mn pete Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 I've been on a box making kick...before our relocation...still working on getting the shop up and running. Darn day job! http://secondwindwor...doug-stowe.html I just picked up this box from Doug Stowe's Etsy site. I thought it would be cool to own a piece by the guy who's inspired me in my woodworking. Have any of you ever purchased work from someone you admire or inspires you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMarcel Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Love the lid on that box. I've done that texture to a lot of stuff and never get tired of it. I have a TWW pushstick I bought; that count? I have a Frank's Cabinet Shop pencil I stole forgot to return; that count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 This is a huge "brag", but I have this little guy on it's way to the house this week. David Marks was and continues to be a huge influence on me so I LOVE the idea of owning one of his pieces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpdorn Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 very nice marc. is that the same one he filmed that episode with? that episode may have been the first time i ever saw quilted bubinga and that table may have been one of the strongest initial 'hooks' for me into woodworking.. i'd be pretty stoked to own that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn pete Posted December 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Wow! That is a huge brag, and very cool since we all know the role he's played in your woodworking adventure. That's a stunning table. I must have missed that episode. I don't think I ever saw that one being built. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn pete Posted December 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Hey Paul, I've never done texturing of a wood surface like this. Do you use a power tool (Dremel, carverm etc...) and/or chisels and gouges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Best part is, you can say you "fixed" one of his pieces after you level the legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darnell Hagen Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 I have a pretty good collection of my friends works, but none of it are things that can be bought. Scale models, scrapped turnings, molding samples, teaching examples, and the like. Partly because they symbolize more than just a craftsman/client relationship, and partly because I can't afford their commercial work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMarcel Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Hey Paul, I've never done texturing of a wood surface like this. Do you use a power tool (Dremel, carverm etc...) and/or chisels and gouges? I used a power chisel with a variety of gouge "bits". Very easy. I made some transition flooring boards with it and they feel fantastic on the feet. Also did a 3'x3' panel of it for a friend who used it for drawer fronts. You could do it by hand with a gouge, but with 9 sq. ft. it's nice to have the power chisel. The key to those gouges is to buy a strop that you chuck in a drill press as you can use it often while working it to keep the wire edge off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 afraid not i kinda had to plow through and learn alot on here, magazines, books, videos, ugggg my brain hurts. but i would like to own something by james krenov always like his simple lines in his furniture. right now im investment is in the tools that i want not the futniture that i want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombuhl Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 I haven't at this point. But my brother-in-law, William Wells, (who is top designer/woodworker) has a David Haig rocker (photo attached from David's web site) that I got to sit in [http://www.davidhaig...nz/index.html]. He also has a Michael Fortune #1 (I believe) chair. Tasty and inspiring. Yes, he let me sit in that one as well. William trained with Michael and they continue to collaborate and team teach. Nice to be surrounded by inspiration, be it people, art, ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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