I spoke with Doug for a while during the show. He had never used the type of tool that I make. He didn't know what they could do. In short order, he saw what he would be able to accomplish and was intrigued. Later, he won the door prize that I offered: a pair of #6s and a rabbet plane. He was very excited.
I was also happy because I knew the tools were going to a person that was interested in them and would use them.
Flash forward to this week--I received an email from doug with the following pictures:
Well done! (I bet his antique side bead and reverse ogee work great and were made to do so with only his newly acquired experience.)
Doug did it and you can too.
Thank you Larry and Lie-Nielsen.
That's amazing! Handworks wasn't that long ago?! He wasn't fooling around!
ReplyDeleteI think that was Doug from Ohio. We chatted while staying at the same B&B in Amana. Quite impressive considering how little he knew of moulding planes.
ReplyDeleteHello Steve, that was Doug from Ohio. You're absolutely right about me knowing very little about moulding planes. I read Matt Bickford's book many times, and watched Larry Williams dvd at least 3 times.
DeleteI also came across fellow blogger and gifted plane maker Caleb James, who was very supportive as well.
I had to figure out how to make them, I wanted to stamp "MOULDER" on the ends!
Matt,
ReplyDeleteYou should see his technical drawings of planes. He knows his solid works program, that for sure.