Episode 3 - Hand Planes and Design Challenges

My Fundamentals class at Red Rocks has been going great for the last several weeks. In this episode I do a quick recap of the last 3 classes and highlight a fun session we had with hand planes. I also discuss the challenges I'm facing as I try to design my semester project, an original table that I design and build. I mention a few of my design influences outside of woodworking: Steve McQueen and his Ferrari and the Triumph Bonneville motorcycle. Some newly discovered woodworking influences have gotten my creative juices flowing: The Red and Blue Chair, the Noguchi coffeetable , the work of George Nakashima , Tage Frid his three-legged stool , and perhaps my biggest immediate design influence, the rocking chairs of Sam Maloof . I've also posted a Flickr photo gallery with photos of the shop at Red Rocks, as well as some links to the web pages from several Red Rocks Fine Woodworking instructors. And, I hope you'll take the survey to the left as to which hand plane I should get as my next tool purchase. Thanks for listening! Click To Play Episode 3 play_blip_movie_399063();

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This episode was published on Sep 24, 2007.

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