Half way through the nine day course
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I’m on the nine day foundation course with Paul and Phil in the castle. It’s been sensational so far – completed the box and now almost finished the shelf unit. My joinery is improving and confidence growing. All the students are getting along great and it seems that everyone is really happy with their work so far.
Here are a few photos from the week. I’ve posted more on my blog so won’t repost it here but if you have questions, post them here.
http://whatgeorgemade.com/paul-sellers-woodworking-course-halfway/
George.
"To know and not do is to not know"
I’d encourage everyone to read George’s blog post. He really paints a nice picture of being in the class with Paul and the other students.
Yorktown, Virginia
Thanks for rubbing it in George!
I am here in New York while you are in the castle with the Master.
Thanks alot George….
Located in Honeoye Falls NY USA. The Finger Lakes region of Western NY.
"If you give me 6 hours to fell a tree, I will take the first 4 to sharpen my axe" Abe Lincoln
What a wonderful experience, and thank you George for the blog post( and John for the suggestion), very good read.
BrianOntario, Canada
Wish I was there.
Thanks guys.
Exhaustion is starting to set in now! Being at the bench all day long for a week is hard work. Sitting at a desk all day as I normally do doesn’t prepare the body for this, and there are still two days left!
The book case is now complete but I couldn’t glue up this morning because I had to repair a component (a decent size piece splintered off so I glued it back) so I’ll have to find some time to do that tomorrow. Fingers crossed that none of the components have moved too much by the time I get round to it!
We chopped the mortises for the table today. The joints are a bit different to the coffee table – the mortises on the legs meet, and the tenons on the aprons are mitered so they almost touch when inserted.
Learning a lot and, probably most importantly, my confidence is building more and more.
George.
"To know and not do is to not know"
Working with Paul and the team and being in the castle workshop must be wonderful and of course will be something many will not get opportunity to participate in – soak in all you can from the experience sir and thanks for the updates.
Ontario, Canada
Thanks for your post George. Congratulations on your evident progress. Great experience you are having.
Enjoy!New Jersey, U.S.A.
Wish I could be there I must be a Good feeling gaining confidence and seeing your skills grow.
Welcome to my world George I do physical work all the time it takes it’s toll especially when doing long days as well. Not un common for me to do 14/16 hour days.Dagenham, Essex, England
George I am so envious, I am very happy for you. I wish I could be there as well, working with Paul and his crew and being in that wonderful Castle has to be the greatest experience.
Glad you are learning a lot and BTW very nice job on the box from what I can see. Also enjoyed the pictures and really curious about Paul’s bench, he did a great job on modifications. I am currently and all most finished with Paul’s bench but after seeing the picture may have to add a couple things.
Thanks so much for sharing your Journey and I can feel your pain after working for Corporate America for all most 40 years and sitting behind a desk for 12 + hours a day.
Steve
Steve Massie, I live in the great State of Florida, US
@smassiesr I have taken photos of the modifications to the bench I’m using at the school. I’ll post them next week when I get home. They can all be retrofitted though, so you should be able to add them to yours once you’ve completed it. Which modifications are you interested in in particular? I’ll get some more photos of anything I’ve missed tomorrow. One more day to go!
George.
"To know and not do is to not know"
George Thank you for the response and everyone please excuse the hi- jacking of the post, this is not my intent.
I saw several nice add on’s like the drawers on one end, then a place to put marking gauges on it looked like the end. And last of all is that an L shaped shelf dadoed into the apron ?
I read Paul’s blog everyday and looks like everyone is having a Grand time, will be anxious to see your accomplishments.
Thanks again !
Steve
Steve Massie, I live in the great State of Florida, US
I’ll be writing up a blog post about the whole course hopefully over the weekend for anyone who’s interested in knowing what it covers and what the experience is like.
@smassiesr Don’t worry about hi-jacking – they’re good questions! I’ve got some photos that I’ll pull from the camera later but I’ll give you a quick explanation of the modifications now. In Paul’s bench, the drawers are mounted on runners that are screwed to the inside of the aprons – the drawers have matching grooves ploughed in the sides. Marking gauges are put in holes in the tool well – the beam goes through the hole and the stock stops it from dropping through. The shelf on the left (from the viewer’s perspective) of the bench is a simple shelf that’s actually held in place by a vise – where a tail/wagon vise would go.Hope this helps.
George.
"To know and not do is to not know"
George Thank you very much for doing this and the information. I am looking forward to seeing and reading your Blog on your endeavor, it sounded like a fabulous time.
Steve
Steve Massie, I live in the great State of Florida, US
Thanks for the post. I enjoyed reading it and your blog post. I am sorry that i missed meeting you.
Are you planning on posting regularly on your blog? Do you want it adding to unpluggedshop.com?
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