Per Swenson
02-16-2007, 5:10 PM
Bob and I took a opportunity to go and visit Craig Feuerzeig
of Bow clamp fame at his new shop in East orange NJ.
I had a ulterior motive, I wanted to see his shop bot.
I am the skeptical type who ordinarily wouldn't consider
buying a Bowclamp, after all we have a thousand board feet of bowed hardwood on the side of the shop.
Silly me, I will never learn.
This simple precision curved piece of maple just impressed the heck out of me.
After actually playing with them, two things came instantly
to mind. Why didn't I think of this and I could of used 50 of them
on my last job.
Then there is the rig he made for finishing them.
Genius. The motorized dry cleaning rack to pass them
through a finish bath. The video is here
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MnQJqh2LmvQ
There was another added bonus it turns out. Bob and
I both agreed on something,
Craig is one of the coolest salt of the earth guys we have met.
A great idea, a great tool and a great guy, todays visit,
not one I will ever forget.
So, I didn't buy every clamp he had, because I need a excuse
to go back every week.
Here are some Pics.....
Per
of Bow clamp fame at his new shop in East orange NJ.
I had a ulterior motive, I wanted to see his shop bot.
I am the skeptical type who ordinarily wouldn't consider
buying a Bowclamp, after all we have a thousand board feet of bowed hardwood on the side of the shop.
Silly me, I will never learn.
This simple precision curved piece of maple just impressed the heck out of me.
After actually playing with them, two things came instantly
to mind. Why didn't I think of this and I could of used 50 of them
on my last job.
Then there is the rig he made for finishing them.
Genius. The motorized dry cleaning rack to pass them
through a finish bath. The video is here
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MnQJqh2LmvQ
There was another added bonus it turns out. Bob and
I both agreed on something,
Craig is one of the coolest salt of the earth guys we have met.
A great idea, a great tool and a great guy, todays visit,
not one I will ever forget.
So, I didn't buy every clamp he had, because I need a excuse
to go back every week.
Here are some Pics.....
Per