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Krenov Interview

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What few know is that he's also a tennis nut, and at times - a
curmudgeon.

Here's an interview with him that gives you an idea of the man - one who
doesn't suffer fools lightly.

Hmmm, interesting read. I once took part in a workshop with Krenov,
around 20 yers ago, organized by the NZ woodworkers' guild, and I must
admit that I had never heard of him before.

The curmudgeon thing became quite clear to me pretty soon. His passion
for woodworking was obvious, but I was not particularly impressed with
what I learned (which wasn't a great deal). Well, we all built a wooden
plane or two, and talked some about dovetailing by hand. He showed a few
slides.
The whole thing had a "fawning acolytes only" feel about it. Ask a
question that the master didn't encourage to be asked, and you were
ignored or sneered at.

All up, I felt that I got a lot more out of meeting the other
participants and talking to them. Krenov was just as bloody vague and
grumpy as he was in that interview you linked to.

Whatever. I sure wasn't overly impressed by Krenov, the teacher. But
then, I've never actually seen any of his work in Real Life.
I know a carver around here who is grumpy and disorganized, and his life
is a shambolic mess, can't give you a good reason for why he does
anything he does, nor how anything he does fits together, but his work
is brilliant ...

-P.

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