tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post5919928986895964289..comments2024-03-01T05:31:44.635-05:00Comments on The Village Carpenter: Product vs. ProcessKari Hultmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-49050949884086410912010-01-10T06:55:48.953-05:002010-01-10T06:55:48.953-05:00"They look at the size of my shop and all my ..."They look at the size of my shop and all my tools and can't believe I'd spend that much money on a hobby."<br /><br />Clearly, these aren't sport fishers, golfers, or car nuts...<br /><br /><br />--GGGye Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972251323124084977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-66636093019464858392010-01-10T06:54:32.205-05:002010-01-10T06:54:32.205-05:00Dovetails & electricity: No snappy comebacks ...Dovetails & electricity: No snappy comebacks that aren't insulting, I'm afraid.<br /><br />IMO, dovetails with jigs are expedient -- but kinda weenie. It's using tracing paper rather than drawing something freehand. It's snugging an original drawing into the top left corner of the photocopier, before pushing the green button.<br /><br />Kinda like someone who claims to be Gye Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972251323124084977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-31813827797939727182008-05-22T19:57:00.000-04:002008-05-22T19:57:00.000-04:00What a good dad you are! :o)What a good dad you are! :o)Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-8395644088927073032008-05-22T16:05:00.000-04:002008-05-22T16:05:00.000-04:00When I've got a project that I really need to get ...When I've got a project that I really need to get done (like a rail for the stairs that has to be up before the baby arrives, and she's due in (holy crap!) 4 weeks, I use power tools. <BR/><BR/>Otherwise, I use handtools as much as possible because the goal of being in the workshop is to be in the workshop, and also because I need to be good enough with them to teach my daughter as soon as she'sLitcritterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345648270119298757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-12229871914069020382008-04-09T16:49:00.000-04:002008-04-09T16:49:00.000-04:00I've also found that while mostly power tools are ...I've also found that while mostly power tools are stressing, hand tools are very nearly relaxing. Of course you eventually get physically tired, but it's a whole different kind of tired. :)<BR/><BR/>As for tool auctions, there also seems to be a small rise in interest to old photography gear for example. Lots of people (other than me) are looking at 1960's Nikkor lenses now that dslr's have takenXTLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00553975945539643579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-26503575330295360922008-02-27T09:12:00.000-05:002008-02-27T09:12:00.000-05:00Well said, Jaspr....and thanks! : )Well said, Jaspr.<BR/><BR/><BR/>...and thanks! : )Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-75504940966739912402008-02-26T21:45:00.000-05:002008-02-26T21:45:00.000-05:00.. at the end of the day, you just got to do what ..... at the end of the day, you just got to do what makes you happy - you - not someone else<BR/><BR/>btw - love your blogxxxxxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894942635293312764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-46863843447757179902008-02-21T11:41:00.000-05:002008-02-21T11:41:00.000-05:00LOL! :o)LOL! :o)Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-77639167572190592142008-02-20T23:27:00.000-05:002008-02-20T23:27:00.000-05:00Its an "inconvient truth" that we wood workers nee...Its an "inconvient truth" that we wood workers need to "Save The Electrons"! You're doing your part by saying no to the tailed devils. Hand power rules! Keep up the good work and continue to fight for hand tool rights everywhere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-27685755167574123272008-02-04T08:12:00.000-05:002008-02-04T08:12:00.000-05:00Hey Wyld, I was looking at more if the final produ...Hey Wyld, I was looking at more if the final product is your main focus or if the process of building the piece is your main focus. Your's is a form follows function question and is a great topic for a new post. Thanks!Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-54173007025811907972008-02-04T06:07:00.000-05:002008-02-04T06:07:00.000-05:00I tend to build for fuction, but like to add "deco...I tend to build for fuction, but like to add "decoration" so what category is that?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376092948526809123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-30779921274076329092008-01-29T17:34:00.000-05:002008-01-29T17:34:00.000-05:00Thanks for the information, Shazza. With all the ...Thanks for the information, Shazza. With all the work involved in handcutting dovetails, I'd have a mighty hard time covering them up!Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-74888155436026609212008-01-29T17:03:00.000-05:002008-01-29T17:03:00.000-05:00I just read this about dovetails:Traditionally, th...I just read this about dovetails:<BR/><BR/>Traditionally, the dovetails would have often be covered by a veneer. However, dovetails have become a signature of craftsmanship and are generally considered a feature, so they are rarely concealed in contemporary work.<BR/><BR/>So...looking at your picture I'd say you are a very skilled craftswoman!Shazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196666013653201878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-90700448362571420192008-01-28T16:51:00.000-05:002008-01-28T16:51:00.000-05:00Thanks, Vic! And that's absolutely right...the En...Thanks, Vic! And that's absolutely right...the English style dovetails can only be made by hand, which is one of the reasons I really like them.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-22629220277710337552008-01-28T16:44:00.000-05:002008-01-28T16:44:00.000-05:00Just ran across your site,compliments of Marc(TWW)...Just ran across your site,compliments of Marc(TWW). Very nice. The biggest reason for hand-cut dovetails is in the photo. You can't do the dovetails on the right any other way.<BR/>It's just a good indicator of how much attention was paid to detail in the entire piece. Nice dovetails, btw!Vic Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384910972484732321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-67774000999542580452008-01-27T22:30:00.000-05:002008-01-27T22:30:00.000-05:00So I need to paint my kitchen cabinets.... and I t...So I need to paint my kitchen cabinets.... and I thought of you. They're wood. That's all.<BR/><BR/>So now I am sorry.Identity Mixedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133742931286405123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-31686235368382891212008-01-26T17:24:00.000-05:002008-01-26T17:24:00.000-05:00I hope we do see a resurgence of hand tool use, Lu...I hope we do see a resurgence of hand tool use, Luke! Second thought, I don't need any more bidders competing with me at the antique tool auctions I frequent...<BR/><BR/>I do think I should clarify something, though, in defense of all my power tool buddies. I don't knock using power tools at all (my shop is a blended one). I think whatever makes you happy is cool.<BR/><BR/>My main point, and IKari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-2578506079188968452008-01-26T16:37:00.000-05:002008-01-26T16:37:00.000-05:00I really don't know why there are some who will al...I really don't know why there are some who will always work almost exclusively with power tools and others who will work almost exclusively with hand tools and yet others who think it is silly to limit oneself and work with everything from CNC routers to antique hand planes. Perhaps it depends largely on what you want to get out of it.<BR/><BR/>Myself, I learned power tool woodworking as a kid Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-24459166933884214062008-01-26T08:16:00.000-05:002008-01-26T08:16:00.000-05:00Some things become obsolete, some things are simpl...Some things become obsolete, some things are simply timeless. Hand skills and good crafts(wo)manship belong with the latter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-14404842012921679062008-01-25T06:48:00.000-05:002008-01-25T06:48:00.000-05:00Sorry Gary, I don't know Pogo. So, I wikipedia'd ...Sorry Gary, I don't know Pogo. So, I wikipedia'd the word and got all sorts of fun answers. <BR/><BR/>My favorite: POGO, a popular brand of Corn Dog sold in Canada.<BR/><BR/>You make a good point about the time it takes to set up a dovetail jig, plus all of the safety equipment. Handcutting dovetails won't make you lose your hearing or eyesight or fill your lungs up with carcinogens.Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-35203832852047035632008-01-25T01:36:00.000-05:002008-01-25T01:36:00.000-05:00Just ask the guy who pushes electrons to count up ...Just ask the guy who pushes electrons to count up how long it takes to set up his jigs, machinery, etc. before he can produce a dovetail. Add in the screaming daemons, ear protectors, blade guards, dust collection units and who is smarter? Them or us? Remember what Pogo said...<BR/><BR/>GaryBrandoch52https://www.blogger.com/profile/06045901179496163673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-13730075275756917142008-01-24T17:14:00.000-05:002008-01-24T17:14:00.000-05:00Hey Jeff, you're right that we should be able to d...Hey Jeff, you're right that we should be able to do more with less. I should have said I'm "envious" of all his tools. : ) I'd love to have a bunch of molding planes to play around with. I have a very nice, barely used, set of antique beading planes but that's about it. I should just make some molding planes, given the price of them these days!Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-21894881665322720012008-01-24T16:59:00.000-05:002008-01-24T16:59:00.000-05:00Yeah, Pye is the one who developed the whole "work...Yeah, Pye is the one who developed the whole "workmanship of certainty" vs. "workmanship of risk" dichotomy.<BR/><BR/>I am curious. Why does Edwards' collection of hand tools depress you? It depresses me a bit because I would hope that woodworking by hand would not require so much...well...stuff. I see these pictures of woodworkers in Vietnam or China doing incredible work with minimal tools and Premodern Blokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05341688338690161075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-14840668880730493622008-01-24T15:47:00.000-05:002008-01-24T15:47:00.000-05:00Donald, you are right that sawing a straight line ...Donald, you are right that sawing a straight line looks easier than it is! That would be a fun woodworking meeting to see who can saw the straightest line. Might make some handtool lovers out of them. ; )<BR/><BR/>Vincent, that is so awesome that your daughter is interested in woodworking. What a great thing for a father and daughter to share. There's a guy in my club who also has a daughter Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128369950831173916.post-40071957922448909422008-01-24T11:52:00.000-05:002008-01-24T11:52:00.000-05:00Though Krenov’s particular style is not my cup of ...Though Krenov’s particular style is not my cup of tea, his philosophy of craftsmanship can be universally applied. You are also probably aware of David Pye's <I>The Nature and Art of Workmanship</I>. If not, then put that one on your list as well. :-)<BR/><BR/>On the topic of process, there is an article by Patrick Edwards that you might find of interest, especially in terms of how tools or Premodern Blokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05341688338690161075noreply@blogger.com