Questions
From Laurel, British Columbia:
Working in collaboration with my shoppers is a vital side of how I strategy commissions. I just lately labored with a consumer on the design of a chunk of furnishings he had a excessive emotional attachment to. Towards the top of the construct he insisted on including one last element. Whereas I really feel this diminished the general design, I added it as a result of, effectively, that’s what he employed me to do. In the long run the consumer beloved the ultimate product, paid greater than what I quoted, and desires to fee me for an excellent greater piece. What recommendation do you’ve got for locating that just-right steadiness between what the consumer needs and sustaining design values?
From Bernie, Mozambique:
I’m a hobbyist woodworker based mostly in Maputo, Mozambique, that does the occasional fee undertaking. I work in my one-car storage store in all probability about 2 hours on weekdays and about 6 hours each day on the weekends. I’ve a DeWalt jobsite noticed, a lunchbox planer, a chopsaw, and a few routers as my “loud” instruments. I’m involved about my listening to with such loud instruments but in addition love listening to music and podcasts (STL!) whereas I’m woodworking. I discover it a ache to at all times need to pause my music and placed on my listening to safety when the loud machines come on. Ideally, I’d wish to have bluetooth earbuds or earmuffs which provide an equal if not higher stage of listening to safety than my plastic earplugs have. Any recommendations?
On a sidenote, I believe it will be an important subject for you guys to do an episode about how one can handle a house workshop when in shut proximity of neighbors. My workshop is about 5 meters from my neighbors’ home, and I really feel unhealthy generally at how loud my energy instruments can get however haven’t found out how one can make my woodworking quieter. I’m not able to go all in with hand instruments, however I’m additionally conscious that my neighbors in all probability need to shoot me generally, particularly when my planer blades begin to get a bit boring.
Please sustain the wonderful work you guys are doing, and hold inspiring new woodworkers in every single place to maintain going deeper within the craft.
From John:
I’m considering of reducing some ash logs I’ve into end-grain rounds to be used as tabletops. I’m aware of managing wooden motion in regular face-grain tabletops. What do I must be careful for in drying and utilizing end-grain slabs? Since they’re largely finish grain, I think about they’ll dry out sooner and I’ll want to ensure to make use of one thing like Anchorseal to manage drying.
How about within the tabletop itself? Do I handle motion as I usually would, or are there every other components I would like to think about? I’m planning on flattening the slabs with a router sled adopted by hand planes and scrapers.
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