The Vespiary Book Binding & Book Conservation

It’s really getting exciting now. June and July were all about getting some major work done on the inside of the shed.  We put in the reading/lounging loft (for me, the most anticipated part of the project), and are almost finished with the floor.  This floor just screams Montana. It’s locally harvested circle sawn fir from Superior Hardwoods right here in Missoula. On seeing photos of the floor boards, a friend pointed out that the circle saw was invented by a Shaker woman named Tabitha Babbitt.  The texture that the circle saw leaves on the boards makes me think of Old West saloons, and the stain we just put on over the weekend makes it look like it’s 100 years old again.

Below are some pics of the project, and as always, more can be found in this Flickr photo set.