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ellinwoodworks
Just a woodworker and chocolate maker reveling in a love of craft in the PNW
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I’d vote for the no. 5 first if you are getting metal body planes. The extra weight of a no. 6 is noticeably more fatiguing when doing a lot of hand milling for me. If you are considering wooden bodied I’d say whichever one you can find a good deal on will work.
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Thanks Matt!
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Thanks! I used a scorp to roughly it out and refined the shape with a travisher (kinda like a chair seat specific spoke shave sort of tool).
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With a decent set of hand tools and a little bench you can get a lot done in a small space! I replaced a lot of the furniture in my house with such a setup. Excited to see your workshop come together.
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Love that walnut panel! A lovely rocker, beautiful work.
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It’s a good time, I’d highly recommend.
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It makes me really appreciate even a small workshop space!
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I briefly worked off my kitchen counter but mostly in small apartment garages the last few years. Not sure if I’ll ever have a bespoke workshop, but maybe!
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I got this set a number if years ago when I started woodworking and it is fantastic! I still go back to reference them from time to time.
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Came out fantastic!
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Can confirm they are pretty great to have. I made a super simple one with a cheap tail vise screw and just a wedge on the floor for width adjustment. Not the prettiest but retrofits to most benches pretty easy and gets the job done.
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The results are fantastic! I think it would be very pretty on a chair for sure.
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Thanks Ben!
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Thanks Mara!
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Thank you! I love all the different shadows they cast.
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Thanks Ben!
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Yeah! Just got the first coat of finish on it today so will take/share some more pictures once it’s all done later this week.
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Looking awesome! Love the long sticks going from narrow below the arm to above flare above.
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What finish did you use on this? Love how deep the black is but how well it still shows the grain.
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Thanks! I’ve only ever used a scorp because it’s all I’ve got. I can see how an adze for roughing out the center of the seat and a scorp for around the edges would be really nice though.
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A serious upgrade!
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Starting your day off right!
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I’ve never seen smoked oak before, it’s very pretty! Do you know if it’s smoked white oak?
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Glad you are on the mend and hope you are fully recovered soon. Hopefully your phone recognizes you as I’ve soon too
Obviously for very different reasons, but I understand the frustration, when I do a lot of sanding my fingerprint sensor doesn’t recognize me for a few days after and it’s annoying.
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Thank you! I’m excited with how it’s coming along.
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This looks like my water bottle last night when I left it on the workbench while carving a chair seat. I may have tried drinking some shavings accidentally.
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I donno about marketing strategy but I’d say a good strategy to be awesome (although I may just be old and out of touch with what’s cool).
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It good to have a good branch collection!
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I love the combo of oak and walnut.
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Honesty very impressive. I just took a bunch of green pin oak that is filling up half my garage now and I haven’t even finished processing the white oak log sitting on my front porch 😬
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Would be stoked to read about your process for the chair if you do write something up! This chair is so cool!!
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It does feel like a completely different thing sometimes. It took a while to wrap my head around it all, but now that I have I can’t stop making more chairs!
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It will make a fantastic tapestry for sure!
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And the smell of this green oak is great. A full sensory experience making shavings.
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I’ve ripped my hand up pretty good in making the tenons in the past for sure.
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I love these colors! Such a lovely palette all together.
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The hands of a woodworker! Can’t remember the last time I didn’t have at least a little cut or blister on my hands.
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That walnut looks dreamy! Love how rich the color is.
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Those look better than my early dovetails, so I’d say looking awesome!
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I deleted my instagram a few weeks ago, a little fomo for sure but generally don’t miss it much (although definitely quite a bit more engagement for woodworking stuff there). Hopefully with time the community will get bigger over here!
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As usual a wonderful discussion! I appreciate the diverse set of guest you have been having on the podcast, fun to hear so many different perspectives.
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Fantastic, thanks. I was shaping slats last night and trying to figure out how to hold them well. I guess I’ve got my answer!
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What is that jig in the high vise for holding?
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Some good chairs to appreciate too!
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Thanks for the suggestion, a little intimidating thinking of sending pics of my work to him.