AAAAAAAAAgI/Cexz7_xIVP0/s400/VeritasTableLegs.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453730590987965506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Cast iron table legs designed for Lee Valley Tools by <a href="http://www.mike-mcguire.wingspan-design.ca/">Mike McGuire</a></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6-J01z8U4I/AAAAAAAAAgA/REyOAbZ11U0/s1600/press1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6-J01z8U4I/AAAAAAAAAgA/REyOAbZ11U0/s400/press1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453729214660105090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Advertisement engraving via <a href="http://www.machineryscans.com/">Antique Machinery Scans</a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6-J0skX4YI/AAAAAAAAAf4/kFRt6rH0yuc/s1600/eganplaner.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 362px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6-J0skX4YI/AAAAAAAAAf4/kFRt6rH0yuc/s400/eganplaner.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453729212178882946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Advertisement engraving via <a href="http://www.machineryscans.com/">Antique Machinery Scans</a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6-J0Ow6P3I/AAAAAAAAAfw/zQC5Ld-aOpQ/s1600/boultrouter.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6-J0Ow6P3I/AAAAAAAAAfw/zQC5Ld-aOpQ/s400/boultrouter.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453729204178403186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Advertisement engraving via <a href="http://www.machineryscans.com/">Antique Machinery Scans</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6-Jzzf3ZzI/AAAAAAAAAfo/UHsk-9IFSbo/s1600/WorkTable17.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6-Jzzf3ZzI/AAAAAAAAAfo/UHsk-9IFSbo/s400/WorkTable17.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453729196859156274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Industrial kitchen worktable with cast iron legs</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Modeled in Solidworks</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rendered in Photoview 360</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6-JzSAyxjI/AAAAAAAAAfg/2GSfXTqUtFo/s1600/WorkTable18.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6-JzSAyxjI/AAAAAAAAAfg/2GSfXTqUtFo/s400/WorkTable18.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453729187870459442" border="0" /></a>Detail: Raised lettering on leg stretcher<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Modeled in Solidworks<br />Rendered in Photoview 360<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S7dZ9ENg-TI/AAAAAAAAAhA/5alx8MZdo6U/s1600/leg1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S7dZ9ENg-TI/AAAAAAAAAhA/5alx8MZdo6U/s400/leg1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455928379219966258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Worktable legs</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Solidworks drawing</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Several weeks ago, on a spin through Sonoma and the Napa Valley, I stopped at one of my favorite retail design establishments- Artefact in Schellville. Pick of the litter was the work table pictured above, made from a pair of antique lathe legs with a steel top and shelf, and skirts of wood salvaged from the factory that once was home to the cast iron legs.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A massive pair of cast iron legs salvaged from an industrial-sized Oliver lathe have served as the base for my woodworking bench since my days as a studio furniture maker, and they've been eyeing a massive chunk of end-grain butcher block sitting in my shop- threatening to hook up and become a work table in our kitchen.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">My workbench legs are not nearly as elegant as the salvaged cast iron legs that Kyle Garner of Sit And Read Furniture used to make ACL's new conference table, and they are just a little too wide for the butcher block top. Usually the reverse is true- lathe legs are designed to support a bed that is long and narrow, and paired with a wide top, start to look out of proportion.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Some years ago, Lee Valley Tool started producing a set of cast iron legs for their workbench kits. They aren't all that attractive IMHO- especially compared to designer Mike McGuire's early concepts for the project- but the price is right, and they are a great idea.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">So I set about designing a set of cast iron legs in the spirit of early industrial machinery, with size and proportion specific to supporting a work table top. Is the potential market large enough to justify the cost of making a pattern, and having these legs sand-cast?<br />Stay tuned...</span></span><br /></div></div>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-34433658335975584692010-03-19T12:50:00.000-07:002010-03-19T12:57:16.713-07:00Bad-Ass<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6PWVja1BWI/AAAAAAAAAfY/GwND515r5Pc/s1600-h/Mayakovsky1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6PWVja1BWI/AAAAAAAAAfY/GwND515r5Pc/s400/Mayakovsky1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450435639821796706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">Portrait of Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alexander Rodchenko</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">1924</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S6PVn9rCelI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/M2QJCuV12tc/s1600-h/Mayakovsky.png"><br /></a>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-1489606296648740042010-03-08T13:08:00.000-08:002010-03-08T14:22:36.492-08:00Herse-inspired Bicycle Crank<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5VolRH_r0I/AAAAAAAAAew/zbjmTJpXJgI/s1600-h/Crank3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5VolRH_r0I/AAAAAAAAAew/zbjmTJpXJgI/s400/Crank3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446374313835867970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rene Herse-inspired crank for a city bike that I am designing.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Modeled in SolidWorks, and rendered in Photoview 360.</span></span>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-77035657022893998132010-03-08T12:34:00.000-08:002010-03-08T13:08:01.223-08:00Rene Herse Randonneuse<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5VfjKx5m7I/AAAAAAAAAeg/5JmqmHLDwc4/s1600-h/hersecat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5VfjKx5m7I/AAAAAAAAAeg/5JmqmHLDwc4/s400/hersecat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446364382168193970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rene Herse Randonneuse, Paris, 1946</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Illustration by Daniel Rebour</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">via Vintage Cycle Press</span><br /><a href="http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></a><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com"><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Vintage Cycle Press</span></span></a><br /></div></div>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-67966917258723737192010-03-07T16:25:00.001-08:002010-03-09T15:48:42.792-08:00Southwest Icon<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5REK3cZJGI/AAAAAAAAAeY/vqLxT-hSELI/s1600-h/GainesFrame.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5REK3cZJGI/AAAAAAAAAeY/vqLxT-hSELI/s400/GainesFrame.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446052802870191202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Southwest Icon frame</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Stephen Gaines</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Banded inlay, charred and polychromed wood</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The frame made by longtime friend and buckaroo artist Stephen Gaines.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I found the Catholic holy card buried in the wall while renovating our ca.1905 bungalow.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">It just seemed to fit...</span></span><br /></div></div>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-10622730218228993892010-03-07T10:04:00.000-08:002010-03-07T10:06:44.911-08:00Mark Knopfler- Quality Shoe<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yg9NlOyiZaA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yg9NlOyiZaA&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-29301095825163310272010-03-07T09:43:00.001-08:002010-03-07T09:53:56.945-08:00J. L. Powell<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5Pmn_N7b3I/AAAAAAAAAdw/ZhN-TUBz5To/s1600-h/654-1-lg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5Pmn_N7b3I/AAAAAAAAAdw/ZhN-TUBz5To/s400/654-1-lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445949949080203122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">Waxed canvas Safari Bag</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5PmnQR24VI/AAAAAAAAAdo/E7AISC5H4LE/s1600-h/634-1-lg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5PmnQR24VI/AAAAAAAAAdo/E7AISC5H4LE/s400/634-1-lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445949936480215378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">Black Hills Moccasin</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5PmnJdci0I/AAAAAAAAAdg/Rz-xL3vYFvc/s1600-h/259-2-lg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5PmnJdci0I/AAAAAAAAAdg/Rz-xL3vYFvc/s400/259-2-lg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445949934649772866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">Roosevelt Jacket</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">J. L Powell- </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: verdana;">The Sporting life.<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Clothing and gear for the well-heeled sport</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.jlpowellusa.com">J.L Powell</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div></div>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-54164740665593730992010-03-07T08:20:00.000-08:002010-03-07T09:02:47.297-08:00Saddleback Leather Co.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5PStlyPE9I/AAAAAAAAAdY/pvQyNHmZfV0/s1600-h/Perry+Lockhart+Appomattox+Court+House,+Virginia.2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5PStlyPE9I/AAAAAAAAAdY/pvQyNHmZfV0/s400/Perry+Lockhart+Appomattox+Court+House,+Virginia.2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445928055099823058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">Saddleback briefcase in dark tobacco brown</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dave Munson of Saddleback Leather Company in Texas designs and sells some really nice leather bags. Bloody expensive, and no doubt worth every penny.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">What really grabbed my attention though, was the quality of his website- a little rough around the edges (mis-matched type &etc.) but transparent, honest, soulful, amusing. Marketing built around a growing and enthusiastic family of loyal customers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spend some time with his website (be sure not to miss the FAQ page) and his Facebook page.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I haven't had so much fun reading product copy since the early J. Peterman catalogs.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is the new marketing- watch and learn grasshopper...</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.saddlebackleather.com"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Saddleback Leather Co.</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/saddlebackleather"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Saddleback on Facebook</span></a></span><br /></div></div>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-13751176450677028462010-03-06T16:19:00.000-08:002010-03-06T16:57:26.831-08:00Dale of Norway Classic Ski Sweaters<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5LyWgfN0SI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/fHSKCPHec_c/s1600-h/luggi+foeger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5LyWgfN0SI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/fHSKCPHec_c/s400/luggi+foeger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445681367936258338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Toni Matt and Luggi Foeger at Incline, Tahoe- late 50s</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5LyUQDE3-I/AAAAAAAAAdI/2ds8WZtzQa4/s1600-h/Dales1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 376px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5LyUQDE3-I/AAAAAAAAAdI/2ds8WZtzQa4/s400/Dales1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445681329163526114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dale Classic with pewter clasps</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5LyQAz0uLI/AAAAAAAAAdA/SL6v_5jwGuM/s1600-h/dales2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5LyQAz0uLI/AAAAAAAAAdA/SL6v_5jwGuM/s400/dales2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445681256353544370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Vintage NOS Dale crew-neck</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Heavy wool, made to last- a life-time purchase.</span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dale Classic with pewter clasps- a keeper</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dale vintage NOS crew-neck- bound for E-bay</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dale.no/"><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dale of Norway</span></span></a><br /></div></div>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-90562857852375530762010-03-05T15:27:00.000-08:002010-03-06T17:00:44.544-08:001962 Renault Dauphine Gordini<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5GTw5hGSfI/AAAAAAAAAc4/hOpbn7IrAKo/s1600-h/Dauphine1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5GTw5hGSfI/AAAAAAAAAc4/hOpbn7IrAKo/s400/Dauphine1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445295892750289394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5GTwC8k9CI/AAAAAAAAAcw/Zvu42WWZXW0/s1600-h/Dauphine2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5GTwC8k9CI/AAAAAAAAAcw/Zvu42WWZXW0/s400/Dauphine2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445295878101595170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5GTu5O-nwI/AAAAAAAAAco/3s_QylQBtB4/s1600-h/Dauphine3.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5GTu5O-nwI/AAAAAAAAAco/3s_QylQBtB4/s400/Dauphine3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445295858314551042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">My old Dauphine Gordini in front of Shadetree-</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">5th Ave. Wharf, Oakland, CA</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">February, 2010</span><br /><br /></div><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:150%;" >I was a young starving artist/art furniture intern, and living in a burned-out warehouse on one of Oakland's seedier wharves. I quickly learned that buying lumber in my convertible MGA was a tricky proposition, so I sold it and began looking for a more suitable car. Still more style than sense, I bought a 1962 Renault Dauphine Gordini from a race car mechanic in Pt. Richmond. The car was in prisitine condition, and came with enough spares to build most of a second.<br /><br />In 2007, Time Magazine named the Dauphine one of the 50 worst cars of all time:<br />"</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:150%;" ><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The most ineffective bit of French engineering since the Maginot Line, the Renault </span><st1:state style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><st1:place>Dauphine</st1:place></st1:state><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> was originally to be named the Corvette, <i>tres ironie</i>. It was, in fact, a rickety, paper-thin scandal of a car that, if you stood beside it, you could actually hear rusting. Its most salient feature was its slowness, a rate of acceleration you could measure with a calendar. It took the drivers at <i>Road and Track</i> 32 seconds to reach 60 mph, which would put the </span><st1:state style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><st1:place>Dauphine</st1:place></st1:state><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> at a severe disadvantage in any drag race involving farm equipment. The fact that the ultra-cheap, super-sketchy </span><st1:state style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><st1:place>Dauphine</st1:place></st1:state><span style="color:darkred;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> sold over 2 million copies around the world is an index of how desperately people wanted cars. Any cars."</span></span></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; panose-1:3 15 7 2 3 3 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:script; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:647 0 0 0 159 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><span style=";font-family:verdana;color:darkred;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:150%;">Actually, the limited edition race-modified Gordini model was zippy enough for a small car, and was raced and rallied successfully for a couple of years of its production life. It was a cheap POS tin can...but quirky in a mid-century French sort of way, and suited my needs well enough. Driving carefully, I could squeeze almost 50mpg out of it- important when you are working for slave wages- and with a roof rack, I could pack 50 board feet of lumber before the springs started to bottom out.<br /></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;color:darkred;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:150%;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Several years later, I moved to rural Mendocino County and needed a truck to navigate the miles of unpaved roads to my remote cabin, so I sold the Dauphine to a local guy who bought it for his girlfriend, visiting for the summer from France. Of all of the stuff I've let go of in my life, I most regret selling this car. When he brought it by a couple of days later- fully detailed and polished- I nearly sat down on the sidewalk and cried.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Flash-forward 20 years:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A while back, I took my wife and daughter to see some of the places that I had lived and worked "back in the day", and there, parked in front of the old warehouse in it's old designated spot was "my" Dauphine. Somehow, over decades and miles, she had found her way home. </span></span></span></span><b><span style=";font-family:";color:darkred;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br /></span><o:p></o:p></span></b>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-365349595564648562010-03-04T17:45:00.001-08:002010-03-04T18:03:05.981-08:00Rockabilly- The Skip Rats play "Morse Code"<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z2yqedVAxj8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z2yqedVAxj8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The <a href="http://www.theskiprats.co.uk/">Skip Rats</a>, a rockabilly trio based in the Northeast of England (go figure).</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">There must be rockabilly this good happening in the US, but I don't know what it is.</span></span>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-67986837321034002002010-03-04T16:10:00.000-08:002010-03-06T12:23:54.325-08:00New Boots- Red Wing No.9013<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5BNIWvaCgI/AAAAAAAAAcg/JGziyQKT4rc/s1600-h/rwboots+001.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5BNIWvaCgI/AAAAAAAAAcg/JGziyQKT4rc/s400/rwboots+001.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444936755429640706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5BNEvDlPvI/AAAAAAAAAcY/cRpzNOu6xtA/s1600-h/rwboots+003.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S5BNEvDlPvI/AAAAAAAAAcY/cRpzNOu6xtA/s400/rwboots+003.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444936693237235442" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Known variously as the Beckman, 6" classic round, and the Gentleman Traveler, these are from Red Wing's "Lifestyle Heritage Collection." Am I the only one who cringes at the mention of "lifestyle" anything?</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The first issues of these were made with Horween Chromexel leather uppers, and available, I believe, only in Japan and Europe. Later issues- including these- are made with Red Wing's own Featherstone leather uppers. Vibram roccia half soles, goodyear welt construction. These look like they were made to last a while, so I'll get back to you in 2020 with a field report...</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A Valentine's day gift from my wife. Available from Sundance Catalog and other fine outlets.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I'd say these run 1/2 to a full size larger than true-to-size, so try before you buy.</span><br /><a href="http://www.rwleatherboots.com/"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Red Wing Shoes- Lifestyle Heritage Collection</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.sundancecatalog.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sundance Catalog</span></a></span>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-91536852566004387102010-03-02T11:23:00.001-08:002010-03-05T14:04:18.174-08:00Staking out my territory<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S41mIpxSCaI/AAAAAAAAAcI/RkxW-zzVQUY/s1600-h/Map+of+Rocky+Mountains+1906.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S41mIpxSCaI/AAAAAAAAAcI/RkxW-zzVQUY/s400/Map+of+Rocky+Mountains+1906.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444119823398341026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Northern California</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Great Basin</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Columbia Plateau</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Sate of Jefferson</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Cascadia</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The ION ( Idaho-Oregon-Nevada in buckaroo-speak)</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The historical range of the West-Slope trouts...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I've been thinking about what defines the territory that I consider myself to be a product of.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">To simplify things, I'll define it as the country West of the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific, and including Hawaii.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Much of this Trad/Resurgence quadrant of the blogosphere originates in New York and New England and with the point-of-view of East Coast tradition and heritage. It is my hope that this blog adds one man's West Coast point-of-view to the conversation.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have my East Coast bragging rights too- the first Hudson to pay a visit arrived in 1607, and became a permanent resident in 1611 (though not by choice.) He got a river and a bay named after him for his troubles. The first of my branch of the Hudson clan to settle in what is now the USA showed up in Virginia in 1635.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">But it is my ancesters who came to Northern California from Sweden, England, and Missouri in the mid-late 19th century that most define me and capture my imagination. Ranchers, carpenters, miners, doctors, teachers...later heavy equipment mechanics, and my dear old dad who played an important part in putting a man on the moon. I am humbled by the hardships that they endured and by what they were able to accomplish.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Many of the heritage brands that we are buying, using, and cheering onward were forged in the Pacific West:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Levi Strauss</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ben Davis</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pendleton Woolen Mills</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">White's Boots</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">CC Filson</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">In my time, new brands have been born here that will be the heritage brands of the next generation:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The North Face</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sierra Designs</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pacific Iron Works/Patagonia</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mulholland Brothers</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">In your time- if you are younger than I (and you probably are) the next wave:</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The bicycle builders of Portland- as good as anything that came out of post-war France</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Archival Clothing</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rising Sun & Co.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Yuketen</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">In addition to the above with an international audience, there is a robust resurgence movement going on in the Buckaroo community that rivals anything going on in the larger Trad/Resurgence world for passion, quality, and authenticity and deserves a wider audience than working cowboys and cowboy poetry groupies.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If New England's poetic voice is Salinger, the Pacific Coast's is Steinbeck, Stegner, and Kerouac.</span></span>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-7064826612162189752010-03-02T06:42:00.000-08:002010-03-02T07:02:32.929-08:00Northwest Coast wood carvings<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S40kWJYuPII/AAAAAAAAAcA/zXw00iANSqc/s1600-h/RavenMask.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S40kWJYuPII/AAAAAAAAAcA/zXw00iANSqc/s400/RavenMask.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444047487456132226" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Raven Mask</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Donald Svanvik</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Kwakwaka'wakw Nation</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Red Cedar, Cedar bark, acrylic paint</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery</span><br /></div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S40kVcIYpcI/AAAAAAAAAb4/YQX1kP_pm58/s1600-h/GrizzlyBearMask.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S40kVcIYpcI/AAAAAAAAAb4/YQX1kP_pm58/s400/GrizzlyBearMask.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444047475308012994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Grizzly Bear Mask</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Stan Bevan</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tahltan-Tlingit Nation</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Yellow Cedar, Operculum shells, horsehair</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S40kU2KOPKI/AAAAAAAAAbw/fOYyCy3gxrA/s1600-h/bentwoodbox.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S40kU2KOPKI/AAAAAAAAAbw/fOYyCy3gxrA/s400/bentwoodbox.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444047465115172002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Raven, Cormorant Dog- Bentwood Box</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Andy Wilber Peterson</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Skokomish</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Red Cedar, pigment</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Quintana Galleries<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><a href="http://www.coastalpeoples.com/">Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:150%;">1024 Mainland Street</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:150%;">Vancouver BC</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:150%;">Canada V6B 2T4</span><span style="font-size:150%;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.quintanagalleries.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Quintana Galleries</span></a><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:150%;">120 NW Ninth Avenue</span><span style="font-size:150%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:150%;">Portland, Oregon 97209</span>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-68907511968795210512010-02-20T11:04:00.000-08:002010-02-20T11:10:12.371-08:00Mark Knopfler- Song for Sonny Liston<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k_wKquxOBF8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k_wKquxOBF8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On heavy rotation this week:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mark Knopfler playing his '58 Gibson Les Paul</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the "All the Roadrunning" tour with Emmylou Harris</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">2006</span></span>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-84790516055005809682010-02-20T09:06:00.000-08:002010-02-20T09:22:28.712-08:00Dylan Thomas, 1914-1953<object width="425" height="344"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:150%;">Fern Hill, 1946</span><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8XG1B_7r4y8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8XG1B_7r4y8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-43539601176697835682010-02-20T07:29:00.000-08:002010-03-04T19:05:28.602-08:00C. C. Filson Safari Cloth Shirt<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S4AA-5mvJaI/AAAAAAAAAbM/7xnogvSI5XY/s1600-h/FilsonShirt1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S4AA-5mvJaI/AAAAAAAAAbM/7xnogvSI5XY/s400/FilsonShirt1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440349430478742946" border="0" /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Style No.052 Safari Cloth shirt</span></span></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:150%;">I have two of these in my closet, and they are my go-to shirts for fishing and back-country expeditions. Made of sturdy 6 oz. 2 ply x 2 ply cotton poplin, they iron up crisp, and stay looking presentable for several days of wear.<br />Extra large expandable chest pockets provide ample storage for all of the gear that you need to keep at hand- shades, smokes, cell phone, &etc.- and the buttoned flaps keep it all from falling into the drink while fishing or in the canoe.<br />Cut full with large arm holes and long tails for freedom of movement.<br />Filson advertises the Safari Cloth shirt as designed for "scorching temperatures," but mine get swapped for their Feather Cloth version when the mercury climbs above 90.<br />Sewing for the No.052 is now outsourced to Asia, so try before you buy to avoid freakish fit issues.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div></div>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-27168413712586950832010-02-06T20:19:00.000-08:002010-02-20T07:08:52.462-08:00Swing-arm Towel bar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S27uLw9eQ0I/AAAAAAAAAao/_FiT7kyUrZc/s1600-h/swingarmtowelbar2B.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S27uLw9eQ0I/AAAAAAAAAao/_FiT7kyUrZc/s400/swingarmtowelbar2B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435543686171476802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S27si0XEG6I/AAAAAAAAAaY/KT_qJBD8bK0/s1600-h/swingarmtowelbar1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S27si0XEG6I/AAAAAAAAAaY/KT_qJBD8bK0/s400/swingarmtowelbar1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435541883197856674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S27qrpenWZI/AAAAAAAAAaI/Uk5VHg9G2vM/s1600-h/swingarmtowelbar3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S27qrpenWZI/AAAAAAAAAaI/Uk5VHg9G2vM/s400/swingarmtowelbar3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435539835872303506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:150%;"><br />Modeled after an early Industrial Age antique found at a local architectural salvage yard.<br /><br />Polished nickel plate over brass. 12" projection.<br /><br />Modeled in Solidworks.<br /><br />The original is fastened to the wall in our kitchen and holds our collection of aprons and canvas shopping bags. Equally useful for its intended purpose of holding hand or dish towels.</span><br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S24_jeYN4HI/AAAAAAAAAZw/A_4CVI5xSfs/s1600-h/Graphic1.png"><br /></a>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-73583343386678422492010-01-23T14:35:00.000-08:002010-01-23T15:12:37.305-08:00Edward Hopper (1882-1967)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S1t7CdtRSII/AAAAAAAAAZo/yk2B5JZIIpo/s1600-h/Gas.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S1t7CdtRSII/AAAAAAAAAZo/yk2B5JZIIpo/s400/Gas.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430069057989724290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gas</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">1940</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Edward Hopper</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">oil on canvas</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S1t7BCuZv0I/AAAAAAAAAZg/D26JTF-iDn0/s1600-h/CircleTheatre.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S1t7BCuZv0I/AAAAAAAAAZg/D26JTF-iDn0/s400/CircleTheatre.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430069033566846786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Circle Theater</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">1936</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Edward Hopper</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">oil on canvas</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S1t6_pTFXgI/AAAAAAAAAZY/tI0GJgkpxNY/s1600-h/EarlySundayMorning.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S1t6_pTFXgI/AAAAAAAAAZY/tI0GJgkpxNY/s400/EarlySundayMorning.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430069009561509378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Early Sunday Morning</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">1930</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Edward Hopper</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">oil on canvas</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S1t6_pTFXgI/AAAAAAAAAZY/tI0GJgkpxNY/s1600-h/EarlySundayMorning.png"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-84756317398323504882010-01-23T10:17:00.000-08:002010-01-23T13:56:53.290-08:001959 MGA 1500 Roadster<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S1s9nhpWpeI/AAAAAAAAAZA/lL2MRSZtgGg/s1600-h/MGA.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S1s9nhpWpeI/AAAAAAAAAZA/lL2MRSZtgGg/s400/MGA.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430001524981278178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">1959 MGA 1500 Roadster</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S1s9nA90p3I/AAAAAAAAAY4/JCpku6YrQS4/s1600-h/mgaad.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S1s9nA90p3I/AAAAAAAAAY4/JCpku6YrQS4/s400/mgaad.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430001516208760690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Vintage MGA advertisement</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S1s-OnMf1WI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/HgB1TZjXXkw/s1600-h/LucasPin.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S1s-OnMf1WI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/HgB1TZjXXkw/s200/LucasPin.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430002196485756258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lucas pin from Moss Motors</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Reading through Walker Lemond's excellent blog </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;" href="http://rulesformyunbornson.tumblr.com/">1001 Rules for My Unborn Son</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> got me thinking about the vintage cars that I've owned.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Rule No.166 Drive a vintage car before you are 30</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The key concept here is "before you are 30." After that, you will find that you've accumulated enough responsibility that a vintage car ceases to be transportation, and becomes a toy.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">My early 20s found me living in Southern California for a spell, and I set out to find a classic British roadster- my first car purchase. After test-driving a number of Austin Healey 100's, and a nice early E-type Jaguar, I settled on a 1959 MGA 1500 roadster. The above photo shows a nicely restored example. Mine was BRG with a black interior- clean and well-preserved, but far short of concourse material.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hella fun to drive with the top down on a sunny day, the MGA boasted a number of vexing idiosyncrasies:</span><br /></span><ul style="font-family:verdana;"><li><span style="font-size:150%;">Twin SU carburetors that required frequent tuning</span></li><li><span style="font-size:150%;">Cooling system way under-engineered for California driving</span></li><li><span style="font-size:150%;">Mechanical oil-dampened shock absorbers</span></li><li><span style="font-size:150%;">Lucas electrical system</span></li></ul><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Lucas electrics- the butt of jokes among vintage British car owners- have a nasty habit of short circuiting and wafting the acrid smoke of an electrical fire from behind the dash or under the bonnet.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Rule No.372 If you drive a vintage car, be able to wrench it yourself<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">On an ill-fated jaunt into Northern Baja, the engine overheated and threw a push rod. I managed to limp the car back to San Diego</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >, </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">where it sat DOA until I moved back to Northern California. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I got a crash course in auto mechanics restoring the car. I bought a Chilton's manual and a set of tools, and set about rebuilding the engine, electrical system, and hydraulic system. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Restoring this car from the ground up was an immensely satisfying experience; not one I've sought out since, but knowing that I had the skills was worth the skinned knuckles, spitting and cussing, and the seemingly endless search for rare parts.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Eventually, I sold "the stagecoach" to a collector in Marin County to make way for another vintage car, and was not too sad to see it go.</span></span><br /><br /></div></div>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-51541302288540029762010-01-10T17:20:00.000-08:002010-01-23T08:34:43.963-08:00C.C. Filson Mackinaw Cruiser<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0qBrQ-ktaI/AAAAAAAAAYI/_GGwQErI10U/s1600-h/FilsonJacket3.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0qBrQ-ktaI/AAAAAAAAAYI/_GGwQErI10U/s400/FilsonJacket3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425291281412961698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Style No.110 Mackinaw Cruiser<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0qBpDxKdZI/AAAAAAAAAYA/7gPmikXOACI/s1600-h/FilsonJacket4.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0qBpDxKdZI/AAAAAAAAAYA/7gPmikXOACI/s400/FilsonJacket4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425291243507316114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Detail: back map pocket</span><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The year was 1897; the place Seattle. </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;font-size:150%;" >C. C. Filson's Pioneer Alaska Clothing and Blanket Manufacturers</span><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> was founded by Clinton C. Filson to supply goods to the horde of adventurers headed for the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush. The conditions were so harsh that the quality of their clothing was a matter of survival, and Filson staked his reputation on making clothing that stood up to the challenge. "Might as well have the best" is the company's tag line, and they have earned their bragging rights.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">As the rush north ended, Filson began to supply sturdy clothing to the logging industry in the Pacific Northwest, as well as to sportsmen and others who earned their living in the outdoors.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Filson's product line-up is a traditionalist's dream- made in Seattle of the highest quality materials, their core line of heavy wool and waxed cotton outwear is largely un-messed with- same as it always was.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Mackinaw Cruiser, patented in 1914, is Filson's signature product. Made of heavy (26 oz to the yard) dense 100% virgin mackinaw wool, it was designed to meet the needs of timber cruisers. It sports no fewer than 8 pockets including the map pocket formed by doubling the back panel and accessible via large snapped flaps at the side seams.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">I've owned this coat now for more than 15 years, put it through its paces, and it is just about broken in. New, it is stiff enough to stand up on its own. A lifetime investment, my grandchildren will be wearing this coat if it doesn't end up at the Goodwill.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Eventually, no doubt, the Mackinaw Cruiser will be watered down to meet the expectations of the modern marketplace- the fabric lighter and softer, enzyme washed, sewing outsourced to Asia, and re-branded with some heritage collection re-issue nonsense. For now it is still the real deal- made in America for its intended purpose.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.filson.com/">C.C. Filson</a><br /></span></span>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-64822658837843642392010-01-09T16:22:00.000-08:002010-01-09T16:41:16.191-08:00Winslow Homer (1836-1910)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0kfpSv1NZI/AAAAAAAAAXg/vbXso5suoAQ/s1600-h/Homer-Jumping-Trout.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0kfpSv1NZI/AAAAAAAAAXg/vbXso5suoAQ/s400/Homer-Jumping-Trout.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424902020412028306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">'Jumping Trout</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">'<br />1889</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Winslow Homer</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">watercolor on paper</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0kfo3LAHII/AAAAAAAAAXY/Nf4gwGiNvDg/s1600-h/HomerBass.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0kfo3LAHII/AAAAAAAAAXY/Nf4gwGiNvDg/s400/HomerBass.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424902013009796226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">'Life-size Black Bass'<br />1904</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Winslow Homer</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">watercolor on paper</span><br /></div>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-34695019129365750842010-01-09T11:34:00.000-08:002010-01-09T16:08:03.627-08:00What I got for Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0jepQuuuwI/AAAAAAAAAXA/BChvPzjdenA/s1600-h/SMNovellaLogo.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0jepQuuuwI/AAAAAAAAAXA/BChvPzjdenA/s200/SMNovellaLogo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424830551614733058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0jd_a2axAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/j1zZd15GYDI/s1600-h/SMNovella2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0jd_a2axAI/AAAAAAAAAW4/j1zZd15GYDI/s320/SMNovella2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424829832776827906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Santa Maria Novella showroom in Florence, Italy<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0jbppmYqkI/AAAAAAAAAWo/jTeCcJjKZ98/s1600-h/SMNovella1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0jbppmYqkI/AAAAAAAAAWo/jTeCcJjKZ98/s400/SMNovella1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424827259755735618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gift box of Santa Maria Novella soaps<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:150%;">My wife and I honeymooned in Northern Italy, and while visiting Florence- being in the know about natural fragrances- she made a beeline for the Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella.<br />Established in 1221 by Dominican friars, Santa Maria Novella was officially founded as a private enterprise in 1612, making it one of the oldest pharmacies in Europe. They are known for meticulously handcrafted products made from only natural ingredients.<br />Their Melograno (pomegranate) soap is a Florentine classic. The scent is old-fashioned and like nothing I'd ever smelled before. Evocative of old rooms, antique furniture, and leather-bound books, it is forever etched in my animal brain as the smell of Tuscany.<br />Sapone per Uomo is another favorite- sandlewood, subtle, musky, old.<br />All Santa Maria Novella soaps are triple milled, hand molded one at a time on 19th century equipment, aged for 60 days, and hand wrapped.<br /><br />...because life is too short to shower with crappy soap.<br /><br />Available in the U.S. from <a href="http://www.lafcony.com/smn/">Lafco New York</a></span><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542281656652126295.post-39596019666671123882010-01-03T14:40:00.000-08:002010-02-20T08:14:02.364-08:00Christmas in Portland, Oregon<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:150%;">The family rotation had us celebrating Christmas at my sister-in-law and her family's new digs in Portland this year. Much as I was missing Christmas in Hanalei, Portland is my favorite American city, and I took the opportunity to visit some old (and new) favorite establishments.</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0Ef6YCmUtI/AAAAAAAAAVA/N1wEbC_5Fk8/s1600-h/PortlandOutdoor1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0Ef6YCmUtI/AAAAAAAAAVA/N1wEbC_5Fk8/s400/PortlandOutdoor1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422650514077012690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Portland Outdoor Store<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:150%;" >Always my first stop in Portland, the Portland Outdoor Store has been a landmark since 1919. A classic western wear store- Pacific Northwest style. Walking through the door is passing into an earlier era...nothing looks to have changed much since at least 1940. Excellent stocklists of Filson, Pendleton, Barbour, Levi's, and Woolrich. They stock a huge selection of Lucchese boots, but oddly, nothing from Pacific Northwest/ Great Basin boot makers</span><span style="font-size:150%;">.<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Portland Outdoor Store</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >304 Southwest 3rd Avenue</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Portland, OR 97204</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >(503) 222-1051</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:150%;" >A great write-up by Foster Huntington <a href="http://restlesstransplant.blogspot.com/2008/12/portland-outdoor-store.html">here</a>.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0Ez-QU5QrI/AAAAAAAAAVI/JhxwvYBm0Mw/s1600-h/UnitedClothing.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0Ez-QU5QrI/AAAAAAAAAVI/JhxwvYBm0Mw/s400/UnitedClothing.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422672570958299826" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:150%;" >A few blocks away, sandwiched between Old Town and Chinatown stands the Wax Building, once home to the United Clothing Company. Men's furnishings, hats, work clothes, and shoes are long gone, but the iconic signage remains.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0E_Sn52z-I/AAAAAAAAAVQ/J6jKrYWjTD0/s1600-h/PendletonHomeStore.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0E_Sn52z-I/AAAAAAAAAVQ/J6jKrYWjTD0/s400/PendletonHomeStore.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422685015512633314" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pendleton Home Collection<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0E_TzbTxRI/AAAAAAAAAVY/-NAv39AKtz8/s1600-h/PendletonBlankets.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0E_TzbTxRI/AAAAAAAAAVY/-NAv39AKtz8/s400/PendletonBlankets.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422685035785602322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pendleton Woolen Mills, Pendleton, Oregon ca.1915<br />photo by Lee Moorhouse via University of Oregon Libraries<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:150%;" >I spotted the Pendleton Home Collection store on a trip through Portland a couple of months ago, and returned for a closer look. I was hoping to find the complete collection of Pendleton robes and blankets, especially those from the American Indian College Fund series which are of heavy, unnapped wool</span><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:150%;" >bound with black wool felt, and generally of higher quality and design than Pendleton's standard blankets. Instead, I found a schmaltzy generic cabin concept not at all reflecting the company's regional heritage. I also visited their stores in downtown Portland, and Lake Oswego, and generally found them to be dazed and confused with respect to their product offerings. Pendleton is one of the great heritage brands of the West, but is overdue for a re-focusing of their presentation.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://pendletonhomestore.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pendleton Home</span></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />210 Northwest Broadway</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Portland, OR 97209</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">(503) 535-5444</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0FMynmUZ7I/AAAAAAAAAVo/nyF66N-m4BQ/s1600-h/winnperry1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0FMynmUZ7I/AAAAAAAAAVo/nyF66N-m4BQ/s400/winnperry1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422699858837661618" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Winn Perry store interior</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0FMyDyooiI/AAAAAAAAAVg/MvDSHVjTrmg/s1600-h/winnperry2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0FMyDyooiI/AAAAAAAAAVg/MvDSHVjTrmg/s400/winnperry2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422699849225642530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Winn Perry shaving accessories</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:150%;" >Located in the old industrial quarter on the east side of the river, Winn Perry- the brainchild of Jordan Sayler- has been getting its share of blog press of late, and was a must-see for this tour. All-around a class act; stocklists include Alden, Pendleton + Opening Ceremony, Billy Kirk, Gitman Bros., and as of this post, Archival Clothing. I had already blown a sizable hole in my bank account with gifts for friends and family, so I satisfied myself with a copy of </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Inventory Magazine.</span><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0F289mD4gI/AAAAAAAAAWY/o7WeZyMjMh4/s1600-h/inventory1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 349px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0F289mD4gI/AAAAAAAAAWY/o7WeZyMjMh4/s400/inventory1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422746216029217282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://winnperry.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Winn Perry</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">2505 Southeast 11th Avenue</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Suite 102</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Portland, OR 97202</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />(503) 922-1298</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0F47-GgLQI/AAAAAAAAAWg/bYE3MMbs27w/s1600-h/BridgeportBrewpub.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0F47-GgLQI/AAAAAAAAAWg/bYE3MMbs27w/s400/BridgeportBrewpub.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422748398008675586" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:150%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The perfect end to a perfect day- a stop at the Bridgeport Brewpub. I'm not much of a beer drinker- living in Sonoma wine country, I prefer a big Cabernet- but a pint of stout on a winter afternoon in Portland was indicated. The 2 story post-industrial interior was very tastefully fitted out. Service was friendly, and the mussels + frites were killer.</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bridgeportbrewandalehouse.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bridgeport Brewpub</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">1313 Northwest Marshall Street</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Portland, OR 97209</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">(503) 241-3612</span><br /></div></div><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9xoa2yycSQA/S0F2KWhF-MI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/eh0ueE2hovo/s1600-h/inventory1.png"><br /></a></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Robert Hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994722971220010154noreply@blogger.com0