Posted By: TIMBEAL
Bill Coperthwaite - 12/05/13 01:52 AM
Bill wasn't a big timber framer but he did do what he wanted with his life and shared it with others. A peaceful man.
http://pfollansbee.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/thanks-bill/
Posted By: Dave Shepard
Re: Bill Coperthwaite - 12/05/13 02:34 AM
I saw that post. I haven't read much about him, other than what Peter mentioned, and an article in one of Lloyd Kahn's books. I'll have to find his book.
Posted By: TIMBEAL
Re: Bill Coperthwaite - 12/05/13 11:56 AM
Many times while morticing I have thought about the word and the connection between an undertaker/mortician and our counter part the mortice. Ten of us hand dug the largest mortice of my career. 84" long 30" wide and 4.5' deep. A fitting tribute to a man and his "Handmade Life"
http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/742734-a-handmade-life-in-search-of-simplicity