Thread: Pope's dovetailed coffin article

Great stuff.

I tried to find out something about this coffin on the web, but didn't turn up much. Thought I must've been the only one interested.

Any chance of a bigger, more readable photo?

Thanks for the article Sean

Exelent article. I to tuned in to the funeral and was blown away by the simplistic beauty of the coffin, and just like Zen i tried to search for info with no luck. I must try to get a back-copy of that mag.-- Thanks for posting it Scooter

Having read the article, it's strange that the coffin maker hides in such obscurity compared to the broad publicity given to the papal taylors around the same time.

Originally Posted by scooter

Evenin' all


Read this article in Popular Woodworking & thought it might be of interest.



Cheers.................Sean

Waste of good dovetails!

signed
The Athiest

Originally Posted by Shedhand

Waste of good dovetails!

signed
The Athiest

Thats a discracefull thing to say

Originally Posted by Lignum

Thats a discracefull thing to say

Only if you're Catholic.

Originally Posted by zenwood

Great stuff.

I tried to find out something about this coffin on the web, but didn't turn up much. Thought I must've been the only one interested.

Any chance of a bigger, more readable photo?

http://www.vintagecoffins.com/Coffin_23.html
Cheers

PS Even Athiest can be helpful

Originally Posted by Shedhand

http://www.vintagecoffins.com/Coffin_23.html
Cheers

PS Even Athiest can be helpful

Thanks Shedhand. Those of us with atheistic (or agnostic [to keep Silent happy])leanings can still appreciate good design and craftsmanship.

Originally Posted by Shedhand

Only if you're Catholic.

You dont care about him, and im sure he dont give a toss about the both of you. Im not Catholic, but its called respect, and as Zen put it, its also about appreciating good design and craftsmanship.

Maybe the coffins a repro and thats why you dont like it

It's not the coughing that carries you off, it's the coffin they carries you off in.

Sorry. I mean no disrespect.

Originally Posted by zenwood

Any chance of a bigger, more readable photo?

just download it to your computer and make it any size u wish


cheers

Here's some bigger scans but the halftones in the photos scan up crap

Or my technique is just crap.


Cheers..............Sean, JPII RIP

Nice try scooter. I think halftones need to me scanned in at humungous resolutions (600dpi or better), then smoothed to say 100 dpi, then jpeg compressed.