No difference in knowledge acquisition, vast difference in required physical aptitude.
Paul, his version of sharpening
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Jacob
New Luddism. Awake and resist!
You don't have to be Grinling Gibbons to cut dovetails by hand. In fact anybody can do it if they choose. A few hours of practice and you are off.
One trick is that it's actually easier freehand as you don't have to follow guide lines, but you can mark in positions if you want them neat and tidy.
It's just a simple procedure and getting your eye in.
John Brown
Freeloading Social media influenza
I don't like his northern accent, either.
it's odd because its the challenge that appeals.
i have learnt and continue to learn a lot from PS / RC / ME
career stages of establishment advancement maintenance and withdrawal may be at play here
if i ever become that good at anything some arrogance may also come hand in hand. good job then eh!
i have learnt and continue to learn a lot from PS / RC / ME
career stages of establishment advancement maintenance and withdrawal may be at play here
if i ever become that good at anything some arrogance may also come hand in hand. good job then eh!
I agree and I do hand cut dovetails, I don’t own a jig. My point was there is a degree of muscle memory involved in sawing to a line, using a chisel etc. It’s certainly not difficult but it is an acquired skill, unlike clamping a jig and letting it guide the tool.
This was brought home to me a few months ago when I showed my son in law how to cope a skirting board. He was incapable of using a hand saw to saw to a line. He will get there with repetition but as he works in banking he may never be able to just pick up a saw and cut where he wants. Contrast that to him helping to instal a cabinet a week or two later where he got to use a track saw and he was making perfect cuts right from the get go.
Jameshow
Established Member
Not at all I'm a firewood maker!
OK if you work in London, or have rich clients - its always a case of who you know, but most small towns or cities, you're lucky to get minimum wage.
Vocations like furniture making dont always pay well.
Adam W.
A Major Clanger
Even in London it's rare to get someone who's willing to just pay what you ask. People are better off doing repairs and saving the bespoke stuff for themselves.
Keith Cocker
Established Member
A friend asked me to make her a small box with dovetailed corners. I used my jig and router. It took me a few hours, looks perfect and she’s delighted with it. I made my granddaughter a small box with hand cut dovetails. It took me a week, I can see some imperfections in it and she is delighted with it. I enjoyed making both. 
Blackswanwood
Still Learning
Sums it up perfectly Keith. All that matters is that the maker enjoys making it and the user is happy with the end product.A friend asked me to make her a small box with dovetailed corners. I used my jig and router. It took me a few hours, looks perfect and she’s delighted with it. I made my granddaughter a small box with hand cut dovetails. It took me a week, I can see some imperfections in it and she is delighted with it. I enjoyed making both.
Adam W.
A Major Clanger
And he has questionable taste in jumpers.
Now that is harsh.
Doug B
Shy Tot
Jacob
New Luddism. Awake and resist!
Afraid so
And I read somewhere that he was once a traffic policeman.
I'd like to hear him say "Right, what's all this, then? ".
That Cardigan ( not a jumper ) looks warm, scratchy but warm, could be a Loweth or similar.
Compared to how I look when working ( or even out and about ) he appears positively well dressed.
Interesting, it appears he works with "thing" from the Adams Family.
Compared to how I look when working ( or even out and about ) he appears positively well dressed.
Interesting, it appears he works with "thing" from the Adams Family.
Appearing in one of these tv 'best woodworker' programs would go a long way to getting your name out there. It really is a case of who you know.
Up here we've got the Scottish furniture makers association, which has both new makers as well as long established names.
Eg. A chap from the same workshop as myself.
https://www.scottishfurnituremakers.org.uk/makers/eoghannmenziesdesign/
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Just went for a look at his site..j'adore
especially the fact that he does his own copper and glass work too.Very nice designs .OT, amazing try by your guy at the end of the match.
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It doesn't actually say that.
looks to be the same hand carves the wood , works the copper and glass..the young man's site says under "see my process"
@TRITON , can you confirm ?
