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03-31-2009, 04:43 PM
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#1 | | Enjoyed a good day at The Woodwright's School Name: Dan City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Sep 2008  03-31-2009, 04:43 PM
Finally got my class in - great class, great teacher, funny stories & no band-aids needed all day! 
Fruit of my labor: 
Roy's idea of a momento picture! 
Missed fellow North Carolina Woodworker's as I had to change from Sat to Sun
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03-31-2009, 04:51 PM
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Name: Tom City: Yadkinville State: NC County: Yadkin Join Date: Jun 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.95 over 180 days | Re: Enjoyed a good day at The Woodwright's School
 Good on ya, Dan. learning new stuff should always be that much fun.
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03-31-2009, 04:58 PM
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Name: Jim Campbell City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: Enjoyed a good day at The Woodwright's School
Great to hear you had such fun!
Is it me or doesn't it look like a rip cut back saw, but you are front cross cutting Roy?
Did he have any previews for upcoming classes?
Jim
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03-31-2009, 05:31 PM
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Name: Bob City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: May 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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03-31-2009, 08:08 PM
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Name: Dan City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Sep 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.06 over 180 days | Re: Enjoyed a good day at The Woodwright's School
no update yet on future classes. He said things were crazy with transition from Williamsburg down here, looking for new place, etc.. They just got funding for the next season on PBS so they'll be taping the new show and he is going out to the Marc Adams school in Indiana with the spindle lathefor a class in July. So he has a few other irons in the fire.
But he is excited about getting this up and going. I am sure its a big step.
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03-31-2009, 08:10 PM
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Name: Dan City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Sep 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Jim
you have good eyesite - it was indeed a back saw, but the little dovetail saw just seemed so small for the job! .gif "Drogar Laugh(DBG)")
Guess I better join your sawing class next so I can get it right!
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03-31-2009, 08:13 PM
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Name: Trent Mason City: Wrightsville Beach State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 29 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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03-31-2009, 08:16 PM
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Name: Tracy City: Salisbury State: NC County: Rowan Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 48 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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 , looks like you had a great time.
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03-31-2009, 09:20 PM
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Name: Chuck City: Rocky Mount State: NC County: Nash Join Date: Nov 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.99 over 180 days | Re: Enjoyed a good day at The Woodwright's School
very COOL!!!
Did you get a lot out of the class? Some details please...tell us whatcha learnt? Lookin at his show he seems like a card, I bet he does a great job.
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03-31-2009, 10:24 PM
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Name: Dan City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Sep 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.06 over 180 days | Re: Enjoyed a good day at The Woodwright's School
class topics were consistent with what was reported on other classes. Roy wanted us to learn his method on all of the basic woodworking joints - dovetail joint for case construction, blind half dovetails to do the drawers, and the draw-bored mortise and tenon (2 tenons meeting in the corner) for joining legs. With that we have everything we need to get started (except for lacking all of the appropriate tools back home in my shop).
He pulled out an old tool chest and queried us as to its age and how we knew - wood, square screws, tools in it, etc. Went over all the tools inside it. later he got out the grinding wheel and someone ground a chisel they brought in. He also showed us timber frame construction examples out on the sidewalk. Used the treadle table saw a couple of times as well.
the benches were solid Hoffman and Hammer benches, used a plow plane, shoulder plane, block plane. couple different chisels. All around a good day. I had seen the stuff on Roy's show, but it is different actually getting in there and doing it - my first time with dovetails.
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04-01-2009, 12:00 AM
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Name: Bill City: Winston Salem State: NC County: Forsyth Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 43 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.44 over 180 days | Re: Enjoyed a good day at The Woodwright's School
Roy usually cuts himself just looking at a sharp tool. .gif "Drogar BigGrin(DBG)") | |
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