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I am far along with a black walnut farm table right now. I find that to be an exceptionally difficult wood to plane. So the process for the top was traverse flatish then thin shavings with a number four, scrape, palm sand to grit and done. The bottom shows five levels of various process going back to the lumber yard. I considered running it down to the amish lumber yard to run through their drum sander for ten bucks but that would have been ten bucks I could never get back.

It is hard to know where the balance is for tooling up for speed. Lately I have been thinking more about what it means to industrialize for the purpose of making money. I figure I have the spoon making and sloyd as a non power process and it will staybthat way. As I get into chair making I could see a lot of that process maintaining a handtool approach because the parts are smaller. I built a Dutch tool chest because it takes up less room in my tiny garage workshop. Perfection is overrated, Dan—aim for utility and esthetics.

As a young man I worked around a few guys like that. They did nothing to build my confidence and then I was fortunate to find work with the type of carpenter that sharpened his chisel with spit and concrete and got back to work. Spend time on the show faces where it matters. I find it deliciously ironic that Mr. Vernacular Furniture his own self is advocating the traditional work methods that Fancy Lads commonly used to build all of that upper-class furniture — high boys, pie crust tea tables, etc.

Regardless, I rather suspect that the historical makers of vernacular furniture furniture used exactly the same methods — only more so. After all, they needed to knock out that stool, chair, or table as quickly as possible, so that they could get back to farming, blacksmithing, etc. I always wondered how did such nice furniture get built before diamonds, ceramics, ruler tricks were around?

Best advice ever…. Good to see it again. Great Message! I just smiled. Perfection may not be a good try, but doing better this time than last is the secret to not having to compare anything to perfection. Can I share, translate it for french readers and publish on my website? Of course all credits to you.

Love what? Turners go to great lengths to ensure that the lid of a box is a snug fit. Practical as ever that girl. One of my grandfathers was a spit and shave edge tester, because that is how he was taught in his first full time job working in a box factory around He was an excellent carpenter and cabinet maker — no dovetailed joints in his drawers, just rebate and nails, maybe some sort of glue — the drawers are still tight and functional up to 90 years later.

I wonder how much of the able-to-shave-with-it comes from gentleman woodworkers in the age where most men were very familiar with stropping the edge of a straight razor.

We should not sneer, after all there are fishermen who have casting competitions, shooters downing clay targets and millions of people shooting aliens via tiny screens. If woodworkers compete to get the thinnest shavings from their planes, the most hairs off their arms or the most confetti from a sheet of newspaper then that is their prerogative.

Looking at a lot of people they are not plane users but plane collectors. For many people it is just the joy of handling tools and generating some shavings and sawdust.

Thank you!! Whenever I struggle with is it good enough, I think to myself would it be good enough for a carpintero? Suffice it to say I have a house full of furniture that is at no risk of trapping evil spirits, there are multiple exits. At one time I did metal repairs on aircraft.

Like this: Like Loading Rusty Loading I really enjoyed this read. I believe that perfect is the enemy of good. Is it a crime to try to exceed good? Thank you. Excellent and entertaining advice. Your words are as efficient as your woodworking. I will say there is a satisfying feeling when you can get a whisper thin shaving… Oh yea, no tear out on the inside of a dovetail joint is a thing?

This is the first time I have ever heard that folks would worry about that… Loading Spot on! Absolutely a perfect Christmas gift. Thank you Loading As a newbie doing all of my leaning online, i needed to hear this. Thanks Mr. Thank you for practicing pragmatism … Loading Thanks for the fresh air! Martin Loading Best post ever! Common sense is not common. Do your best!! Chris, Thank you for this post. Generally, I eschew dogmaticism when it benefits me to eschew dogmaticism… When I was having some remodel work done around the house, a carpenter once told me that trim work is to hide mistakes and a good carpenter knows how to hide his or her mistakes.

Thanks for the honesty and real talk. In that order. Best wishes Loading I need clarification. What grit is loogie rouge? Asking for a friend! Depends on if you have a gizzard or not.

Some of the rocks in there are quite coarse. So, to get rid of the coarser rocks, you recommend choking the chicken first?

After a few minutes I told him that all my things I make are museum quality work because after years that is where they will be, or be recycled to the burn pile Loading Great post Chris. The fancy ones do! As does Marc Adams and a whole bunch of good woodworkers. Who wants perfect?

Best advice ever… Loading Excellent post! Great title. You have preached my practice. A nail squarely hit! Of course! There go the prices of pavement and granite…. Ok, I almost spit my coffee out with this comment. Thanks for the laugh. Jim Loading I always find it amusing how much a difference of a 32nd of an inch can make me happy or sad. Be kind or be gone. Cancel reply. Loading Comments Nothing really happened except her wanting to be appreciated more go figure.

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