We start with an unusual method of bowlmaking, as demonstrated by Rich Dowin, that starts with a single flat board, albeit often composed of many different pieces of contrasting wood, to end up as a a hollow vessel! Next we visit Richard Scott Newman, well known for studio furniture of exquisite perfection, the result of a sophisticated design sensibility and an enginered approach to solving construction problems that would leave most woodworkers gasping. A centuries old technique that still amazes the uninitiated is linenfold. Graham Blackburn demonstrates here with nothing more complicated than a wooden round plane and a common carving gouge. Scott Grove, is a Rochester-based woodworker with connections both to the Rochester Institute of Technology and the best-regarded designer and artist in America: Wendel Castle. In this segment Scott shows us how to deal with highly figured-, but often difficult to work veneer. Whatever you build, inlay can add a special touch, and Gerard Ryan shows us how simple this can be.
Also:
- Graham Blackburn demystifies the process of sharpening a scraper
- We offer a look at two husband and wife teams engaged in producing beautiful pieces from the woods around them.
