Flexner s early years at johns hopkins and the university of pennsylvania are not documented in this collection but there is, however, a substantial amount of material reflecting flexner s early interest in virology, pathology and bacteriology within his. Abraham flexner affiliation more than any other individual, it was abraham flexner who conceived and developed the idea that found expression as the institute for advanced study, serving as founding director from 1930 to 1939. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. Flexner on finishing continued from page xx 4 popular woodworking magazine april 2014 wood many times causes it to cup and split like boards on a deck.
Now, from this bestselling author comes the longawaited and completely updated second edition of understanding wood finishing, the most practical, comprehensive book on finishing ever published. Flexner on finishing and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Everything you need to finish your woodworking projects like a prono more mystery. The voyage of the dawn treader movie tiein edition rack by c. Flexner wasted little time accommodating those who implored him to author a biography accessible to a wider audience, and as a result this singlevolume work was published in 1974. The flexner report is regarded as the defining document for modern medicine because it standardized medical education, supposedly on the basis of scientific principles and demonstrable facts. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. In this book, his first since understanding wood finishing, bob flexner delves deeper into many of the issues woodworkers struggle with and he does everything you need to finish your woodworking projects like a pro.
He provides comprehensive treatment of the various finishes, application techniques, chemical cautions, and reactions, convincingly overthrowing much of the conventional wisdom about finishing. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Any curing or semi curing oil can be heated in an oxygenfree environment to around 500 degrees. In this book, his first since understanding wood finishing, bob flexner delves deeper into many of the issues woodworkers struggle with.
Many aspects of the presentday american medical profession stem from the flexner report and its aftermath. For the last 20 years, he has taught wood finishing and restoration. Buy understanding wood finishing by bob flexner online at alibris. I began woodworking by restoring an old house in washington d.
When the topic is finishing, popular woodworking magazine turns to bob flexner for answers. Youll find many free finishing articles on our web site. Finally answers to your wood finishing fears and frustrations flexner, bob on. Wood must be smooth, clean and free from blemishes before you apply a surface finish. Such exploitation of medical education, flexner declared, is strangely. We believe he is the foremost expert when it comes to anything from alkydbased varnish to using xylene as a solvent and thinner. Flexner on finishing 12 years of columns illustrated with beautiful fullcolor images and updated, and wood finishing 101. Understanding wood finishing download ebook pdf, epub. Presents detailed information and instructions on various aspects of the wood finishing process, providing a rationale for finishing wood, and discussing wood preparation, application tools, staining, different types of finishes and. And while some good came out of the flexner report, what really came out was a new asofyet untapped way to turn a profit through medical science without the competition of medical professionals outside the fold. In addition to stabilizing wood and protecting it from dirt and grime, finishing wood is decorative. Understanding wood finishing by bob flexner alibris.
Review of abraham flexners the usefulness of useless knowledge. Download free finishing wood book in pdf and epub free download. You can read the 277page rule as a pdf from several websites by searching for federal register methylene chloride. Bob flexner understanding wood finishing how to select and apply the right finish. The germ of the usefulness of useless knowledge was a memorandum flexner wrote as executive secretary of the general education board of the rockefeller foundation in 1921. The usefulness of useless knowledge inside higher ed. Apr 22, 2008 when the topic is finishing, popular woodworking magazine turns to bob flexner for answers.
Thoughts on flexner and professionalism, 1915 and 2015. Publication date 2005 topics wood finishing, stains and staining publisher. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. In short, the flexner report enabled a monopoly on healthcare. Flexner on finishing hobby magazines download digital. His accomplishments include the authoritative and bestselling book, understanding wood finishing, still in print after 15 years, editing finishing and restoration professional refinishing. How the flexner report hijacked natural medicine cancer. Paint may cover minor imperfections, but a clear finish will exagger. Flexner on finishing by bob flexner overdrive rakuten. Let the soap stand for a couple of minutes, then wipe off the excess with the direction of the grain.
In this book, his first since understanding wood finishing, bob flexner delves deeper into many of the issues woodworkers struggle with and. All thats involved in applying a finish is transferring a liquid to wood using one of three really easytouse tools. Everything you need to finish your woodworking projects like a pro no more mystery. Jun 09, 2011 bbob flexner has operated his own furnituremaking and restoration shop in norman, ok for 30 years.
Similar problems arose with flexners desire to maintain a sanctuary for scholars free of worldly distractions, a vision that sometimes gave rise to tensions. Understanding wood finishing by bob flexner, donald bain. His accomplishments include the authoritative and bestselling book, understanding wood finishing, still in print after 15 years, editing finishing and restoration professional refinishing magazine, making the awardwinning. Apr 08, 2020 flexner threw out the baby with the snake oil. A report to the carnegie foundation for the advancement of teaching. The finishes we use are fundamentally simple, well understood and throroughly predictable materials as flexner demonstrates in chapters on oils, shellac, lacquer. Flexners unique contribution was to promote educational reformasapublichealthmeasure. Flexner on finishing live popular woodworking magazine.
Arguably though, flexners stewardship of the rockefeller institute was his greatest contribution to medical and scientific research. In 1908, he was employed by the carnegie foundation for the advancement of teaching and, in 1910, issued the groundbreaking and controversial medical education in the united states and canada, commonly called the flexner report. His rise in the medical community began in the late. In addition to writing the first edition of understanding wood finishing, bob has made two awardwinning videos, hosted the furniture workshop, his own callin radio show, and taught several hundred workshops and seminars. The flexner report is a booklength study of medical education in the united states and canada, written by abraham flexner and published in 1910 under the aegis of the carnegie foundation. Flexners ironclad rules for finishing woodshop news. The indispensable man is james thomas flexners singlevolume abridgment of his epic fourvolume series on george washington published between 1965 and 1972. Oct 03, 2010 bob flexner has operated his own furniture making and restoration shop in norman, ok for 30 years, and he has taught wood finishing and restoration for 20 years. Even if you apply nothing more than a simple oil or wax finish, you are making a decorative choice. His father, moritz flexner, was a hat merchant, and his mother, esther abraham, was a seamstress. Jan, 2016 you may be familiar with me through my longrunning column, flexner on finishing, in the magazine, or from one of my books on finishing. The principles it espouses were also expressed in his work bringing albert einstein and other european academic refugees to the institute at princeton in the early 1930s. As the american medical association ama and the association of american medical colleges aamc cosponsor a september 2010 conference to commemorate the 1.
Spread the soap gel thickly onto the wood using a clean cloth or sponge. Simon flexner papers american philosophical society. The flexner report and medical education robert siegel talks to paul starr of princeton university about the abraham flexner report, which critiqued american medical training. In 1910 he published the medical education in the united states and canada, known as the flexner report, which elevated the importance of german educational methods in the teaching of medicine 2. He is the author of the authoritative and bestselling book, understanding wood finishing still in print after 15 years and he writes the flexner on finishing column in popular. The flexner report of 1910 and its impact on complementary and alternative medicine and psychiatry in north america in the 20th century. Founder and director of a progressive collegepreparatory school in louisville 18901904, flexner issued an. Thoughts on flexner and professionalism, 1915 and 2015 education reformer abraham flexner 18661959 is regarded by many as the father of modern americas medical education curriculum. There are an infinite number of ways you can decorate wood, but finish decoration divides into three categories.
Take control of finishing by learning how to use the many finishes availableand what those products actually are. Aug 11, 2010 as the american medical association ama and the association of american medical colleges aamc cosponsor a september 2010 conference to commemorate the 1. Einstein, for example, was one of the most recognizable figures in the world, a true celebrity of his day, and his great wit and lack of pretension endeared him to the public. Hearguedthatthebusiness ethic that governed proprietary medical schools was incompatible with the progressive academic values necessary for socially useful medical education.
Many aspects of the presentday american medical profession stem from the flexner report and its aftermath the report also called carnegie foundation bulletin number four. For more than 18 years, bob flexner has been inspiring woodworkers with his writings and teachings on wood finishing. Now, from this bestselling author comes the longawaited and completely. The flexners valued education highly, but their losses in the financial panic of 1873 ended their hopes of. A finish slows moisture exchange no matter what temperature or humidity conditions surround the wood.
Introduces wood finishing tools, materials and techniques, and covers oil finishes, stains, shellac, lacquer, varnish and waterbased finishes. Jan 01, 2010 take control of finishing by learning how to use the many finishes availableand what those products actually are. From flexner to competencies article pdf available in academic medicine 775. Bob flexner has operated his own furniture making and restoration shop in norman, ok for 30 years, and he has taught wood finishing and restoration for 20 years. Bob flexner march 14, 2011 heres how to cut through all the confusion about oil, tung oil and wiping varnish. Before beginning his writing and teaching career, bob flexner spent 20 years running a woodworking and restoration shop. A finish makes the wood, or the object made of wood, last longer figure. Click download or read online button to get flexner on finishing book now. He authored the flexner report for the carnegie foundation after making site visits to all the countrys medical and osteopathic medical schools of the day. More than any other individual, it was abraham flexner who conceived and developed the idea that found expression as the institute for advanced study, serving as founding director from 1930 to 1939. Wood finishing 101 is by bob flexner, who has been writing about and teaching wood finishing to hobbyists and professionals for over 20 years. Standardizing medical education in the united states and canada. Bob flexner, now blogging popular woodworking magazine.
How the flexner report hijacked natural medicine cancer tutor. Flexner on finishing download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Flexner, who has 20 years of finishing experience and has written for many woodworking magazines, assumes no experience in finishing wood. Or maybe you attended one of my finishing classes in the 90s and 2000s.
Jan 18, 2010 the flexner report and medical education robert siegel talks to paul starr of princeton university about the abraham flexner report, which critiqued american medical training. In his report, flexner analyzed the status of american medical education and deemed it sorely lacking. Understanding wood finishing bob flexner wood finishing books. By bob flexner finishing is a mystery to most woodworkers, but its not because finishes are difficult to apply. Abraham flexner was not a doctor, but a school teacher and educational theorist from louisville, kentucky. The rockefeller institute series, the first of two in the collection, is approximately 150 linear feet of mostly instituterelated material. Stories to honor and celebrate the ageless love of gr ebook free download chronicles of narnia. The flexner report and the standardization of american. A prominent figure in american education reform, flexner had a profound impact on many areas of american education, especially medical education, where his influence can be. You may be familiar with me through my longrunning column, flexner on finishing, in the magazine, or from one of my books on finishing. Bob flexner has been inspiring woodworkers with his writings and teachings on wood finishing. A child of german jewish immigrants, flexner was born in 1866 in louisville, kentucky, the sixth of nine children. In this book, his first since understanding wood finishing, bob flexner delves deeper into many of the issues woodworkers struggle with and he does it with an authority that leaves no doubt. Simon flexner, born in 1863, one of the nations leading experts in pathology and bacteriology, was most renowned for his research on cerebrospinal meningitis, polio and infantile paralysis.
Pdf bob flexner understanding wood finishing how to select. Flexner on finishing by bob flexner soap as a wood finish. Let bobs years of experience guide you to beautiful results using his easy to understand directions. The flexner study was funded by the carnegie foundation, and it established science as the basis for all medicine and clinical education.