A Place to Learn about woodworking, up a level..... My Style!!
WoodExpo 2012 is again on track for another fantastic Woodworking event. Here you'll be inriduced to the event and its Call for Entries. WoodExpo is about providing the opportunity for you to present your work. The video explains the categories and stresses the objevtive of mixing experinece with up and comers. Have a listen, hopefully get inspired and be a part of WoodExpo 2012.
Late February 2011, Tommy MacDonald hosted the WoodExpo in Boston Massachusetts. The event was quite successful even garnering the title INTERNATIONAL WoodExpo when a perfectly executed entry arrived from France. Come and take a look at an object that worked the design process from form to construction to packaging and distribution. This magnificent entry from Ronaldo Messina living outside of Paris was just what the WoodExpo needed and is all about. Enjoy!!
Start woodworking by entering a build challenge. One such as the Saw Dust Chronicles Build Challenge and this is Part 9 of playing in a build challenge arena. When you begin to woodwork, it can get confusing, but as part 9 shows, you do not need many tools to accomplish building a furniture object. We go through attaching our stones, yes I went with the stones, and dry assemble the entire base. Personally this approach I decided on has brought me back full circle to where I started woodworking...
To start woodworking, we've hooked-up with the 2010 Saw Dust Chronicles Build Challenge. The challenge has prizes galore, so what better way to improve your woodworking skills while at the same time picking up a woodworking prize. The Dewalt router kit has me inticed and my prize of choice but since Tommy MacDonald of the TV show Rough Cut Woodworking with Tommy Mac, has enabled the winner to show his work at the 2011 WoodExpo, thats the real prize. Heck Glen Guarino and Allan Breed are going ...
So how do I look in my Zem Headphones by Sensgard. I can't hear you!!! Actually we'll need hearing protection as we take to the table saw and I show you an approach to squaring lumber with our limited amount of tools available in the shop. Remember we are using (according to Part 1) Table saw, Sabre Saw, electric hand drill, chisels, dowel jig, block plane, workmate bench, sharpening equipment, router kit, and not much more. You don't need a shop full of tools to produce beautiful piece of fur...
Come on in woodworkers. In part 6 we build on our sketching skills to help visualize our parts layout. We emphasize the use of a work bench and create a simple, but necessary work surface. You'll learn to read a board and bring in and use the sabre saw. We'll stress safety from a different part of your shops work flow, and see how rethinking a thought is crucial to an objects design. We end with our parts rough cut from our walnut stock ready for the table saw.
Here we are at Part 5 of the Beginning Woodworker and competing in the Sawdust Chronicles Build Challenge.We take to the Design process, stress the importance of sketching and discuss to bring ; the manufacturing process and
Part 4 of the Beginning Woodworker takes us to the place where woodworking prizes can be won, the third Sawdust Chronicles Build Challenge. The start date is September 1st ending with a submission date of Oct 31, 2010. Sponsors of the challenge include Rockler, General Finishes, Kreg Tools, Dewalt, Popular Woodworking, Michael Dugan, a 1 year subscrition to british Woodworking and much more. Its not to late to sign-up, cut off date is September 15th. This episode takes us into the constraints ...
Adding to the beginning woodworker series, here's part 3.I critique a new finishing DVD produced by Popular Woodworking Magazine.Have a listen and begin to think about finishing as a seperate skill. A skill ; needed to be a successful woodworker.
If you are going to begin woodworking, you'll need to have the ability to sharpen your tools. New chisels and planes do not come ready to use out of the box. Part 2 of Begin Woodworking, gets you started into sharpening. Water stones cut faster than oil, and between the diamond staone, and 2 Norton water stones I show you, sharpening is just a good sharpen edge away. Jump in and if you have any questions contact me at askneil@furnitology.com Life is fun when you can make stuff, especially out ...