Wren Build Thread ... last of 2018 ... Sitka/Koa

[David Wren]

Originally Posted by printer2

Yeah but you still hung onto it.

HA ... you make a good point Fred ... you wouldn't believe the wood and tools I've kept over the years that have eventually come in very handy!

[David Wren]

[Steve Kinnaird]

Originally Posted by David Wren

It looks like you still have all your fingers.
Steps--like that first pic--are tremendously exciting.

Steve

[David Wren]

Originally Posted by Steve Kinnaird

It looks like you still have all your fingers.
Steps--like that first pic--are tremendously exciting.

Steve

HA! Kids ... don't try this at home!

[David Wren]

[TomB'sox]

That is some delicate work there, the ripping photo does look sketchy!!! You build and play to well to have any issues there!

[David Wren]

In the pursuit of folks not thinking I'm TOO much of a cowboy when it comes to shop safety ... here's a closer shot of me ripping the 1mm koa purfling strips on my table saw. The little fret-saw blade is just a blur, but is an inch and a half in front of my left hand. The left hand is not moving, just pushing the wood against the fence (while my right pushes the strip of koa forward well back of the blade).

[David Wren]

Originally Posted by TomB'sox

That is some delicate work there, the ripping photo does look sketchy!!! You build and play to well to have any issues there!

Thanks Tom ... people saying I play well is not something I hear every day ... HA!

[David Wren]

[SJ VanSandt]

Originally Posted by David Wren

How did people do this before magnifying goggles were invented? (My solution would have been to get my eye about two inches away from my work - but then I would have needed some very tiny chisels!)

[printer2]

Originally Posted by SJ VanSandt

How did people do this before magnifying goggles were invented? (My solution would have been to get my eye about two inches away from my work - but then I would have needed some very tiny chisels!)

People did not expect perfection back then?

[David Wren]

Originally Posted by SJ VanSandt

How did people do this before magnifying goggles were invented? (My solution would have been to get my eye about two inches away from my work - but then I would have needed some very tiny chisels!)

Boy ... I know what you mean Stan! When I was younger though, seeing small details didn't seem to be an issue at all ... but now ... I need all the help I can get!

[David Wren]

Originally Posted by printer2

People did not expect perfection back then?

I'll bet you'd get different viewpoints on either side of that statement Fred ... but I know what you mean!

[David Wren]

[David Wren]