Results 1 to 15 of 15

Thread: Creeker Visit to Mark Singer Shop!

  1. 06-14-2005, 11:16 PM #1
    Roy Wall
    Roy Wall is offline [OP] Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    KC, MO
    Posts
    2,041

    Creeker Visit to Mark Singer Shop!

    Wrapped up a fun family vacation to Disneyland with a Sunday visit to Mark & Myriam Singers residence. We met a little before 4 pm and took a tour of the house and shop....then had a great dinner (see thread in Off-Topic Forum)... came back to the house and left around 9:30 pm.

    We also met Ryan and Jessica! Jessica had a birthday bash at the house the night before - I believe Mark was the Marguarita Machine.... She is beautiful (thanks to her MOM!) and a pleasure to meet. Ryan stopped in while we were in the shop and visited for a bit. As a matter of fact, Ryan was on SMC and still hanging out at the house when we left. What a great family they are!! I wanted to mention this first and foremost: how pleasant it was to see their kids stop in...hang around... and enjoy the family comraderie. This speaks volumes for how they were raised; and how close they are to one another.

    The Singer home is beautiful...uncluttered...built around a magnificent kitchen area that no doubt can entertain guests with ease. Mark's wood working skills are evident in every room - lamps, tables, chairs, beds, shelving, cabinets, massive doors....amazing!! All of the WWork was very well done; super joinery & design - and awesome wood species!! Lots of accents with stainless & glass - very classy indeed. Myriam & Mark are very talented to say the least.....

    I could go on and on...but suffice to say we had a great time and got to know some great people!

    Here are some shop pics:
    Attached Images Attached Images
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 06-14-2005, 11:18 PM #2
    Roy Wall
    Roy Wall is offline [OP] Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    KC, MO
    Posts
    2,041
    and a few more:
    Attached Images Attached Images
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 06-14-2005, 11:24 PM #3
    Corvin Alstot's Avatar
    Corvin Alstot
    Corvin Alstot is offline Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Location
    Houston, Texas
    Posts
    339

    Ditto

    Well said Roy.
    Mark has a beautiful house and shop, and a gracious host.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 06-15-2005, 12:24 AM #4
    Kelly C. Hanna's Avatar
    Kelly C. Hanna
    Kelly C. Hanna is offline Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Terrell,TX
    Posts
    2,321
    Nice shots...glad you guys got to hang out. Sure is fun meeting other Creekers.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 06-15-2005, 3:53 AM #5
    Dan Forman's Avatar
    Dan Forman
    Dan Forman is offline Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Spokane, Washington
    Posts
    4,021
    Sounds like you had a great time, thanks for the pics too. Were you having fun in Photoshop?

    Dan
    Eternity is an awfully long time, especially toward the end.

    -Woody Allen-

    Critiques on works posted are always welcome
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 06-15-2005, 6:31 AM #6
    John Hart's Avatar
    John Hart
    John Hart is offline Contributor
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Middlefield
    Posts
    8,836
    Nice pictures Roy!... Geez...look at all the head room in that shop! I'm going to get claustrophobic next time I go into my shop. Very nice Mark.
    ~john
    "There's nothing wrong with Quiet" ` Jeremiah Johnson
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 06-15-2005, 8:00 AM #7
    Roy Wall
    Roy Wall is offline [OP] Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    KC, MO
    Posts
    2,041
    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Forman
    Sounds like you had a great time, thanks for the pics too. Were you having fun in Photoshop?

    Dan
    Dan - yes, I thought I'd spice up things with true B&W, Sepia, and some color tinting....
    Mark's shop is a nice practical space -- with very tall ceilings to give a very roomy feeling. He has the knowledge and the skills to make beautiful projects - I was impressed at how he can do so many things in so many ways.....
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 06-15-2005, 8:16 AM #8
    John Miliunas's Avatar
    John Miliunas
    John Miliunas is offline Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    Just outside of Spring Green, Wisconsin
    Posts
    9,442
    Roy, you're a lucky fellow! You got to see, in person, where so much beautiful stuff originates. Again, I'm green with envy! I'm sure you had a GREAT visit! One 'o these years, Mark! One 'o these years.....
    Cheers,
    John K. Miliunas

    Cannot find REALITY.SYS. Universe halted.
    60 grit is a turning tool, ain't it?
    SMC is totally supported by volunteers and your generosity! Please help if you can!
    Looking for something for nothing? Check here!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 06-15-2005, 8:37 AM #9
    Mark Singer's Avatar
    Mark Singer
    Mark Singer is offline In Memoriam
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Location
    Laguna Beach , Ca.
    Posts
    7,201
    John,
    Come on down!
    I am looking forward to meeting you.....Roy exagerrates a bit....we are really not that great! Just ordinary people......It was fun and has family is great! Linsey is so smart and grown up.....she is reading and doing math of children sevral grades higher. ....she is only six! They are both wonderful parents...!


    Quote Originally Posted by John Miliunas
    Roy, you're a lucky fellow! You got to see, in person, where so much beautiful stuff originates. Again, I'm green with envy! I'm sure you had a GREAT visit! One 'o these years, Mark! One 'o these years.....
    "All great work starts with love .... then it is no longer work"
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 06-15-2005, 8:40 AM #10
    Jeff Sudmeier's Avatar
    Jeff Sudmeier
    Jeff Sudmeier is offline Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2004
    Location
    PDS, WI
    Posts
    3,367
    John, I smell a road trip!! How about you!?!? With two drivers we could drive non-stop
    Jeff Sudmeier

    "It's not the quality of the tool being used, it's the skills of the craftsman using the tool that really matter. Unfortunately, I don't have high quality in either"
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 06-15-2005, 9:03 AM #11
    Lee DeRaud's Avatar
    Lee DeRaud
    Lee DeRaud is offline Contributor
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Anaheim, California
    Posts
    6,909
    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff Sudmeier
    John, I smell a road trip!! How about you!?!? With two drivers we could drive non-stop
    Pick me up on the way: I know the freeways here.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 06-15-2005, 9:28 AM #12
    Mark Singer's Avatar
    Mark Singer
    Mark Singer is offline In Memoriam
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Location
    Laguna Beach , Ca.
    Posts
    7,201
    Guys....

    You do need to let me know! Next week I leave for Oaxaca, Morelia, San Miguel de Allende.....I won't be here...there is beer though and I can leave instructions for the Expresso machine...The shop you guys can handle.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lee DeRaud
    Pick me up on the way: I know the freeways here.
    "All great work starts with love .... then it is no longer work"
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 06-15-2005, 9:42 AM #13
    Jim Becker's Avatar
    Jim Becker
    Jim Becker is offline Moderator
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    SE PA - Central Bucks County
    Posts
    65,894
    I can see it now...the folks that write the "Hidden" series of travel books will be adding Mark's place to the next edition of Hidden California. (Great books to travel with, BTW)

    I'd definitely go back!! (Mark...when ya coming east?)
    --

    The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. 06-15-2005, 9:50 AM #14
    Mark Singer's Avatar
    Mark Singer
    Mark Singer is offline In Memoriam
    Join Date
    Dec 2003
    Location
    Laguna Beach , Ca.
    Posts
    7,201
    I was in Chicago 2 weeks ago....Never made it to PA
    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Becker
    I can see it now...the folks that write the "Hidden" series of travel books will be adding Mark's place to the next edition of Hidden California. (Great books to travel with, BTW)

    I'd definitely go back!! (Mark...when ya coming east?)
    "All great work starts with love .... then it is no longer work"
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  16. 06-15-2005, 10:09 AM #15
    Jim Becker's Avatar
    Jim Becker
    Jim Becker is offline Moderator
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    SE PA - Central Bucks County
    Posts
    65,894
    Yup, I remember that!! Well...the welcome mat is out, as it were...and I've already picked out the restaurants!
    --

    The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. Another Creeker visit!
    By John Miliunas in forum General Woodworking and Power Tools
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 05-20-2005, 10:10 AM
  2. HEY, Mark Singer!
    By John Miliunas in forum Off Topic Forum
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 10-13-2004, 11:41 AM
  3. A Creeker Comes To Visit **PIC**
    By Ken Salisbury in forum General Woodworking and Power Tools
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 08-02-2004, 7:23 PM
  4. visit from a creeker here in New Brunswick
    By jim barter in forum Off Topic Forum
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 06-23-2004, 10:12 AM
  5. Visit With A Creeker - Dan Smith
    By Jim Becker in forum General Woodworking and Power Tools
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 05-03-2004, 9:00 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules