August and early September stayed very busy with teaching individual workshops. Jacob Koehler came down from NYC to dive into dovetailing
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He started off making a hand plane and put that to use while building a dovetailed box.
Henessey, his pound pooch kept a close eye on him at work.
Harry Judge is another New Yorker, but from upstate. Harry brought along a wooden plane he made several decades ago in a workshop with one of Jim Krenov’s friends, Bob Sperber. He made a little adjusting hammer for that tool and spent the rest of the week working on a dovetailed box. We also covered a variety of topics with some Q & A.
Lastly came Alan Langhoff, traveling all the way from New Orleans, by way of Charlotte where his wife was attending the Democratic convention. Alan put together a persimmon plane, and I think this photo captures his pleasure with the project:
I am so appreciative, and even amazed, that people come from a distance to spend time together in my shop. It is truly enriching to get to know these folks and share some woodworking knowledge.
Until next time!
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