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Thanks Steve, I have been working my way through various bit’s and pieces, making spoons, shooting boards, upgrading clamps and so on. I’ve also been to other sites where I have seen and made useful bench plane stops and so on. I made a yurt frame some time ago as well as various bits and pieces around the house so I’ve got lots of off-cuts and chunks of oak lying around. I haven’t yet found a video about how to buy timber from a pattern (cut-list) or how to work it out at least. I’m guessing it’s pretty impossible seeing as even the local suppliers around me seem to do different sizes!
I suppose my question really comes down to the psychology of wood working and the economy of buying exactly the right materials without too much waste.
Paul talks a great deal about accuracy. As a kid I grew up loving lego, everything was exactly rhe right size. I assumed that working with wood might not have been like this and a little more about making something from the wood you see. I have seen Paul buy lumber for his clock project and I suppose he has the benefit of selecting by eye what he wants. This particular project shows Paul copying dimensions so it was hard work for him too to make his timber conform to someone elses design.
One day I hope to take part in one of his courses. It would be great if the team could address this, perhaps I will write to them…