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Introducing the No. 141-1/2L
00/00/0000, 00:00 | Sauer & Steiner
Back in June of 2007, I had the good fortune of meeting two people on my “list”– Jim Leamy and Paul Hamler. It was a little overwhelming – Paul had his brand-spanking new scraper plane insert – and Jim… well – he had an army of plow planes. Jim and I were set up beside one another – and after the 10th plow plane my jaw started getting sore from hitting the floor. They were amazing – and no offense Jim… but the pictures on your website do not even come close to representing your work. I was pretty smitten to say the least. A funny thing happened as I was standing there admiring them. I really wanted one, but not necessarily to use. It was a strange feeling. I love fine tools – but they have always been purchased because of their exceptional function as well as their aesthetic. I guess this is a testament to Jim’s work, because this time function was a secondary consideration.
During the show, I must have walked over to “planet plow” at least a hundred times –daydreaming of what I would want if I were to commission one. It was harder than I thought. The one plane that really captivated me was the Sandusky center wheel plow. Ok – that was the plane – now what were the specs in this little dream? The Brazilian Rosewood version was fantastic. Brass fittings… or nickel plated? But ooh – the ebony and nickel plated version… sweet. Between visits 56 and 57 I noticed something else – these were all for right handed users. I wondered if plow planes could be made for us sinister folks? So shyly – I asked. Jim’s eyes lit up – a good sign. He told me he had never made a left handed plow – and seemed a little excited about me asking about it. Now this was starting to get really exciting – the possibility of Jim’s first left handed plane. And this seemed to open my mind a bit more – to other woods that might not be as common. The first one that came to mind was African Blackwood. Again – I asked Jim if he had ever made a Blackwood plow. He hadn’t. Hmmm… the plane was starting to spec itself!
Over the next couple of months, Jim and I stayed in touch quite regularly – talking about possible configurations of materials. Brazilian was still on the short list as was Ebony – but Blackwood has a special place with me, and in the end – won out. Jim really thought the fittings should be plated and not brass – and I was quite happy to go with what his gut was telling him.
On January 10th, the first email arrived – he was starting the plane! Shortly after, pictures started rolling in. The first was aptly titled “swiss cheese”. There was a great little touch happening in the background of all the pictures – there was a different CD case, and I am assuming to show me what he had been listening to that day. As the update pictures arrived – the CD case changed. It was amazing to watch the plane come together. Here are a few of the images Jim sent – in chronological order (starting with “swiss cheese”);
One of the coolest touches is the number stamped on the plane. Jim called several times during construction – and one of them was to discuss the number system. He explained that the Brazilian Rosewood or Boxwood Center wheel with ivory tips was number 141. An Ebony center wheel without ivory tips was a number 142. Without missing a beat, he said “your plane can only have one number really – 141-1/2L” I wish he could have seen me beaming with excitement on the other end of the phone. My only comment – a resounding “perfect!”
I could wax on for several more pages, but I know enough to get on with the photos of the finished plane...
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Cabinet stand...cont'd
00/00/0000, 00:00 | The Refined Edge
I have resumed work on the beech cabinet in the past few days. I've rethought the design of the cabinet stand and made some changes. The original design called for four upper rails mortised into the legs. I would need to have wider front, rear and side apron rails to maintain the strength and integrity of the stand. Rather than this, I have decided on narrower top apron rails and move some support to the bottom of the stand in the form of stretchers instead. The aesthetics of this are more pleasing to me, very much like dividing the load at the top and bottom of the cabinet stand.The leg dimensions remain the same, instead I divide the original upper rails into two components per rail and use the narrower component at the bottom of the stand. The strength and integrity of the cabinet stand should be maintained with this design along with more pleasing aesthetics, and more subtle, smaller components. I should have the stand assembled within the next day or two. In the meantime, I need to replace one of the components in the stand, a front top rail. In the handplaning effort I was a bit overzealous with this particular rail and the dimensions are no longer right, a little too thin. Rather than handplane the other rails to this dimension, I would rather replace this rail instead.
With significant hand planing, it becomes more important to maintain keen edges on the plane irons. The dullness of the irons sneaks up on you, and before you know it the handplane is struggling to produce fine shavings. I stop occasionally to sharpen the plane irons, otherwise the temptation is to increase the depth of cut with dull irons and all of a sudden they grab and tearout follows.
It's amazing how much the weather has changed in the span of two to three weeks in these parts. It was early fall weather a few days ago, now I hear some wet snow is arriving overnight. It should be nothing significant and late fall will resume, I hope.
Personalized Home Decor
00/00/0000, 00:00 | Custom Wood Carvings of Your Pictures with Unique 3D Raised LetteringAll in all, they had fantastic bedroom decor ideas for me, but as I began to enter adolescence, I knew that I needed to take over and make my room my own. After all, aside from the clothes you wear, there is nothing that you can use to express yourself better than the way your rooms are decorated. I became interested in wood carving years ago as a way to add personality to my surroundings. Ask me for some ideas - I have tons of them :)
Favorite Router Table Features
00/00/0000, 00:00 | Matt's Basement Workshop PodcastFor today we're continuing my response to a listener's email that came in awhile ago. Scott's in the market for a new router table and maybe a router and was wondering what features might be important if I were looking to get a new one.
Regardless of the manufacturer there are key items and accessories that I consider to be crucial in models I'm looking at. So for today I'll share with you my thoughts on the router tables.
For anyone interested, coming up on April 11 & 12, 2008 there's a great little tool demo and woodworking school openhouse going on at J. Miller Handcrafted Furniture in Chicago. The details can be found at Lie-Nielsen. There will be some great demos by a number of well known woodworkers and I'm planning on checking it out myself.
Don't forget to get your questions in for Hendrik's next visit in April, we're talking lumber defects and how to work around them. For comments, questions and schwag entries drop me a line at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com.
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A New Saw Blade with a History
00/00/0000, 00:00 | WoodworkingONLINE.comWhen I packed my shop to move from Columbus, Ohio to Des Moines, I just wrapped all my table saw blades in newspaper and stacked them in a box. I didn’t take time to sort out the ones that needed sharpened and the ones that probably should have been discarded (I hate throwing out saw blades).
So when I finally set up shop in my two-car garage, I was using the same saw blade in my table saw that I was using in Ohio. It was a Signature Series blade made by Oldham. I’ve been very happy with it. But lately, I’ve noticed it was pretty dull. So rather than send it out for sharpening just yet, I thought maybe
it was time to step up to a premium blade. Of course, the Forrest Woodworker II has ruled the roost in saw blades for many years. I’m just old enough to hate having to spend $120 on a saw blade. I’m used to the good old days when you could get a decent blade for less than $40. But I’ve also been reading a lot of good things about the Freud Premier Fusion blade. Now, it’s not inexpensive either (around $100), but I needed (er…wanted) a new blade.
So I went to the Woodsmith Store to buy one. I met up with Dave Larson, the store manager. He proceeded to tell me an interesting story about the Freud Premier Fusion blade. He said that blade has been around for about ten years and was just called the “F410″ and was a nominal seller. Then one of the woodworking magazines did a review of it a few years ago. Sales started to climb. Freud realized they had a winner on their hands, put into motion a massive marketing campaign, and named the blade the “Premier Fusion.” Their web site now lists it as the P410 (for the 10″ blade).
So I bought the Freud Premier Fusion and brought it home. I put it on my 10-year old Craftsman table 
saw. I was favorably impressed. Crosscutting red oak left an extremely smooth surface. I grabbed a piece of melamine particleboard for the ultimate test. Again, the cut was nice and smooth and the top edge of the cut line was nice and crisp with no chipout. There was just the smallest amount of chipout on the bottom edge, but hardly noticable. But I did notice something curious. I compared the tooth geometry on the Freud Premier Fusion with the Oldham Signature Series blade. They looked strikingly similar.
Well, I’m in the middle of trying to clean up and reorganize my shop. So I grabbed the stack of saw blades I had moved from Ohio. In it, I found a barely used Freud Diablo blade with the gold coating. Still sharp. And I found a CMT fine cut-off blade. Hmm…I forgot about that one. But it needs sharpened. So I’ve got the two blades that need sharpened plus the one that’s like new. I guess I really didn’t need to buy that Freud Premier Fusion. But I’m not going to return it, either.
313 Downtime Monday
00/00/0000, 00:00 | Matt's Basement Workshop PodcastEvery so often it just happens, I get a little burnt out or just overwhelmed...even with woodworking!
I know it's shocking and unheard of, but there are times when shop time is available but getting in there is a whole other issue. Here are a few things I do for motivation or just to do something different but still woodworking.
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11/12/2006, 14:50 | The Wood Shop
Hawaiian Koa Wood Rings
00/00/0000, 00:00 | Wooden Rings from Touch Wood Rings
The golden toned wood in the purple heartwood set is Hawaiian Koa.
And, a little ring-related story from Alina: "I babysit a 2-year old boy Ethan (who I am training as a botanist). I see him
weekly and we have awesome adventures! One day, his mom Julie was helping me pack up the stroller for our walk to the park. I snapped Ethan in to his seat and Julie gasped loudly! I thought for sure I must have caught his fingers in the buckle or something. By the time I realized he was fine and in one piece, Julie had grabbed my hand and was admiring the koa ring in the sunlight. It was an amazing reaction -- one of real awe to make her gasp. Pretty great. Anyway, my compliments to David once again. " 
Wood Talk Online - Episode No. 43
00/00/0000, 00:00 | Matt's Basement Workshop PodcastStatus Report:
Marc has FINALLY finished the gadget station and plans on delivering it next week. While in the area, he is also going to have a visit with the one and only David Marks. Matt decided to rearrange his shop tools recently and is apparently going to start writing a new book entitled, "The Feng Shui Workshop".
Around the Web:
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Voicemail:
David has a good question concerning bandsaw blade width.
Tom's Tip:
Tired of using guesswork every time you set up your dado stack? Tom has some advice.
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Featherboards for Ripping Window Stock
10/23/2008, 00:11 | A Woodworking OdysseyResearch revealed that my prior belief that poplar would be better than pine for outdoor applications was wrong. In fact, consensus amongst online woodworkers and the Wood Handbook from the U.S. Forest Service agreed that pine was usually better, but not by much. So ignore my earlier intimation in the Replacing a Rotting Stair Riser post that poplar is any good for rot resistance: it isn't.
Among the contenders for stable outdoor woods: cherry, walnut, cedar, white oak, and mahogany. What a bummer: the beautiful woods are apparently also the ones to use in painted applications outdoors. There is a small silver lining in this: about two years ago I said "yes" when a friend offered me part of a bargain pile of mahogany offcuts, all 4/4 in random widths and 5 foot lengths. This stock is perfect for building the storm, and I selected window stock from this pile:
The thinnest piece will become a simple triangular molding designed to stop water from flowing easily into the window joints. I plan to post the storm window plans in a future entry. Especially because the molding stock was so thin, I wanted to have it seated firmly against the fence of the RAS (yes, I am going to rip stock on a Radial Arm Saw; and no, I am not any more afraid of this than I would be with a table saw). I wanted feather boards.To start, I ripped a scrap of pine into thinner sections to make two feather boards:
Then I turned the arm to 45 degrees and cut a fresh kerf in the fence:
Using the newly cut kerf, I could line up precisely with the marked 45 degree cut and know that the cut would be exactly on the line. This kind of precision isn't necessary for the feather boards, but it was good practice for when it would be:
With the angles cut onto the board, I turned the saw back to the rip position and started cutting fingers on the board. I ripped to the marked line, turned off the saw between cuts, and repositioned the rip. Unlike a table saw, where the blade is stationary and the fence moves, on the radial arm saw the fence is stationary and the blade and motor are repositioned:
Many people have cautioned me about the dangers of ripping on a Radial Arm Saw (including my father and a friend who attended the North Bennet Street school), and while I agree that any exposed blade rotating at high speed can be a danger, in practice I believe a well adjusted Radial is as safe or safer for ripping than most table saw settups. Take a look at this:
Notice that the body of the motor blocks access to the side of the blade, and the blade guard, once properly positioned, sits directly between the feeding hand and the blade. Through all of this ripping, I felt perfectly comfortable with the safety precautions on the saw. And because I had adjusted the heal/toe position properly, there was no tendancy to kick. The process went quickly and when I tested the newly cut feather board it worked perfectly:
The only thing I didn't like about the feather board was the long point just waiting to catch me in the hip. So I cut the other side to a 45 degree and rounded the tip before starting in on another. At the end of the night I had two feather boards completed:
With that done, I'll soon be ripping window stock.額縁づくり/ picture frame making
00/00/0000, 00:00 | Masashi's woodworking diary
森林文化アカデミー・ものづくり研究会の１年生はいま、額縁づくりをやっています。
今回はもっとも一般的な額縁のように４５度で切って組むのではなく、ホゾとホゾ穴を作り、組み立てます。
機械でホゾとホゾ穴を作るのははじめての体験です。
このような小物をつくりながら、木と木を組む手法や機械の使い方を学んでいくわけです。
The first-year students of Gifu Academy are making a picture frame.
It is not mitred but mortise and tenon construction. They are their first machine-cut mortises and tenons.
They learn various joineries and how to use machines through making such small products.
ShopNotes Magazine Posts 3D Model of Workbench Online
00/00/0000, 00:00 | WoodworkingONLINE.com ShopNotes magazine has finally given its readers a practical reason to download Google’s design and drawing software — 
SketchUp. In Issue No. 102, the magazine features a great plan for a Cabinetmaker’s Workbench. And for the first time, they’re providing an Online Extra feature that I think is really cool — a SketchUp model of the workbench in 3-D.
If you’re familiar with the program, you know how powerful a tool it is. And if you’re new to it, Google has provided dozens of video tutorials, an extensive Help Center and even live training classes that make it easy to start modeling your own projects right away.
ShopNotes associate editor Randy Maxey came up with the idea to add the model to the magazines’ website. He thought it would be fun to provide readers with a professionally-designed project that they can actually take apart to really get a feel for the way it goes together before deciding to build it. And best of all, if you want to modify the workbench — make it taller, longer, or even change it to feature an edge-grain top — you can take the model and make any changes you want to reflect your particular needs
Other free downloads at the website include plans for the drawers, a short video animation of the workbench’s best features, and a fraction-to-decimal conversion chart.
Safety Week
05/08/2008, 20:03 | Musings From My Shop
It?s safety week at Popular Woodworking. Reading their blog this week took me back to my start in woodworking.
When my wife and I bought our house, we decided that we wanted a tile-top kitchen table. I opted to try making the table after we failed to find what we had in mind. I enjoyed that experience so much that I thought I?d get more involved in woodworking.
I started slowly. No multi-thousand-dollar trips to the woodworking stores, I got some handheld tools and went about reading everything I could find. Before long it became clear that a table saw would be a useful tool. I shopped around for a used contractor?s saw and found a Delta at a reasonable price (though I had to drive to Pittsburgh to get it). ?Now,? I thought, ?I?m a real woodworker.?
I got the saw setup in short order. While I had read about table saw use, I don?t believe that I had ever before used one. I set the rip fence, fired it up and began pushing a piece of oak through. After a couple of seconds the oak was on the other side of the room, striking the water heater with a very loud noise. Unhurt but a little shaken, I shut off the saw and went upstairs. My first (and only experience with kickback).
I don?t remember what I thought about -- if I considered selling the saw and taking up golf -- but after a while I ventured back down to the shop. The water heater sported a nice new dent, a convenient reminder that I could have been sporting a nice new dent. Luckily something made me decide to give it another try, to climb back on the horse.
Woodworking has been an important part of my life since. An inauspicious start notwithstanding. It?s good to think about such things once in a while, to remind ourselves that our hobby (or profession) involves inherent risks. Fortunately, the risks are balanced by great rewards.
Antique Pendopo Kudus
09/09/2008, 06:04 | Antique Knockdown Carved Wood House
A complete Java traditional house will have a pendopo in the front yard. Pendopo is an open large house or hall without any wall or door that usually placed in the front of the main building. 
The opening building of pendopo reflected characters like wideopen, friendly and generously character, which always welcome to the guess everytime.
Pendopo has four directions of carved pillars (soko guru) with 12 (twelve) second pillars (soko penanggap) on the right and left side and 20 (twenty) third pillars (soko penitih) on its sorrounding.
Therefore, even the building looks not so high, but give the impression of "momot" which means capable to path everything, because of its wide roof also there is nothing inside the building hence represent the basic of opening
It match with the function of pendopo that always located in front yard as a place to held official meeting, art show, or traditional ceremony, also to accept honourable guess and official guess in the huge amount.
It made pendopo fabulous and great. Beside that, pendopo can be used as a place to give courses of karawitan and dance.Drawers installed...
00/00/0000, 00:00 | The Refined Edge
I now have the three drawers fitted and installed into their respective compartments, masking tape serving as temporary pulls :) The partial vertical divider I referred to earlier is also installed with the correct grain orientation which follows every other part of the drawer compartments. I like the idea of the divider as it separates the two halves of the interior. I have designed the drawer compartments to be accessible with one door open, so this makes more sense now. The transfer of light between the left and right areas is also a consideration, at least to me. I don't want to compartmentalize the individual areas above the drawers. Next, I need to decide on drawer pulls, I'll probably go with dual pulls per drawer to avoid any racking issues since the drawers are fairly wide.Pine Adirondack - Natural
00/00/0000, 00:00 | Woodworking Dungeon
I am really happy with how they came out. I've discovered a couple of ways to make cleaner and more repeatable cuts on a couple of the angled pieces. Time to get back to work...
Italian Olive Wood Rings
00/00/0000, 00:00 | Wooden Rings from Touch Wood Rings
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A backyard loss & a surprising new saw
00/00/0000, 00:00 | Sauer & Steiner
When we first moved to our house in Kitchener - the backyard was quite overgrown. It was clear to us that it had not been maintained for some time. We cleared out 75% of the overgrown shrubs and crooked small trees just so we could see what we were dealing with. There was a very large, Norway maple in the middle of the yard, which had clearly been neglected. One side had been butchered, resulting in the main crotch of the tree holding quite a bit of moisture. A few bold plants had even taken root! We knew it was only a matter of time before things started falling - and last summer we lost a very large branch. I was at Westonbirt in England at the time.
With the current trend towards harsh weather - Jill and I were nervously biting our nails watching from the windows with each thunderstorm.
It was time for the tree to come down.
On August 22nd - the chainsaws arrived and the tree was reduced to a pile of firewood length logs. And even more curious - it came down as I was arriving on the grounds of Westonbirt this year. I returned home to a very sunny backyard. There is an old adage that involves lemons and lemonaid... and in that spirit - this tree removal was a good thing. I grew up with a large vegetable garden in the yard - and I have always hoped our kids would be able to experience this as well. Now we can. There is a great sunny spot along a fence that will be perfect.
Some of the limbs were not cut into firewood lengths yet, and as a bit of a lark, I went into the shop to retrieve a recent purchase - a large Japanese saw. I wasn't expecting much to be honest - but boy was I wrong (and in hindsight - I should have known better!).
This is a crosscut timber saw which I am pretty sure is called a Temagori. One of the first things I noticed was the graduated teeth were frightfully sharp and the balance of the saw was very different. It was really heavy in the toe - but as soon as I placed it on the log - it all made sense.
I started the kerf with the smaller teeth (towards the handle). In this position - the weight at the toe held the saw down. All I did was pull - and as the speed quickened - the larger teeth kicked into high gear and removed a tremendous amount of wood. Because of the angle of the handle - the teeth are forced down just by the act of pulling. I did not apply and downward pressure at all. The second stroke was just like the first - but even easier because the kerf was already started. Binding appeared to be a non-issue. I also found myself feeling for the straightest pull - and once I was focusing on that - the saw did all the work. It was effortless to use really - no downward pressure required - the weight of the saw did the cutting. It is a marvel of engineering. So I just started cutting stuff - as Jill peered from the window just shaking her head.
Here are the markings on the blade.
One of the great things about the saw is the teeth are so large, that the complex geometry is very clear.
Oh, and we have already scheduled a new maple tree to be planted in early October. It will be in a new location - so that is shades the house and our patio table in the summer.
And the tree did get the last laugh in the end. Not only were there huge sections of very curly maple - there was quite a bit of birds eye as well. 14" drawer fronts anyone?
Cabinet base (1)...
00/00/0000, 00:00 | The Refined Edge
We have decided to go ahead with a cabinet base of the European beech. The process of creating a base from the beech slab involves a few steps. Initially the slab is partitioned for optimum use and minimal waste with an important consideration to grain orientation. Ideally, the slab is quarter-sawn. This particular slab is a cross between rift-sawn and quarter-sawn but I do need to pay attention to how the grain is oriented on the individual pieces. Ideally, the grain should be straight along the length of the aprons and all faces of the legs. The grain pattern in this case is diagonal to each face and not parallel to any of the four faces of the individual legs. I will saw the four leg blanks from the larger pieces I have already sawn with this in mind, and the possibility of re-orienting the leg blank within the larger piece of beech.Ep 11 a Carlo Mollino Design 02
00/00/0000, 00:00 | Furnitology ProductionsHere's our second episode on the Carlo Mollino inspired coffee table. Our homage to the charismatic Italian Architect and Designer from Turin Italy.
We start with a snap of furniture history and begin to develope the atmosphere that Carlo was trained in and worked arounded.
Construction engineering is dealt with in this Mollino furniture design and a present day solution is found. Our bending form template is completed and we press our 2-ply, the answer to our construction issue.
This Carlo Mollino form just gets more exciting.
Enjoy........Neil
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I am offering registered users the chance to post ads and notices for free. Registering is also easy and free.
Currently, the functionality is very simple and straightforward. Ads are good for 30 days and are renewable by going in to edit your ad and clicking the appropriate check box. Pictures are limited in size to 800x800 pixels.
There is no private message system. You must provide contact information. A good way to do this if you have a website is to include a link to the product listing page on your site.
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ドリュー・ランズナー氏の椅子づくり講座/ chair class by Drew Langsner
00/00/0000, 00:00 | Masashi's woodworking diary
アメリカ人の木工家、ドリュー・ランズナー氏による椅子づくり講座が９月２７日から始まりました。８人の参加者たちが、クリの丸太を割るところから挑みました。
The greenwood chair making class by American woodworker Drew Langsner started from the 27th September. Eight participants rived chestnut logs to make post-and-rung chairs.
今回の講座には、いくつもの大きな意味があります。
参加者として、飛騨の学校で師範を務める木工のベテランから、工房を構えるプロの木工家、森林文化アカデミーの現役学生、生涯学習講座の常連さんなど、幅広い人たちが集まったこと。グリーンウッドワークによって、木のものづくりを楽しむ人たちの新しいネットワークが生まれつつあります。
そしてアメリカの第一人者を講師に迎え、レベルの高いものづくり講座を美濃で開催できたこと。レベルの高さは、木工のプロたちが参加者として遠方から集まったことでも分かります。ドリュー・ランズナー氏は３０年以上の経験を持ち、何冊もの著書があるグリーンウッドワークの専門家です。こうした木の文化の情報発信を美濃から続けていければと思います。
There are a lot of important meanings to have this class here at the Gifu Academy.
First, the class is organized and run by the Japan Green Woodwork Association, which was established by the graduates, students and short courses participants of the Gifu Academy. It is a good example of feedback to the college by the students.
The second thing is that a new network of people is being established by green woodwork as a catalyst. A master craftsman at the other woodworking college, professional woodworker who runs her own workshop, a regular participant of Gifu Academy short courses, are among the participants.
The third thing is to have had the best-quality woodworking programme here in Mino, Gifu prefecture. Drew Langsner is a famous woodworker who has more than 30 years of experience and published several books about green woodwork and chair making. We are hoping ourselves to be a centre of various woodworking information in Japan.
さて講座の前半の３日間は、ひたすら丸太を割り、四角に削り、それらをさらに八角形へ。
銑＝ドローナイフや、南京鉋＝スポークシェーブと呼ばれる道具を使って、椅子のパーツを作る作業が続きました。
During first three days of the class, the participants rived logs to pieces, and shaved them to square, then octagonal spindles using drawknives and spokeshaves.
Podcast #26: Turning Pens on the Lathe: From Start to Finish
00/00/0000, 00:00 | WoodworkingONLINE.comIn this weeks Woodsmith Woodworking Seminar Podcast, Brian Simmons will show us the basics for turning pens in hardwood, burls, and man-made materials. He’ll give some tips for preparing the blank, mounting the blanks to a mandrel, and turning the pen. Finally, he’ll wrap things up by sanding, finishing and assembling a pen.
Links to the seminar guides and products that you’ll see being used during the seminar podcast can be found at the Woodsmith Podcast Store.
ICFF - Aimee Less Interview02
00/00/0000, 00:00 | Furnitology ProductionsAimee less is a designer living in California. Her interview provides nuggets of information on design thought specific to her shell chair...The Derby.
Enjoy this interview on seating from the International Contemporary Furniture Fair.
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Wendell Castle Interview - Part 2
00/00/0000, 00:00 | Furnitology ProductionsHere's the conclusion to our time with Wendell Castle. We dive in again and touch all aspects of his career. Starting where we left off at "Extreme" to how he uses the digital world in his work today. Wendell in passing even mentions the weak dollar and its effect on his building.
I hope you enjoy the conclusion as much as I enjoyed preparing us for Wendell Castle.
Remember, Wendell Castle showed us how to look at furniture differently. So whether we are designing a Delaware Valley interpretation of Chippendale or entering the Design Process intent on a personal build..... look differently and move the target back!!!!!!
Neil