A short video. The epitome of hand plane skill.
http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/vi...ry-mesmerizing
A short video. The epitome of hand plane skill.
http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/vi...ry-mesmerizing
That is very cool, it reminds me of the process of making murrini (glass).
Of all the laws Brandolini's may be the most universally true.
Deep thought for the day:
Your bandsaw weighs more when you leave the spring compressed instead of relieving the tension.
Shoot I can do that,I'll need to practice.
Be back in 50 years.
Aj
I'm ready now, I just need 50 years to sharpen.
Wow! That's impressive.
"The first thing you need to know, will likely be the last thing you learn." (Unknown)
Of all the laws Brandolini's may be the most universally true.
Deep thought for the day:
Your bandsaw weighs more when you leave the spring compressed instead of relieving the tension.
Bradley,
Thank you for sharing this and reminding me once again how limited my skill set actually is.
Regards - Bill
Here's a bit more modern way to do it:
https://youtu.be/3B5g7X0h0Nk
To get the veneers, he uses one of those planing machines that I've only ever seen in Japanese videos (approx. 9 minute mark). He also uses a hydraulic press and a table saw with a donkey's ear sled.
This stuff is beautiful but I think I would go crazy if I had to do this guy's job for more than a few days.
There are a few super surfacers in the US.
Bumbling forward into the unknown.
Brian,Are you talking about machines or craftsmen?There are a few super surfacers in the US.
Re: super surfacers
My day job is with a timber framing company that has a background in doing Japanese style work. We recently acquired a barely used Marunaka super surfacer (as well as a Marunaka wet grinder) but have yet to set them up. They are 3 phase and run on 200 volts and require step down transformers, as well as a couple of other small hurdles to overcome before setup.
They came from a high end furniture manufacturer in Berkley, CA where the machines were used for one large Japanese timber project for the president of Oracle Software and sat around the shop for many years unused.
Really looking forward to using it for surfacing timbers as well as furniture parts.
Nope.
DR Dimes.
Furniture makers. I was surprised also but I guess it could make quick work of some aspects of their work. I don’t know much of supersurfaces I just know of them. I understand what they do but maybe not their limited or maybe even myriad of uses.
Much of their pieces are specked as having a hand planed finish “I have a few” and I imagine maybe many of the parts were sent through one of these machines vrs the fairytale of some guy doing it all actually by hand lol..