Count it as time well spent that pays dividends well beyond cash value.
I only went because Amanda went looking trying to get me a show, John. I didn't want to go. She also didn't read what it was, which she learned what to look for in the future. On a positive note, I got some mom/daughter time, which I get so little of. I also got a couple items that are absolutely gorgeous. that a guy did in Intarsia.It's a start. You'll learn as you go along which ones to avoid and which ones to go to. Talk to the other vendors who have done these for awhile. It's a wealth of information.
Won't be too long and I'll be selling you one of my CNC's when I upgrade. lol
I understand how you feel about CNCs being cheating, Barb, but there are some popular CNC techniques you could use to simplify and speed up production. Such as, pre-finishing your boards, applying a layer of masking film, cutting through the film, spraying or hand painting the carving, and then removing the masking film to leave a clean, crisp paint job. At that point the sign is done. No final sanding or finishing needed. The most popular masking film is Oramask 813 which can be a little pricey, but many have had success with Walmart shelf paper.LOL dunno 'bout that, John. CNC's are cool, but I maintain that they're cheating.
Would have been only fair then for her to pay the entry price.I only went because Amanda went looking trying to get me a show, John. I didn't want to go. She also didn't read what it was, which she learned what to look for in the future.
To each his own, Theo. I haven't found the CNC sucks the creativity out of my woodworking. It actually improves my creativity because it allows me to do some things i could imagine, but not accomplish without it. It's just another tool in the woodworking arsenal like a tablesaw, bandsaw, or drill press. I guess the hand tool purists think those tools suck the joy out of woodworking also. Me? I'm lazy, and happy to use whatever tool will let me make a project the way I envision it in my mind. That fact that the CNC allows me to be more precise, is icing on the cake.Yeah, cheating for sure. But for me, also would suck the fun, and creativity, out of woodworking. I'll stick to my own CNC - coffee 'n creamer, coffee 'n cookies, and the list goes on.
I'm not that petty, Theo. She did it to try and push my signs; to help. You don't tell your daughter she has to pay for trying to help.Would have been only fair then for her to pay the entry price.
To each his own. And my own doesn't foresee me ever wanting a CNC machine. Seldom make signs anyway. That and the fact that I worked too many years with computers to want to have much to do with them now. Learning how to use one does not appeal to me either. Nah, a good part of the fun is going out to the shop, knowing I have to make something for the shop, wonder how I am going to do it, grab some wood, start cutting, then apparently go into a trance, and when I gain awareness again realize I have made what I needed, and usually have no clue how I did it. My router table is years old and I'm still wondering how I made it. I did finally figure out how I must have made my saw stand, but no clue where I got the idea to do it the way I did it, reminds me of an art deco piece. Couldn't have fun like that with a CNC machine.To each his own, Theo. I haven't found the CNC sucks the creativity out of my woodworking. It actually improves my creativity because it allows me to do some things i could imagine, but not accomplish without it. It's just another tool in the woodworking arsenal like a tablesaw, bandsaw, or drill press. I guess the hand tool purists think those tools suck the joy out of woodworking also. Me? I'm lazy, and happy to use whatever tool will let me make a project the way I envision it in my mind. That fact that the CNC allows me to be more precise, is icing on the cake.
Helping with them usually means a loan from me. And they both seem to believe that "loan" is Latin for, I never need to pay this back.You'd tell your kids they have to pay for trying to help? I feel sorry for your kids.
Router Table???? Saw stand????, My router table is years old and I'm still wondering how I made it. I did finally figure out how I must have made my saw stand, Couldn't have fun like that with a CNC machine.
Could it have been your alter-ego?To each his own. And my own doesn't foresee me ever wanting a CNC machine. Seldom make signs anyway. That and the fact that I worked too many years with computers to want to have much to do with them now. Learning how to use one does not appeal to me either. Nah, a good part of the fun is going out to the shop, knowing I have to make something for the shop, wonder how I am going to do it, grab some wood, start cutting, then apparently go into a trance, and when I gain awareness again realize I have made what I needed, and usually have no clue how I did it. My router table is years old and I'm still wondering how I made it. I did finally figure out how I must have made my saw stand, but no clue where I got the idea to do it the way I did it, reminds me of an art deco piece. Couldn't have fun like that with a CNC machine.
You're right, Joe, and I think you did a superb job creating that walnut end table with just your chisels and mallets. lol.Router Table???? Saw stand????
That's not woodworking!!!
You need to throw those high tech "machines" away and get out the chisels and mallet and quit Cheating and be a REAL woodworker!! 🙂
I have I think over a dozen carving mallets I made, and a set of chisels. Last major use was on my Tiki. But this time around I need two short saw horses, to set my wood on, and to be able to sit while doing it. But all that will need is a saw, hand saw would work but I will use my sabre saw or circular saw - with nothing low enough to sit and work, a hand saw is not going to make my back happy. And if all I used was mallets and chisels, I wouldn't be a woodworker, I'd be a wood carver.Router Table???? Saw stand????
That's not woodworking!!!
You need to throw those high tech "machines" away and get out the chisels and mallet and quit Cheating and be a REAL woodworker!! 🙂
Nah, I think I'm channeling Leonard of Quirm, or Bergholdt Stuffley 'Bloody Stupid" Johnson, or maybe both.Could it have been your alter-ego?