Monday, October 02, 2006
Still moving along
I’ve been planning the sides and tops down to finish - by hand. It looks so much better when you do it that way.
When you’re planning, you get into a rhythm and it feels good! Paper thin shavings seem to materialize from the wood surface, and the wood feels smooth and fine when you're finished. It is one of the core woodworking endeavors - it is this kind of work that gives the furniture soul and character.
Corny as it may sound, 100 years from now, on whatever Antique RoadShow is then, it is my hope and thought for this piece, and every piece I make, that some expert will look at it and say, “This was made by an artisan craftsman in the California Wine Country. We see his work from time-to-time and it has a lasting quality and simple elegance to it we see but rarely these days.”
I have several planes. The two you see here are: a Jack Plane made by Steve Knight in Portland; it is made of Purple Heart with an Ipe sole; the other plane is a smoother, simple wood design and inexpensive, but the steel holds a good edge and it works amazingly well.
Tomorrow, I will cut everything to final size and start ripping rails and stiles. Things are moving along quite well.
When you’re planning, you get into a rhythm and it feels good! Paper thin shavings seem to materialize from the wood surface, and the wood feels smooth and fine when you're finished. It is one of the core woodworking endeavors - it is this kind of work that gives the furniture soul and character.
Corny as it may sound, 100 years from now, on whatever Antique RoadShow is then, it is my hope and thought for this piece, and every piece I make, that some expert will look at it and say, “This was made by an artisan craftsman in the California Wine Country. We see his work from time-to-time and it has a lasting quality and simple elegance to it we see but rarely these days.”
I have several planes. The two you see here are: a Jack Plane made by Steve Knight in Portland; it is made of Purple Heart with an Ipe sole; the other plane is a smoother, simple wood design and inexpensive, but the steel holds a good edge and it works amazingly well.
Tomorrow, I will cut everything to final size and start ripping rails and stiles. Things are moving along quite well.
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