tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post357902049652893111..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: tables nearly completeDoug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-68037099407164244532009-08-19T06:11:30.115-05:002009-08-19T06:11:30.115-05:00Mario, two or 3 coats depending on the sheen. If I...Mario, two or 3 coats depending on the sheen. If I get what I want in two, then the third is not needed.<br /><br />Toysmith, these are based on tables I did early in my career. Starting out, I made dimensional sketches on the computer to show my customers what they would get and to confirm their interest in the design and the fit in their home.<br /><br />Woodworking is certainly different from what happens in a computer. There are very small cumulative errors that require adjustment of the size of parts and locations of mortises and tenons, so the important thing for me is to be sequential in operations, taking dimensions for next things from real life rather than from what I've drawn.Doug Stowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-31503618056535763102009-08-19T05:42:53.725-05:002009-08-19T05:42:53.725-05:00Doug:
They're beautiful! By the way, how man...Doug:<br /><br />They're beautiful! By the way, how many coats of Danish Oil do you use?<br /><br />MarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-3803969506060492922009-08-19T02:17:09.390-05:002009-08-19T02:17:09.390-05:00Wow! Beautiful work. I'm curious about how you...Wow! Beautiful work. I'm curious about how you design your tables. Do you sketch with a pencil, try mockups with cheaper wood, or something else entirely? How would you describe the "trial and error" of design and refinement? I once tried prototyping an hourglass on a computer-based modeling system with some success (as you pointed out recently, trial-and-error is easy when there are no consequences to "failure" - just push the "undo" button and try again). Your thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com