tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612719956383621195.post514608913491367154..comments2024-02-18T19:54:42.966-05:00Comments on James Watriss: Producers and ConsumersJWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289004672943813238noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612719956383621195.post-79111803917580468182012-02-03T21:10:04.656-05:002012-02-03T21:10:04.656-05:00James:
I tend to be building a variety of project...James:<br /><br />I tend to be building a variety of projects at any given time. Not the most productive practice, but I don't get bored. Right now I'm working on chairs kind of like ones I saw in a Thos. Moser catalog, with some changes to suit me. Also, I just finished a tall vise that bolts into a dog hole on my bench, and a bench that has been in the works for a year and a half (heavyroberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823302310336940532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612719956383621195.post-18513472819671284442012-02-03T19:23:24.139-05:002012-02-03T19:23:24.139-05:00Wow my rant is wordy... probably should have heede...Wow my rant is wordy... probably should have heeded the character limit. I could have summarized it all as saying: Perhaps the phenomenon you are seeing is just due to some great books suddenly appearing, and lots of people taking them to heart. I definitely appreciate your desire to be original and avoid being swept up in any kind of momentum.<br /><br />I also failed to respond to your upriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831787533348044017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612719956383621195.post-8367994584609305152012-02-03T16:08:36.218-05:002012-02-03T16:08:36.218-05:00Basement apprenticeship? That's me, quite lite...Basement apprenticeship? That's me, quite literally. I read these blogs for info and inspiration as I try to train myself with hand tools. My grandpa is a woodworker, but he doesn't know much about tools that don't have tails. I too fall into the category of not knowing anyone in the flesh who shares my galoot interests. The Roubo (or Holtzappfel, or Nicholson, or Shaker) appeals to Grumpy Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892378462455520349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612719956383621195.post-78244108134066813362012-02-03T14:58:45.268-05:002012-02-03T14:58:45.268-05:00Hey Rob,
People who start out with a project that...Hey Rob,<br /><br />People who start out with a project that they read about are learning, and I don’t want to talk trash about anyone who's tough enough to do that... let alone do it with a kid around. (much respect... my turn will come soon enough, I think.) I went to school, but I also read more than my fair share of books on various topics, both before school and since... including the JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289004672943813238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612719956383621195.post-25814166499173288012012-02-03T11:54:49.186-05:002012-02-03T11:54:49.186-05:00(part 2)
I suspect a large part of what you are s...(part 2)<br /><br />I suspect a large part of what you are seeing is just that, "basement apprentices". Many of us were not able to learn hand-tool use from our parents or even grandparents. Some of don't know another person in the flesh with these interests. Its simple and enjoyable to read an engaging book about a topic and plunge forward.<br /><br />I'm actually undergoingupriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831787533348044017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612719956383621195.post-66640537129955360822012-02-03T11:54:29.204-05:002012-02-03T11:54:29.204-05:00I'm probably exactly the type of person you ar...I'm probably exactly the type of person you are finding irritating. I did buy a book about workbenches, and I have settled on a Roubo. <br /><br />Why?<br /><br />I've built a few workbenches already, but none intended specifically for hand-tools. They were made of cheap construction lumber, and are very sturdy. They have decently flat tops, and serve their all-purpose roles pretty upriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831787533348044017noreply@blogger.com