{"product_id":"by-hand-eye-1","title":"By Hand \u0026 Eye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eby George R. Walker \u0026amp; Jim Tolpin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou can download an excerpt from this book \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.lostartpress.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/by_hand_eye_excerpt_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/09\/by_hand_eye_excerpt.pdf\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLearn more about artisan geometry and the other books in this series \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/pages\/what-is-artisan-geometry\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“By Hand \u0026amp; Eye” is a deep dive into the world of history, architecture and design. And the authors have emerged with armloads of pearls for readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of serving up a list of formulas with magical names (i.e. the Golden Section, the Rule of Thirds) that will transform the mundane into perfection, George R. Walker and Jim Tolpin show how much of the world is governed by simple proportions, noting how ratios such as 1:2; 3:5 and 4:5 were ubiquitous in the designs of pre-industrial artisans. And the tool that helps us explore this world, then as now, are dividers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe key to good design is to master these basic “notes” – much like learning to sing “do, re, mi.” How to do this is the subject of the first three-quarters of the book. It offers exercises, examples and encouragement in opening your inner eye, propping it up with toothpicks and learning the simple geometry that will help you improve your design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe last quarter of “By Hand \u0026amp; Eye” takes these principles and puts them into practice by designing nine projects that are decidedly contemporary – proof positive that design isn’t reserved for highboys and 18th-century Philadelphia side chairs. The projects show all of the book’s design principles in full flower, yet the projects are small enough and simple enough (for the most part) that you can use them as a way to explore the book’s concepts without risking a lot of wood or time in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“By Hand \u0026amp; Eye” is not, however, a recipe book for better design. The principles of good design are learned through exercise and repetition, and the authors offer the critical exercises in every chapter. Reading about good design is not enough to be able to master it. You have to practice it until it becomes second nature, and your hand and your eye work together as one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“By Hand \u0026amp; Eye” is 200 pages long with full-color illustrations printed on heavy #80-pound matte coated paper. The book is casebound and sewn so it lasts a long time. The hardback boards are covered in cotton cloth with a black matte stamp. Like all Lost Art Press books, “By Hand \u0026amp; Eye” is produced and printed entirely in the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is also available in PDF format as a DRM-free file. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are looking for the animations discussed in the book, you can find them \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/blog.lostartpress.live\/2014\/09\/11\/by-hand-eye-animations\/\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJim Tolpin and George Walker are also the authors of  “\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/products\/by-hound-eye\"\u003eBy Hound \u0026amp; Eye\u003c\/a\u003e,” “\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/products\/euclids-door\"\u003eEuclid’s Door,\u003c\/a\u003e” “\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/products\/from-truth-to-tools\"\u003eFrom Truths to Tools\u003c\/a\u003e” and \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/collections\/all-books-1\/products\/good-eye\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGood Eye\u003c\/a\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eForeword \u003c\/em\u003evii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrefaces \u003c\/em\u003eviii\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection I: Making the Connections\u003cbr\u003eDesign at the Point of a Tool 3\u003cbr\u003eWaking up Your Eye 19\u003cbr\u003eSimple Shapes Combined into Forms 33\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection II: The Language of the Artisans\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding Proportions 43\u003cbr\u003eProportions Made Simple 59\u003cbr\u003eIncorporating Curves 77\u003cbr\u003eClassic Orders 87\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection III: Artisan Geometry\u003cbr\u003eTraditional Tools 97\u003cbr\u003eBasic Geometric Constructions 123\u003cbr\u003eGenerating Shapes 129\u003cbr\u003eGenerating Curves \u0026amp; Tapers 137\u003cbr\u003eDeveloping Moulding Profiles 147\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection IV: Projects\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Projects 153\u003cbr\u003eStep Stool 156\u003cbr\u003eCandy Box 158\u003cbr\u003eLap Desk 160\u003cbr\u003eTool Tote 162\u003cbr\u003eBoot Bench 165\u003cbr\u003eCoffee-for-two Tray 167\u003cbr\u003eCup Cabinet 168\u003cbr\u003eSide Table 170\u003cbr\u003eVanity 172\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAcknowledgements \u003c\/em\u003e175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFurther Reading \u003c\/em\u003e176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCredits \u003c\/em\u003e178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndex \u003c\/em\u003e180\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/3197\/files\/bio-portrait-2_1_large.jpg?v=1493642339\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"367\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGeorge Walker\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaised in northeast Ohio, George Walker spent the first 20 years of his woodworking in design purgatory. Then, after stumbling onto the design language of the artisans, he can’t shut up about it. After five books and scores of magazine articles, he’s just getting started. No matter how ordinary the circumstances, George is regularly struck by the majesty and wonder of life – the way millions of colorful warblers gather at Magee Marsh before their migration across Lake Erie; the way a medieval drawing found in an old monastery can inform his work through the understanding of geometry; or the way he can now build a beautiful piece of furniture, without plans or a tape measure, using instead a stick, a piece of string and dividers. Visit George and Jim’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.byhandandeye.com\/\"\u003eBy Hand \u0026amp; Eye\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s online atelier (design studio) to help you unlock your potential as a builder or maker by honing your design skills.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead more about George in our full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.lostartpress.live\/2017\/05\/01\/meet-the-author-george-walker\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eprofile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/3197\/files\/jim-tolpin-for-website_large.png?v=1493642445\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"197\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJim Tolpin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJim Tolpin, who grew up on the East Coast and now resides in Port Townsend, Washington, has been making a living at woodworking since 1970, mostly in the finish carpentry and custom cabinetmaking trades. In the last 15 years he's been writing books on woodworking and design and, after helping found\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ptwoodschool.org\/\"\u003ePort Townsend School of Woodworking\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, teaching the trade. Jim is, above all else, a teacher, and the best kind, because he never believes he knows it all, and he never stops learning. He also believes in passing it on, while you still can. “There are a lot of people out there who want to know this stuff and that includes me,” he says. “I personally love being in the position of not knowing but maybe going to find out.” Visit Jim and George’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.byhandandeye.com\/\"\u003eBy Hand \u0026amp; Eye\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s online atelier (design studio) to help you unlock your potential as a builder or maker by honing your design skills.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead more about Jim in our full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.lostartpress.live\/2017\/03\/18\/meet-the-author-jim-tolpin\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eprofile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":443619545,"sku":"BK-BHAE","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"PDF Only","offer_id":443619549,"sku":"BK-BHAE-PDF","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"By Hand \u0026 Eye Book + PDF","offer_id":501064457,"sku":"BK-BHAE \u0026 PDF","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/3197\/files\/hand.eye.jpg?v=1751315373","url":"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/products\/by-hand-eye-1","provider":"Lost Art Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}