Saw that flock of turkeys again this morning and a few in the back yard.
Today we made a second set of mortise and tenons. It's coming along but it's a good challenge.
No wounds today.
We learned how to make dovetails today but won't start that til tomorrow. We get to try them without and with a bandsaw. The instructor opened up the idea of what exactly is pure craftsmanship? No hand tools? then how far back do you take that? To two people cutting the tree down by hand? Carting it off by horse? Hand planing it ? Good question - I think we all will think on it for a while. His point was there might be a time and a place for machines and jigs. We each get to decide.
So far we've used either a hand saw or a circular (electric) saw, the jointer which gives you one flat side of the board, the planer which gives the first a parallel side, a side planer which gives you a true/90 degree flat side, and the table saw to give the fourth side and cuts to length. And those crazy sharp chisels! Oh and a drill press to help clear out the waste in the mortise.
Off to the laundromat to wash those new flannel sheets - not one more night of cold crisp sheets!
And unlike in Seattle, there is no wierdo magnet buried under the laundromat!
That's my day - how was yours??
Oh, and thank you for the photos. We just love "being there". Dad is way into your projects.
ReplyDeleteWell, I think I've figured it out. I have been missing a verification step. So, as I was saying, my friend Rita's husband Dave is so envious of you. He spent his career as the chief carpenter for the St. Paul downtown Post Office. He has done furniture (like the bunk bed I sleep in) but would love to do fine furniture. How were the flannels last night? I guess its time. Dad says we are just one day closer to Spring
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