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"To say dovetails are hand made joints is to say nothing. To tell about dovetails in terms of angles and traditional regular spacing is a bit more - but dull. To give a feeling of this classic joint in various situations - how spacing can be made less monotonous and at the same time more logical, how dovetail angles are related to different woods and the sense of tension in each, to convey the rhythm of a joint and its clarity of purpose - is something else again."


I suppose, in the end, anything can be construed as a philosophy, that probably goes double for woodworkers and dovetails. I imagine there could be a whole weekend seminar that covered nothing but the ink and digital memory that has been sacrificed in the name of the "holy" joint. Dr. Phil could have a breakout session where we explore "What your dovetail choices say about you."

There is some justification.

They are a technically challenging joint to create and they are, right or wrong, a joint that even non-woodworkers recognise as a symbol of quality and craftsmanship.


I will admit. In a lot of my recent work my dovetailing has become a more relaxed thing. Ive measured out the spacing and the depth, but I havent used measured angles or worried about being super precise in the spacing. They have been on workmanlike projects or for a skirt around a chest where the variety carries the rustic look Im after.

This project requires a little more precision, to create the drama and tension of purpose the joint and the cabinet deserves. My answer to that is to create a template and use that to transfer the same spacing on all four corners.


Typically if I lay out the angles I like to use a 14 degree angle. This time that choice created a problem. The thinner pins of the layout, combined with the near one inch thickness of the stock led the 14 degree angles to intersect perfectly at the bottom layout line. I pondered the problem for a minute, pulled out another angle guide, and set it to a different, more appropriate angle.


I marked the gauges so I could keep track of which ones to use.


In the end the different angles represented in the jointline offer that small amount of interest and detail I was looking for all along. A simple thing that demonstrates the flexibility of handwork. Even with the expensive, uber dovetailing jigs out there for routers you can create the offset spacing, but the spacing and the transition of angle. Possible I suppose, but not very practical. My dovetail philosophy ties directly into hand cutting the work so Im dictating the layout and look. Nothing is dictated to me by my jig.


I find myself flagging back and forth more and more these days between hand work and machine work. For a long while I was becoming very dogmatic about handwork, but that was also in the midst of learning and mastering those skills. Pride sometimes leads to zealotry. The longer I work, the more I come around to something more akin to a semi-hybrid shop experience. I say semi-hybrid, because at the most, Id say Im still sitting at 75% handwork.

Philosophy can be made from all types of things, whether its dovetails or pride in your methods of work. I believe the fact that you are accomplishing something is more important than the philosophy involved. If you can bring all your philosophies into congruence with your end results and a piece finished with no compromises, then you win.

My new workshop philosophy. "No Matter What, No Compromises."

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You lost me there for a minute .... Ive been reading ... And, actually, I am pleasantly surprised at the flow of new inquiries and project design requests trickling in ... Were currently working on a walnut slab table project, the ladderback chairs, a new vanity project inspired by Dean Martins Bar, a couple of steel and walnut tables, and my website, where we have added a new section called client testimonials. Theres a recent one in the Updates post below. Over the years, clients and friends have suggested that I post some client letters, but, somehow, it seemed a little shameless to me ... Ive been converted recently by a persuasive consultant, and now that I have them up there, it feels pretty good.

Ive also been reading some. Winter is a good time for that. I recently finished Greg Mortensons powerful new book Stones Into Schools, an update from his previous bestseller, Three Cups of Tea. Its a great read and a timely and persuasive testimony to the potentail power of education rather than bombs in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It has recently been adopted by the US military as a common read for soldiers on duty there. The stories of challenges and sucesses building schools there are truly inspiring.



Also, one of my friends/clients has written a book about his familys experience. Its called What Else But Home, and the subtitle is Seven Boys and an American Journey Between the Projects and the Penthouse. As a family who had two different guests in our home for Wills junior year and most of his senior year in high school, it particularly resonated with Kit and I. The Rosens journey, however, was much different. Its another testimony to education and support rather than discipline and (attempted) control.



And, finally, a revisit to a favorite author, Jim Harrison, who we have been reading for at least 20 years now. This guy can get you thinking with every, and I mean every, sentence. I borrowed it from a friend but Im going to get my own copy. Some sections are so beautifully written and thought provoking they just take your breath away .... You find yourself opening to earlier sections to reread the best parts before opening to where you left off. A historic saga of family life and nature on the American Plains ... Try Dalva too ...

2/20 ... update .... having been so taken with The Road Home, I visited the library and in the last week and read two more of Mr. Harrisons books. The Summer he Didnt Die, and yesterday, in the throes of a headache and general malaise, The English Major in about a 20 hour period ... Both lived up to my expectations and if you like his style, youll probably enjoy thesee too ....

So this is what Ive been up to ...


Ive hit several roadblocks along the way, but I am finally starting to think that it MIGHT work.

Ill wait to share more details when I know that it is going to turn out, but for now does anyone have a guess as to what it is going to be? :)

youll note that in the last three weeks, i have written exactly ONE blog post, and that one i had been writing as we worked along on the project ... a record of blog inattention, even compared to my bloggavacation i took a year or so ago ... mr. dylan asks: what is going on here? i dont know, but, well, let me tell you, its all good. as you can see from the list above, we have (now) 12 committed projects, (13; one just came in by email) including two 54 x 85 x 26" deep recycled chestnut cabinets, a ten foot table, a 17 table, another dining table, six chairs and a coffee table ... lots of stuff. but, on the right, youll notice in the in process column 21 other proposals were working on, most of which, as of right now, are out in the ether, awaiting replies or commitments. the photo below was taken around 11:00 this morning, just before i started scanning and emailing ... just finished it all up a minute ago ... im going to write this and then go have a couple of tall cold ones ... click the photos to enlarge them ...
a few new models ... a 30 x 60 dining table with a steel base; a 60" dining table with two leaves and a stainless base; and a little mockup for a 98" table with a rebar and steel base ... with that project there is also a 42" x 17 table ....
an assortment of proposals, ready to go ...
next up, the two recycled chestnut cabinets mocked up with photoshop
along with those cabinets goes this 48 x 72" recycled chestnut pedestal dining table we finished last week ...
with 3 15" leaves ... better top color in this photo ... love, love, love my red walls, but they can really change the color of things ...
this 38 x 62 mahogany table with a steel shaker base left last week for california ...
bottom view with the actual mahogany color
and now were working on a version of this table we made in 2002,
the main difference in the new design is the shape of the pedestal, which the client took from our walnut and leather poker table ....
and will had to refigure out how to make the edge inlay blanks ... burl, bubinga and end grain peruvian walnut .. he wasnt here yet for the last time around and i couldnt exactly remember how to do it ...
heres how it looked at the end of the day today ... the edge inlay is all in and trevor will glue the burl center inlays in tomorrow in the vacuum bag ... a little clean up, some aprons and the runners and well wrap this one up ... i am planning a post on the whole table process, but certainly, not now ...
close up of the center inlay fitting
next ... this is the model for the 30" x 9 8" elm table with the rebar base, made from an architects sketch ...
the client was concerned that the welded rebar base might need some other support, but sam convinced me that that would be totally unnecessary ... just as a fun test, we took the unglued rubber wood 1/8th " dowel model and loaded it, and put a little side sway weight on it ... no problem ... i imagine the welded steel base will be fine ...
to select the elm slabs for the table tops, i took a little trip to berkshire products in sheffield, mass last week ... if you havent been there or checked their website, its a fantastic wood resource with a great photo website.
bought this one for the single table,
these two for the 17 table ... they will join in the center around an existing brick 30 x 30 column ...
bought a little burl for the cherry table were working on too .. lots to choose from
big leaf maple from the west coast ...
the black and steel 60" table with the stainless base and two leaves ...
and we have a couple serious nibbles on the big claro walnut slab on the wall in the finish room. in this drawing, it will become a 9 x 50" coffee table in aspen.
and lastly in the new model department, we have this maple and steel dining table with a clever adaptation by the clients of our shaker steel base ...
and finally will got his banjo pot turning aparatus for seeders instruments rigged up and it works really slick. it a combination of wood and metalworking tools that, with a little help from some online googling and some parts from grizzly and mcmaster carr, he adapted the whole works to suit his process. this is the inside of the pot turning set up ...
and, to turn the outside, you flip over the tool holder and angle the base plate. hes got two more parts to turn for some banjo orders, so he is really happy that it worked as well as it did.

all for now ... thanks for sticking with me. gold star for you if you made it all the way through. turns out i had to have the tall cold ones before i finished ... have a great weekend.

My likes:

• The blade seems to hold an edge forever, even though 100% of its wear is limited to the half inch in the middle.

• It is comfortable to use as the tote is the same one used on the No. 3, a size that seems to be just perfect for my hands.

• It also does an excellent job at producing a very true and even chamfer, for miles, if need be.

• The wood has a beautifully patina.

• I think it is one of Stanleys better designed tools, an excellent example of design following function.

My dislikes:

• Registering it properly at the beginning of the stroke is next to impossible (On a power planer, the problem is always at the end of the board and its called "snipe". What do you call the same issue at the beginning of a board when using a hand plane).

• It lacks a blade adjuster, something I truly hate in any plane (now there is a statement you dont want to hear from someone who collects wood molding planes).

• It sells for a ridiculous price.

So all that said, what bugs me to no end with it?

Its condition.

The japanning on the main casting is just...well...sad.


The V-Sole has some lumps and craters that came with the plane from the factory, I believe.


The japanning on the adjustable sole is almost none-existent.



The blade cap isnt too bad, but it has its issues.


Its a "B" casting.



I paid another $225 for the beading attachment, but Im still looking for the bullnose.

The question is, what do I do with it?


I sent my Miller Falls eggbeater off to Wiktor Kuc, over at WKTools.com three months ago. Mr. Kuc broke his wrist just after that, and that put him out of commission for a while, so the return of it is understandably delayed. One of my requests when I set it to him, though, was he not make it look like a brand new drill. That look is impressive, but not the look I like in a vintage tool and remember, to me, looks are half the battle.

So how do you deal with missing japanning without having it come back looking like a repainted plane?

I found a guy who restores planes on eBay and I really like what he does with these old planes, but the problem I have is that they do not look like old planes any more. I emailed him with my thoughts, and Steve assures me he is well equipped and experienced to deal with it within my requested limitations.

If the plane can be redone without looking like a remake, I then have to be concerned about the value of the tool. Will refurbishing it increase its value, or decrease it?

Oh, what do you do with an old seventy-two (sorry, I like that rhyme).

Peace,

Mitchell