Couple of days with David Marks

[Alan Turner]

Great opportunity. Can you review his procedure for cutting DT's on a BS? Is he a pinfirstian? Does he use jigs?
I made the jig in the Charlesworth book, and it works quite well, but only used it once, on very heavy, 8/4 bubinga. Looks in the pix like he is not using any jig.

[sascha gast]

i also enjoyed my 3 days with david, he's a great guy. i kinda wanna fo again this year and do some turning, i'd love to give that oneway a spin.
i'll see him again at the pomona show, can't wait, many things to talk about.

sascha

[Jim Barrett]

Great opportunity. Can you review his procedure for cutting DT's on a BS? Is he a pinfirstian? Does he use jigs?
I made the jig in the Charlesworth book, and it works quite well, but only used it once, on very heavy, 8/4 bubinga. Looks in the pix like he is not using any jig.

Hi Alan,
David is a "pins first" guy. We did not use any jigs for cutting the pins or tails. Just freehand...but we did discuss the use of a jig for the pins.

Jim

[Tim Farrell]

Congrats on your time with David - the dovetails look fantastic.

I, too, got to spend a day with David in his shop. It was a great experience. First off, the shop is amazing. Fantastic space - wonderfully laid out.
Secondly, David was really accomodating. He was able to speak directly to my skill level (novice) and we put the time to excellent use.
I learned a large amount in a very short time.

I highly recommend the time (and cost) or a personal visit, as well as his show.

tim