Tag: tool

A man carving a bowl on a lathe

Gary Pierce turns a bowl in Long Lake

Gary Pierce turning a bowl on a lathe in his workshop. Long Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of Gary Pierce. Click here for our story on Turner and his quest to make the perfect wooden bowl.

Sanding wood on a belt sanding machine

Bob Jones sands a wooden duck in Cranberry Lake

Bob Jones sands a duck on a rotating belt sander. January 2024. Cranberry Lake, NY. Photo by Ana Williams-Bergen. Check out our story on Bob Jones, who has been crafting wooden duck decoys for over 50 years.

Using a blowtorch to seal the bottom of a glass pumpkin

Greg Tomb makes a glass pumpkin in North Creek

Glassblower Greg Tomb uses a blowtorch to seal the bottom of a glassblown pumpkin. 2022. North Creek, NY. Photo by Ana Williams-Bergen. Click here for our story on how Tomb blows glass in a retrofitted barn in North Creek.

John Duncan Currie in his creamery at Aubrey Corners

John Duncan Currie in his creamery at Aubrey Corners

John Duncan Currie in his creamery at Aubrey Corners, Quebec. “J.D.” as he was known owned and ran the Aubrey Corners creamery for many years. Aubrey Corners is virtually non-existent today. Only one house and the cemetery remain but at one time it was a thriving community. The photo is from a negative by his […]

Tailor James Hackett in Watertown

Tailor James Hackett in Watertown

Self-portrait of James Hackett at work at J. R. Miller & Co. in Watertown. He was a tailor there for many years. The photo is a scan of one of his 5″x7″ glass plate negatives. Circa 1900-1910. Photo donated by James Bullard, Hackett’s grandson.

Installing duct-work in Glens Falls Hospital addition in Glens Falls

Installing duct-work in Glens Falls Hospital addition in Glens Falls

A man installing duct-work on the first floor of the Glens Falls Hospital addition, Glens Falls, NY, circa 1974. Carl Atiyeh Photograph Collection, Prints Box 3 #0033, The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library, Glens Falls, NY. Carl Atiyeh (1911-1997) grew up in Glens Falls, NY. He was the son of Nicholas and Zehia Atiyeh.  He graduated […]

Installing duct-work in Glens Falls

Installing duct-work in Glens Falls

A man working on installing duct-work, circa 1974. Carl Atiyeh Photograph Collection, Prints Box 3 #0026, The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library, Glens Falls, NY. Carl Atiyeh (1911-1997) grew up in Glens Falls, NY. He was the son of Nicholas and Zehia Atiyeh.  He graduated from Glens Falls High School and the New York Institute of […]

Working in a lab in Glens Falls

Working in a lab in Glens Falls

Two men working in a lab. Glens Falls, NY. April 1975. Carl Atiyeh Photograph Collection, Prints Box 3 #0005, The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library, Glens Falls, NY. Carl Atiyeh (1911-1997) grew up in Glens Falls, NY. He was the son of Nicholas and Zehia Atiyeh.  He graduated from Glens Falls High School and the New […]