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Excellent work...makes us all jealous

Thanks to all that replied

Full sized Pfeil "Swiss Made" are the way to go in my opinion. They make all sizes and shapes and can be used by hand and with a mallet.

Sharpening will be the issue. I recommend taking a course...

Folks I tried doing a search but could not find exactly what I was looking for.

I am trying to use a very thin veneer for the first time as the grain is incredibly 3 dimensional. I bought the...

HI Matt: I went to a course with Dimitrios Klitsas at www.klitsas.com He is a true professional. He was helpful in the broad sense and really helped me with the artisitic side as well as technique....

I like 3 parts boiled linseed oil with 1 part turpentine. You can add some Japan dryer (couple drops) to help it dry. Warm the mixture in a double boiler (warm, not hot) and them apply liberally....

Hey Joel: Hope all is well with you. I just took a carving course with a great master carver named Dimitrios Klitsas just outside of Boston. If I were you I'd look him up at www.klitsas.com and email...

Nice B&C Matt.

I tried the B&C a little while back and they are quite difficult. I just took a carving course last week and one of the comments was that one should stay away from straight(ish)...

careful with the dust... I once had to stop in mid rip cut. Could not breath. Wear a mask.

sweet work There is noting like swinging the pendulum and matching the accuracy of the clock to the accuracy of the work...well done.

Thanks to everyone for their many kind words. Wish you all the best in your adventures

Ralph

Ouch: After all that work with WALNUT I said Mahogany!!!! Of course it is Walnut!! Can't believe I screwed that up. Thx for pointing that out:) The carvings/piece were patterned after Gene Landons...

All carving, dovetails and fitting were done by hand. Boards were dressed and ripped by machine. Top was routed. Columns were turned on a lathe and the flutes were scratched in by hand. Mortises...

Am just about finished with the finish (handles were put on just for the pics). So far I have 2 coats of a boiled linseed oil mixture and I'll probably add 2 more but I wait about a week in between...

excellent workmanship. A real work of art. Thanks for posting all the pics.

Dave: Can you tell me more about the furniture society/club in oakville. I'm in Richmond Hill. Is there a web site? Great chisel collection by the way. I also own a set of custom Jeske Chisels. Very...

I like Pfeil the best but I do have 2 flexcuts. I actually like the straight edge flexcut as it has a bit of bouce that I find is helpful in certain cuts. I do recommend that you buy a few different...

Awesome Joel: I've been away and just saw this. Fantastic

That's a keeper. Nice work!!

Nice work and great finish

Thanks Jim and Carl. Carl: nice work on your web page. FYI the address is incorrect in your profile...it has a ; where there should be a .

All the best

Ralph

I use a product called "topcoat" and get mine from lee valley. Works very well.

Jim: I know I"ve done something close to right if I got your attention. Thanks a bunch

sweet work..very nice

Folks I now have four legs all pretty similar to this one. I'll continue to clean up a little and try to get them as similar as possible as well as carve acanthus into the knee.

The last set of...