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8 February 2013 at 9:44 pm #7685
Craig,
Haha, I’m sure it is heresy to some, but that is an extremely good idea! Luckily I have a few busted ones that I can try that out on. Thank you very much!
Adam
7 February 2013 at 6:28 pm #7641Awesome! Thank you, Rob! I greatly appreciate your help and the resources. I’ve looked everywhere on the web and I’ve found very little that is helpful, so I am grateful for your advice.
7 February 2013 at 3:52 pm #7628Ken, that shave horse is sweet.
I’m just finishing a very large desk for a friend (44″ tall, 6 foot long, 3 foot wide). He needed an inexpensive standing desk, so I made it out of the cheapest stuff I could find. It is made of regular boat wood. The top is pine, legs are 4×4 cedar, and the skirt and stretcher are just regular 2×4’s. Although the material is cheap, it should last a long time. I used mortise and tenon joinery and it is the first project I completed using only hand tools. I had never chopped a mortise until now. The first one took me 30 minutes, and by the 12th one I was completing it much more cleanly in a little less than 10 minutes. I found the tenons much easier. I initially used a tenon saw only which worked great, but I found it mortise efficient just to start with the saw, and finish with the chisel. Plus, I don’t particularly love sharpening my saws, so I wanted to save it. It was fun. I was disappointed with the top. I didn’t have any clamps that were large enough to do it in one piece, so I joined two smaller panels and then joined those together. I clamped two clamps together (if that makes sense) when I joined the two panels, but I had serious issues. Something wasn’t right, and so now there is a gap. Oh well. After I finished the project, I ripped a few boards with my table saw for another project. The noise drove me nuts. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to return to machine work.
Thank God for Paul and Joseph Sellers, and the wonderful methods they are teaching.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.7 February 2013 at 12:33 am #7587I also agree with the above. Lots of great stuff there. In addition to the above I would mention George Nakashima. The style is a bit much for me at times, but I like his philosophy (which is carried on by his daughter now that he is gone). I would encourage you to look into it if you haven’t already. It is quite different from the average craftsman.
http://www.nakashimawoodworker.com/
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You must be logged in to view attached files.5 February 2013 at 6:20 pm #7497Hey Curt,
Scrapers are great. I think the most important thing to know with sharpening a scraper is the end goal with what you want to do to the metal. Here is a short video by Tommy Mac explaining sharpening, and about 2:45 seconds into the video, there is a computer generated image of what the edge of the scraper will look like. If you’re new to scrapers, this will help some. Hope your desk turns out great!
http://www.thomasjmacdonald.com/rough-cut-woodworking/media/video.php?vid=7baf75c03
Adam
1 February 2013 at 1:32 am #7274Darren, I could watch Paul Sellers teach a class every single day and never get tired of it. I make furniture for a living, but I constantly find myself asking questions about techniques and projects and wish that there were more videos to teach me new things or help me improve. Although I’m new to this class, I can’t imagine the pace is too slow. These skills take years to develop and the possibilities with what you can do are limitless. It’s always fun to experiment and use techniques you’ve learned on different projects, and it will make you a better woodworker.
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