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> a Secret Society of French Woodworkers... One of my great grandfathers was a Compagnon (couvreur: slater). He made a table with a single piece of slate of 2m
by bambax 9y ago
> a Secret Society of French Woodworkers...
One of my great grandfathers was a Compagnon (couvreur: slater). He made a table with a single piece of slate of 2m diameter and maybe 5cm thick, on top of a medieval column marquee (taken from a church that was being renovated). The table is in my garden, it's beautiful.
As for the society, there has never been anything "secret" about it --- maybe some specific rituals, I'm not sure, but the fact of being a member is very public: it's actually the whole point.
- cmpb 9y agoThat's awesome! Do you have any pictures of the table/garden available online?
- ksenzee 9y agoThe definition of a secret society is that it keeps its initiation rites and other activities secret, not that it keeps its list of members secret. Membership in a secret society is often public information, and in this case, as you say, it's the whole point.