More auction victory gloat. #woodworking (Taken with instagram)
Nicely done, sir!
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Neil Gaiman Addresses the University of the Arts Class of 2012
Gaiman is…not unexpectedly, but surprisingly more inspiring when given the chance. I have some skills that I’m happy to have developed, and continue developing. In recent months it’s been expressed to me that in addition to those skills, I have some talents that should also be allowed to mature. As well, I have dreams goals independent of these talents and skills. Or seemingly so. But the longer and the better I surround myself with honest people, forthright folks, the more I see that, in point of fact: my skills and talents and goals dreams are interconnected. That might seem obvious to most people, but my confidence is at a place where if you compliment me on something I’ve done, I will say “I’m glad you think so” because I still don’t.
Where was I going with this? I don’t know.
I guess what I’m saying is that when you start to recognise yourself in the mirror, the world seems to expand.
Britton, inception drawers man.
hahaha, neat! Recursive drawers are always fun, and actually a thing! Designed for use in pieces such as the secretary desk, the purpose often being to add steps and slow down a thief getting at precious items.
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I like this because I was surprised at the chair design. The whole way through I was thinking “Okay, this is pretty neo-traditional design and production” then BAM! attaching the back to the seat made my jaw drop.
Like it. Wish there was more hand tool usage. But, you know me, I’m an Anachronist.
That being said, what is the deal with, like, every professionally produced woodworking video having a Bon Iver soundtrack? Love his music, but seriously, dudes-making-videos-about-designer/makers, branch out.
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desk and chair by Wharton Esherick (1966)
Oh my good goddamn.
My supervisor at the scene shop hosted his annual work study party at his home yesterday. Above are pictures of his workshop, which he designed and built completely on his own. I think its beauty speaks for its self.
The rest of his home is equally as beautiful. Him and his girlfriend share a small two-story house on the front of his property. His backdoor opens to a patio with arches of grapevines. There’s a great big chestnut tree that drops millions of chestnuts that he roasts on his ancient wood stove, and a tree swing hangs from one of the larger branches. Their very sweet golden retriever, Callie, runs around their big backyard and garden begging to have her belly rubbed. Next to his shop stands an art studio he built for his girlfriend; he plans to build a sauna onto the back. (For after they go cross-country skiing in the winter.)
I did not expect to be so awed by my supervisor and his home. I’ve worked for him for several months now, and I knew that he is one of the most capable and talented woodworkers out there. He can create anything out of wood and the product is always beautiful. He told us before how much he loves his job; but seeing his home made me understand just how much he loves what he does. While giving us a tour of his workshop he explained that as a boy he dreamed of creating his own shop, and he fulfilled that dream.
I’d like to say that I learned a lesson yesterday about always striving to achieve your dreams, but it’s not as profound as that. I think it’s more of an appreciation for a man that does what he loves and creates beauty around him. His home is so idyllic and yet still genuine, and you don’t see that all that often. I can’t wait to work for him again next year.
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This guy hand-forged his own wedding ring. OUT OF A METEORITE.
That’s it. Game over. You will never have a wedding ring cooler than that of redditor laporkenstein. Not only did he fashion the band himself, in the formidable fires of… well… his garage — he forged the damn thing out of a chunk of meteorite. (A Gibeon meteorite, to be exact.)
The height of badassery! And, finally, an excuse to get married!
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Liwa Liwa bracelet
Wood: Doyok Doyok (hard wood indigenous to the southern part of the Philippines)
I need this.
This is the next sequence of from Professors Kawai and Kato’s video on planing. This segment shows what happens when a cap iron with a 50º bevel is placed at varying distances from the edge of the plane blade when planing against the grain. The cap iron does mitigate the tearout seen in the previous video, although it looks like it has to be very close to the edge for optimal results.
Again, the captions are mine, I don’t know Japanese, probably could be way off in terms of the text, etc.
(Thanks again to Bill Tindall for tracking this video down.)
(Source: kegaki.kj.yamagata-u.ac.jp)
This phenomenal video of a microscopic view of what happens when a plane blade cuts wood was created by Professor Yasunori Kawai and Honorary Professor Chutaro Kato at Yamagata University, as part of their research in the role of cap irons in planing. This segment shows a plane blade without a cap iron, planing with the grain, then against the grain, and finally taking a thinner shaving against the grain.
The captions in the video are mine, and are my take on what I am seeing in the video. I will fully admit that I don’t know Japanese at all, and so the captions should in no way be taken as a translation of the text seen in the video. In fact, I may be completely off in my comments compared to what the text says.
(Thanks to Bill Tindall for tracking this video down.)
This is hypnotizing and very interesting!
(Source: kegaki.kj.yamagata-u.ac.jp)
