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17 May 2015 at 4:36 pm #127212
They did have the LN plow on display – really nice!
I didn’t see the Studley (the times I could make it were sold out. I’m kicking myself now for not getting there).
I drove down from Central Minnesota 5-6 hours – If they have it again, I will do it again for sure – It’s really a can’t miss event. The Amana Colonies are a very nice location to have the event. They had a lot of little shops and places to eat (I think this appeased many wives that were along).
I’m sure they will have it again – people were spending and spending and spending $$$. You could just tell people had tools they wanted and the tool budgets to buy.
I was in the barn right away at 10AM and you could see inventories of items 4 hours latter substantially depleted. Which is GREAT! for handtool makers.
When I was there all vendors were busy; but, the busiest were Bad Axe Tools, Benchcrafted, Lie Nielsen, and Lost Art Press. David Barron’s booth was very busy also.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.17 May 2015 at 2:52 pm #127206a few more…. my pictures really don’t even come close to capturing the event (there were so many people it was hard to jockey for good position). The best people watching moment: I was on the Lie Nielsen floor and this young salesman was showing an older woman (late sixties) how to use a rabbit plane. You could tell she had never made a shaving in her life. She made a beautiful little shaving — her reaction was a eyes wide opened -“Wooooooow”. The salesman laughed and showed her the thickness of the shaving. She was hooked.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.17 April 2015 at 5:45 am #126532Looks great, like the doors. Will be nice addition to the bookshelf.
26 March 2015 at 2:46 am #125919It took some time/ frustration to get the splines cut to the right thickness. I cut the spline space with my thickest saw kerf. Used sandpaper to get the thickness of material I needed. I thought about making a plane carriage for the thickness but I just used sandpaper. ***It went better when I stopped working small and allowed myself to waste some material by cutting wider splines. The splines were then easier to handle and sand.
A 16oz. steel hammer helped “shock” the spline into place. I broke a few, but I just let it dry and cut the slot again.It is amazing how the splines strengthen the miter.
22 March 2015 at 1:50 pm #125819George,
Very nice work. Great proportions / pleasing to the eye. We’ll done and thanks for posting.27 February 2015 at 3:38 am #125120Very Nice! It’s perfect – If it was mine, I wouldn’t paint it. Thanks for posting.
27 January 2015 at 3:34 am #123935Very nice table! Can’t wait to see the finished table…. And the drawer pulls
13 October 2014 at 2:46 pm #119437I really like every series so far. I always find myself thinking back to specific techniques demonstrated vs. the actual project.
My request: the arts and crafts Rocker or to start a dining chair stickley 302?
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