Masters of the craft
#9
Here's a web site I enjoy...This fellow was on the PBS series "A Craftsman Legacy" last Saturday..He's a Tennessee chair maker that uses mostly hand tools....scroll down for his video...

http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/1144...sor-master
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#10

He has many You Tubes to watch, very inspirational.
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#11
How wonderful it must be to be able to make a living at what you really love to do. I am both inspired by his skill and enthusiasm and a little troubled when I look at my own situation.

On the plus side, his shop and mine are the same size!
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#12
Our only similarities are we are both white and southern.
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#13
Fun to watch the series. Thank you for posting.
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#14
I've followed his YouTube videos for years. He's a phenomenal craftsman and a great teacher as well. My Windsor chair would have been difficult to build without his instruction. I got some of his continuous-arm rocker plans for Christmas
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dow said:


How wonderful it must be to be able to make a living at what you really love to do. I am both inspired by his skill and enthusiasm and a little troubled when I look at my own situation.





That is exactly what I was thinking!
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#16
dow said:


.... and a little troubled when I look at my own situation.





Indeed. I am just now putting on the paint on my first Windsor Chair.
A study in compromise and repair - as - I - build.
Ah well, paint covers a multitude of errors.
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