Category Archives: Casemaking

Gold Tooling Class Review

Posted on August 15, 2006 by Jonathan

8-15-2006 I attended a class on Gold Tooling at the New York Center for Book Arts over the weekend with Gavin Dovey so I thought that I’d share a bit of information on what I learned. If you haven’t tooled … Continue reading →

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Gold Tooling Class and some Lab Updates

Posted on June 25, 2006 by Jonathan

6-25-2006 I have a Daguerreotype up for auction on eBay at the moment. Please drop in and bid! Gallery price for this image is $400 and I’m fairly certain that you can get it for less than that on eBay. … Continue reading →

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Allergy Identified; Plans for new Cases

Posted on June 15, 2006 by Jonathan

6-15-2006 I have fully recovered from the attack of the killer allergen. It turns out that the Tigerwood that I bought to make case frames with is a known skin irritant. Consequently, I’ve switched to using red oak. I’m going … Continue reading →

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I have an Allergy… to casemaking?

Posted on May 30, 2006 by Jonathan

5-30-2006 It seems that I have an allergy to something that I use to make my Daguerreotype cases.  I went absolutely gangbusters yesterday and cut enough wood to make about 30 cases.  Unfortunately, the dense hardwood (tigerwood) that I have … Continue reading →

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I’m in the Durham Herald-Sun

Posted on April 15, 2006 by Jonathan

4-15-2006 I was featured in the Durham Herald-Sun last Sunday. The article was an introduction to the Daguerreotype process and some insight into my weird thought process. The author of the article and the photographer spent several hours with me … Continue reading →

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