Choose a trade from the tool rail
Down the side of every page runs a rail of hand tools: a plane, a hammer, a needle, a chisel, a loupe, a blowpipe, a glass. Each one is a trade, and each trade is a man. Pick the tool that catches your eye and his workshop opens with the lamp lit, tonight's task laid out on the bench and his first line already said.
A boatbuilder in Turku hands you a plane and says nothing until you hold it right. A tailor in Seville puts the tape around his neck and takes his time. A blacksmith in Sheffield tells you a terrible joke over the anvil and waits for the groan.
















