As promised to my woodworking friends on Wood Central, here is the first installment of my trip report about the Woodworking in America conference in Berea, KY. My first experience was running into Ellis as he walked in to the registration desk. I recognized him immediately, though he had no idea who I was. Like a star-struck groupie, I grabbed him and forced an unfortunate bystander to take our picture together. I was probably more thrilled than either Ellis or the other poor schmuck. But, hey, it's all about me, right?
My plan for this convention was to learn as much about cutting dovetails as possible and to that end I managed to attend three seminars about dovetails. Frank Klaus put on a great demonstration of the pins first method. I've always been a tails first kind of guy, but one look at his techniques and I'm a convert. I'll post a demonstration on the blog, here soon.
More updates coming.....crossing paths with St. Roy, Adam and more.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Berea Woodworking in America #1
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It was great to meet you, Roy. There's nothing I enjoy more than putting faces with the names that post on WoodCentral. Looking forward to the rest of your installments. Berea was unforgettable, wasn't it?
Ellis
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