Derek Cohen
08-14-2010, 1:33 AM
Last weekend was the Perth Wood Show. This ran over three days, Friday through Sunday, and displayed many of the local and inter-state stores, representing all the tool brands - both power and handtool - as well as a sprinkling of Australian toolmakers.
This year I joined my buddy Chris Vesper (https://www.vespertools.com.au/) at his stand ...
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Other/Perth%20Wood%20Show%20Aug%202010/1.jpg
(Chris took these photos, which is why he is no where to be seen).
For those that do not know Chris, he is a wonderful toolmaker with some exceptional tools on offer. His sliding bevel is without exaggeration the Best In The World, and once you use one you will never use another. Ask Chris Schwarz, who raved about this tool. CS is one of Chris' heros, and there is a photo of them together on the wall of the booth (hope you can make it out) ...
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Other/Perth%20Wood%20Show%20Aug%202010/ChrisandChris.jpg
And while I have the opportunity, let me plug a couple of Chris' tools I got to use - his new square is brilliant - this has a built in tab to hold it level while marking - and his cutting gauge worked superbly. Check out his website! Chris is also an agent for some of the Glen Drake tooks and I also used one of the brass hammers for chisels. I liked this very much - excellent balance and control, and good authority in a small face.
So where did the dovetails come in? Well Chris had invited me to join him at the stand for a show of cutting dovetails. The plan was that my amazing craftsmanship would draw in the crowds and he would sell all his tools like hotcakes! :) Well, the best laid plans ... I can only think that it was my less-than-scintillating patter ...
In truth we had a lot of fun, and I would like to thank all those that came around to chat. We did actually cut dovetails and I must report that Chris has fantastic handskills. He would cut his in half the time I completed mine. Of course I did lead the way and show him how it was done .. :)
Here is an sneeky action shot snucked by Chris ...
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Other/Perth%20Wood%20Show%20Aug%202010/2.jpg
And here are some dovetails we produced. Mine are the two on the left and Chris' are the two on the right...
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Other/Perth%20Wood%20Show%20Aug%202010/4.jpg
Next year again Chris?
Regards from Perth
Derek
This year I joined my buddy Chris Vesper (https://www.vespertools.com.au/) at his stand ...
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Other/Perth%20Wood%20Show%20Aug%202010/1.jpg
(Chris took these photos, which is why he is no where to be seen).
For those that do not know Chris, he is a wonderful toolmaker with some exceptional tools on offer. His sliding bevel is without exaggeration the Best In The World, and once you use one you will never use another. Ask Chris Schwarz, who raved about this tool. CS is one of Chris' heros, and there is a photo of them together on the wall of the booth (hope you can make it out) ...
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Other/Perth%20Wood%20Show%20Aug%202010/ChrisandChris.jpg
And while I have the opportunity, let me plug a couple of Chris' tools I got to use - his new square is brilliant - this has a built in tab to hold it level while marking - and his cutting gauge worked superbly. Check out his website! Chris is also an agent for some of the Glen Drake tooks and I also used one of the brass hammers for chisels. I liked this very much - excellent balance and control, and good authority in a small face.
So where did the dovetails come in? Well Chris had invited me to join him at the stand for a show of cutting dovetails. The plan was that my amazing craftsmanship would draw in the crowds and he would sell all his tools like hotcakes! :) Well, the best laid plans ... I can only think that it was my less-than-scintillating patter ...
In truth we had a lot of fun, and I would like to thank all those that came around to chat. We did actually cut dovetails and I must report that Chris has fantastic handskills. He would cut his in half the time I completed mine. Of course I did lead the way and show him how it was done .. :)
Here is an sneeky action shot snucked by Chris ...
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Other/Perth%20Wood%20Show%20Aug%202010/2.jpg
And here are some dovetails we produced. Mine are the two on the left and Chris' are the two on the right...
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Other/Perth%20Wood%20Show%20Aug%202010/4.jpg
Next year again Chris?
Regards from Perth
Derek