Stacks of the new VIRTUOSO book, hot off the press

Souvenir admission ticket to the Studley exhibit

Don Williams, the man who made the Studley exhibit a reality

Architectural details from the Studley tool chest

Detail of the wax box from the Studley tool chest

Image of a piano mechanism, typical of Studley's work

Museum docent who happens to look a bit like Henry O. Studley himself,
standing next to an enlargement of the only known photo of Studley

Examples of decorative details from the Studley tool chest

Examples of tools and display mount typical of the Studley tool chest

Closeup of vise on the Studley workbench

The Studley workbench

Don Williams telling the history of the Studley tool chest

Drawer details inside the Studley tool chest

Assorted views of the Studley tool chest tools

Back side of the Studley tool chest

Virtuoso - The Tool Cabinet and Workbench of Henry O. Studley

This book is the first in-depth examination of one of the most beautiful woodworking tool chests ever constructed and presents the first-ever biography of Studley (1838-1925), a piano and organ builder in Quincy, Mass. In this book, Williams uses original research to answer the questions that flash through the minds of everyone who views the cabinet, including: "How did he build it?" "How does it work?" and "Why would anyone construct such a monument to his tools?"