Historic Finishing Workshop Prelims
Last weekend I hosted another Historic Finishing worship at the barn, an event commissioned by a group of guys who met at a woodworking class somewhere. Given the general level of disinterest in folks attending classes here I will no longer be scheduling any workshops other than ones that are commissioned. I am truly not complaining, just recognizing reality for what it is. As CS Lewis commented, “Reality is a ruthless instructor, it does not care if you agree with it or not.”
It took a long time to get the classroom cleaned out, prepped, and outfitted with a range of tools and exercises for the students. I’ll recount the experience over the next few days. It was a marvelous time, but since it was all about shellac and beeswax, how could it not be?
As always we will begin with a discussion of the Six Rules, handing ledger sized printouts for each to take home and guide their work the remainder of their lives.
I have distilled and refined the curriculum over the years into a dozen exercises, and think it is just about the max I can cram into 2-1/2 days. I suppose I should write this up some day in a syllabus format.
Stay tuned.
Hi Don. One day I will be commissioning this class with you. I honestly think that this class along with learning how to sharpen are probably the two most important skills a woodworker can learn. Without them the project can turn to crap real quick. I speak from personal experience. My sharpening is ok but I still can’t finish the way I want.
Thanks for writing this blog. It’s very entertaining, informative and it gives me a break from the nonsense being created in Mordor.