tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post8844774904257872639..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: How To Make A Comb-Back Windsor ChairSippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-88481145006684648422013-01-06T09:25:48.534-05:002013-01-06T09:25:48.534-05:00Julie, thanks for posting that - that sure is some...Julie, thanks for posting that - that sure is some beautiful oak. The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-58347897714910926022013-01-05T20:16:40.368-05:002013-01-05T20:16:40.368-05:00Slightly off topic, perhaps, but I thought you mig...Slightly off topic, perhaps, but I thought you might appreciate this, Sipp:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thefenlandblackoakproject.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">A 5,000 year-old bog oak</a>, 44 ft. long, has been dug up and will be made into a table. A 15 meter kiln has been built just to dry it.<br /><br />I hope whoever is in charge of the final project is truly one of your brothers, because it sounds too lovely to be wasted as the handiwork of fools...juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-38149405914448236382013-01-05T17:10:07.519-05:002013-01-05T17:10:07.519-05:00Man could build a hell of a fire with those shavin...Man could build a hell of a fire with those shavings. Or start one. Mighty fine shavings, those. Arrrrrr-tistic!Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-36476248619547689842013-01-05T14:12:27.309-05:002013-01-05T14:12:27.309-05:00Anonymous - learn before you comment about such th...Anonymous - learn before you comment about such things. Riven oak or ash is very strong, even in a small cross section piece such as a spindle. I take it you are not familiar with the antique originals nor have you worked with wood much.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-61184332651810956272013-01-04T23:05:13.204-05:002013-01-04T23:05:13.204-05:00Found this today, and thought to pass it on:
“Whe...Found this today, and thought to pass it on:<br /><br />“When trees mature, it is fair and moral that they are cut for man’s use, as they would soon decay and return to the earth. Trees have a yearning to live again, perhaps to provide the beauty, strength and utility to serve man, even to become an object of great artistic worth.”<br />– George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Wood-worker’s Reflectionsshoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-83606902799935494282013-01-04T22:14:48.084-05:002013-01-04T22:14:48.084-05:00Ron Swanson smiles on you from Indiana. Ron Swanson smiles on you from Indiana. Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-7578894598091137652013-01-04T19:10:07.368-05:002013-01-04T19:10:07.368-05:00i watched about half of this guys comb-back videos...i watched about half of this guys comb-back videos over christmas. he'll really show you how to make a comb-back step by step.<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/curtisbuchanan52?feature=watch<br />enjoy only if you have the time.<br />leonLeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288771971363819090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-54578149575585427152013-01-04T17:20:04.516-05:002013-01-04T17:20:04.516-05:00"If you make things, you are my brother."..."If you make things, you are my brother."<br /><br />This guys far too good, and his shops far too organized for him to be any relative of mine.Bilejoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426920337506809987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-579652598215616892013-01-04T16:31:36.686-05:002013-01-04T16:31:36.686-05:00I call shenanigans: there's no way the back o...I call shenanigans: there's no way the back of that chair could withstand even a gentle lean-back. Beautiful sculpture, but I prefer chairs that can be sat upon and furniture that's fit for use. Livingrooms, not museums: http://www.artisticwoodworking.com/PortfolioFrames.htm <br />This guy is my across-the-street neighbor. We laughed about your tiger maple dilemma. We probably have the same problem with oak. I used to work with a guy who grew up in Hawaii and he said they used to burn koa at their beach parties.<br />DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-2511207667500485662013-01-04T13:52:56.419-05:002013-01-04T13:52:56.419-05:00Nice chair - nothing beats riven wood when it come...Nice chair - nothing beats riven wood when it comes to making Windsors. The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-19391777945378046112013-01-04T12:35:24.206-05:002013-01-04T12:35:24.206-05:00We will have it make it half brother as I'm no...We will have it make it half brother as I'm not that good.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.com