Jim Barrett
05-08-2004, 9:29 PM
Here is a copy from David Marks posted on the Yahoo Mini Max group site:
5 8 04
On January 30, 2004, I was in Ontario, California, doing an
appearance for Woodworks (an industry trade show). I was there for
three days and had the chance to meet many of my fellow woodworkers,
some old friends and I made some new ones. While I was there I was
introduced to the guys at Woodline (who were hosting Sam Maloof's
appearance), as well as Jim Strain, President of Mini Max and Dain
Kirkpatrick, Sales Executive for Mini Max. Jim and Dain were kind
enough to let me use their 20-inch Mini Max bandsaw to demonstrate
resawing. Honestly, I was very impressed with the machine and now
I'm actually in the process of buying one for myself. Last weekend
there was a woodworking show going on in Sacramento, California, and
since Jim and Dain were in town for the show, they drove up to my
home in Santa Rosa to participate in a musical jam session. As it
turns out, Dain happens to be a killer piano player. I had my hands
full trying to keep up with him on the drums while my good friend
Tom Ribbecke tore it up on the guitar (not bad for a bunch of old
guys!). The following Saturday Tom Ribbecke and I drove to
Sacramento to check out Mini Max's display at the trade show. This
further convinced me of the quality of their machines. After
brainstorming with Jim and Dain, I decided it would be a fun idea to
teach a few small seminars in my shop demonstrating my techniques
while using some of their machines. My goal for the seminars is to
keep the classes small (10-12 people) and keep it a working, open
forum so everyone will have a chance to ask questions and watch my
demonstrations "up close". To start, I am offering a few seminar
this summer. Surprisingly, the first three-day seminar scheduled
for July 16-18, 2004, is already full, but I will be adding another
one in late July or August. Each three-day seminar will be
dedicated to only one topic. Here are a few topics I propose, but
I'm definitely open to other suggestions:
1) Bentwood Lamination: I will demonstrate resawing on the bandsaw,
designing and building forms, gluing up the laminates in the form,
milling the cured laminates and discussing joinery. If time permits,
I will also cut some joinery.
2) Bandsawn Veneers: I will demonstrate resawing veneers on the
bandsaw, edge-gluing veneers and using the vacuum press to glue the
veneers to the substrate. If time permits, I will also cut some
joinery.
3) Dovetails: I will demonstrate cutting 2-inch thick dovetails on
the bandsaw. Also I will demonstrate chopping and paring the
dovetails by hand with sharp chisels. If time permits, I will do a
glue-up and possibly some shaping.
If you are interested in attending an upcoming seminar, or have any
questions, please contact Dain Kirkpatrick at (800) 830-2515 or
email him at dkirkpatrick@m... (http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MiniMax-USA/post?postID=phMLNnzLKIrdMxj9dYkh_EWScKXGu8OroukgGo p6o9YFhZPha3Ykt3K2Z675Z1Oy73JTH16_rxlFtcK7ZDK3ZjZr Zyg44w).
I hope to see some of you this summer!
Best regards,
David J. Marks
5 8 04
On January 30, 2004, I was in Ontario, California, doing an
appearance for Woodworks (an industry trade show). I was there for
three days and had the chance to meet many of my fellow woodworkers,
some old friends and I made some new ones. While I was there I was
introduced to the guys at Woodline (who were hosting Sam Maloof's
appearance), as well as Jim Strain, President of Mini Max and Dain
Kirkpatrick, Sales Executive for Mini Max. Jim and Dain were kind
enough to let me use their 20-inch Mini Max bandsaw to demonstrate
resawing. Honestly, I was very impressed with the machine and now
I'm actually in the process of buying one for myself. Last weekend
there was a woodworking show going on in Sacramento, California, and
since Jim and Dain were in town for the show, they drove up to my
home in Santa Rosa to participate in a musical jam session. As it
turns out, Dain happens to be a killer piano player. I had my hands
full trying to keep up with him on the drums while my good friend
Tom Ribbecke tore it up on the guitar (not bad for a bunch of old
guys!). The following Saturday Tom Ribbecke and I drove to
Sacramento to check out Mini Max's display at the trade show. This
further convinced me of the quality of their machines. After
brainstorming with Jim and Dain, I decided it would be a fun idea to
teach a few small seminars in my shop demonstrating my techniques
while using some of their machines. My goal for the seminars is to
keep the classes small (10-12 people) and keep it a working, open
forum so everyone will have a chance to ask questions and watch my
demonstrations "up close". To start, I am offering a few seminar
this summer. Surprisingly, the first three-day seminar scheduled
for July 16-18, 2004, is already full, but I will be adding another
one in late July or August. Each three-day seminar will be
dedicated to only one topic. Here are a few topics I propose, but
I'm definitely open to other suggestions:
1) Bentwood Lamination: I will demonstrate resawing on the bandsaw,
designing and building forms, gluing up the laminates in the form,
milling the cured laminates and discussing joinery. If time permits,
I will also cut some joinery.
2) Bandsawn Veneers: I will demonstrate resawing veneers on the
bandsaw, edge-gluing veneers and using the vacuum press to glue the
veneers to the substrate. If time permits, I will also cut some
joinery.
3) Dovetails: I will demonstrate cutting 2-inch thick dovetails on
the bandsaw. Also I will demonstrate chopping and paring the
dovetails by hand with sharp chisels. If time permits, I will do a
glue-up and possibly some shaping.
If you are interested in attending an upcoming seminar, or have any
questions, please contact Dain Kirkpatrick at (800) 830-2515 or
email him at dkirkpatrick@m... (http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MiniMax-USA/post?postID=phMLNnzLKIrdMxj9dYkh_EWScKXGu8OroukgGo p6o9YFhZPha3Ykt3K2Z675Z1Oy73JTH16_rxlFtcK7ZDK3ZjZr Zyg44w).
I hope to see some of you this summer!
Best regards,
David J. Marks