Student work

[Mike Davis]

This is my new student making her first box.
starting from rough wood, using the fore plane to flatten one side.

Then running through the planer to flatten, smooth, and make parallel

Resawing the boards

Trimming to size

And hand cutting dovetails.

 

[KenOfCary]

A lot to learn in one day. Hope to see the box when completed.

 

[Jeff]

Interesting pictures of her "learning" although she looks like she has had some woodworking experience. How did she find you to show her how to "make a dovetailed box"?

Keep up the WIP pics as she comes along.

 

[Mike Davis]

She is a friend of my daughter, and she took a bowl turning class last month.
She has never done woodworking before. Learning from scratch.
She has worked in clay and turned clay bowls on a wheel.
I hope those quotation marks don’t denote sarcasm or doubt.

Her only experience is what I have shown her, she is learning very quickly.

 

[Jeff]

I hope those quotation marks don’t denote sarcasm or doubt.

Certainly not! They're close to what you said but probably more for emphasis of the subject.

She's doing a nice job and has a good teacher to guide her.

 

[Oka]

Sounds like a 1 in 100,000 person. That's awesome. Always a joy to teach those whose mind takes to the concepts and has the innate tool skill to go with it.

 

[SabertoothBunny]

Always encourage younger people to learn new skills, especially ones requiring work with the hands. I am still trying to get my 3 teenagers interested in learning and working with their hands be it turning, buildling with wood, or anything really.

 

[Hmerkle]

That is GREAT! Thank you Mike for sharing your knowledge with another future woodworker!

 

[Mike Davis]

We finished the dovetail box this week and she is headed home for the holidays.

Will start a new project in January/February.

Very first hand cut dovetails EVER! And on the first try, no practice except for learning to saw. I marked a board with square lines and angled lines and she practiced cutting for about one hour.

And this is her finished box, designed, built and finished almost entirely by her with only a little help and lots of talking/instruction from me.

 

[McRabbet]

Beautiful work and a happy (and proud) student!

 

[KenOfCary]

Great result there on the box. Really like the dark splines in the lighter wood of the top.

BTW, What size are those holes in your assembly table - look to be about 1/2".

 

[mdbuntyn]

She done real good, Mike, and you're a good teacher

 

[Mike Davis]

Workbench holes are 3/4 inch.

 

[ScottM]

Congrats....A job well done by both the student and instructor.

 

[Jeff]

She did a nice job with a little guidance.

 

[Bear Republic]

She's doing a great job! Certainly on her way to be a craftswoman if she wants. When she comes back let me know I'd like to give her a small tool or something to help her continue.

 

[Mike Davis]

Wow, that would be great. Someone has offered a nice marking gage and I am refurbishing an old Stanley #4 plane for her.

 

[creasman]

Nice work!

 

[sawman101]

You're an amazing instructor Mike, and an amazing student with an amazing first piece of work--all absolutely amazing!