For Yous Krenov Cabinet
Saturday, November 24, 2018
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Yesterday nosotros made a 100 mile trip upwardly into the mountains to watch David Finck, highly talented woodworker together with writer of Making together with Mastering Wood Hand Planes, i of the best woodworking books written.
David owns the final cabinet e'er made past times the belatedly non bad James Krenov, I never sentiment I would e'er meet i of these inwards the flesh together with hence this was a non bad privilege.
The scale of his function tin endure really deceiving, together with hence the shot below adjacent to David gives y'all to a greater extent than or less idea.
Inside the cabinet.
The tiny piddling dovetailed drawers alongside manus cutting dovetails together with pillowed fronts alongside manus carved knobs
With James Krenov's eyesight failing, he was unable to brand the base of operations together with this came downward to David to complete. His preparation at the College of the Redwoods together with his many years cabinetmaking showed inwards the effect which was delicately designed together with crafted. He used doussie, i of Krenov's favourites, improve known inwards the United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland of Britain together with Northern Republic of Ireland equally Afzelia.
After a really overnice dwelling menage made tiffin nosotros descended to his basement workshop where I recognised many shots from his mass including this fine onetime band saw from the 1930's. It weighs a ton together with was built similar a battleship. Not surprisingly it industrial plant really well, makes my Startrite await similar a toy!
Whenever I meet a workshop alongside no costless wallspace I know it's a serious place.
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David has of late turned his skilled manus to violin making together with was leaving for a demonstrate the adjacent day. I promise it goes well.
I'll teach out this post alongside an iconic shot from the mass showing his rack of krenov agency manus planes, made for a multitude of tasks. The plane on the bottom left made from Cocobolo is my favourite together with was made spell David was at the College of the Redwoods.
I'm really grateful for the hospitality shown past times David together with his married adult woman Marie, this solitary made the trip to the USA worthwhile.
