[Woodcarver] Black Forest definition...

[Ivan Whillock]

>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The cuckoo clock was invented in the Black Forest town of Schönwald,
Germany, by Franz Ketterer in 1738. Ketterer designed the system of small
bellows and whistles that imitates the Cuckoo's call, and added them to a
standard Dutch clock. Later refinements of the design changed the clock's
shape to the familiar birdhouse or chalet. The centre of their production
continues to be in the Black Forest region of Germany, in the area of
Triberg and Neustadt. The cuckoo clock is often wrongly associated with
Switzerland, as in the movie The Third Man. This error is probably due to a
story by Mark Twain in which the hero depicts the Swiss town of Lucerne as
the home of cuckoo clocks.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doris Briggs" <roadend at shaw.ca>
To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Black Forest definition...



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> Hi Sally,

>

> I found this info on a Google search, so there is a definite

> geographical region.  Most of the history seem centered around the

> cuckoo clocks, but they did other carving as well.  It is a very

> interesting area to research.

>

>   "The Black Forest, or Schwarzwald, is a section of Southwestern

> Germany that borders on Switzerland on the south, on the Neckar River

> to the East and on France to the West. The Northern gate to the Black

> Forest is Pforzheim.

>    The Black Forest is named for the beautiful mountain landscape with

> its dense population of pine trees. It is a region of incomparably

> unspoiled nature with its forests, mountains and meadows.

>

>   The Black Forest is known for its half-timber houses many of them 300

> years old. The craftsmen of the area are well known around the world

> for their cuckoo clocks and the Christmas season is never complete

> without a nutcracker from this region. Castles, vineyards and orchards

> dot the hillsides."

>

> TTYL,

> Doris

>

> On 19-Jul-05, at 9:44 AM, sally nye wrote:

> >  Hello list,

> > Is there a description/definition for Black Forest wood carving?  If a

> > test was given for a Master Wood Carver Guild to give a specific

> > definition for chip carving, high relief etc.  How would the correct

> > answer read for Black Forest?

> >

> > Does  Black Forest wood carving have a specific geographical region?

> >

> >

>

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