I hate to veer away from all the subjects that
do not contain any woodworking but these folks
are apparently trying to redo their site.

It's not bad.

http://americanwoodworker.com/

At least they gave it a shot and there is some
decent info available.

Take a peek.

Pat Barber wrote:
I hate to veer away from all the subjects that
do not contain any woodworking

Listen buddy, if you're going post something that has to do with
woodworking, at least have the courtesy to mark it "On-Topic" in the
subject line. Sheesh.

;-)

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On Apr 15, 9:32*am, Steve Turner wrote:

Listen buddy, if you're going post something that has to do with
woodworking, at least have the courtesy to mark it "On-Topic" in the
subject line. *Sheesh.

;-)

No kiddin'.

Don't you hate a trouble maker?

Just because the election is over, doesn't mean you have to go back to
the old ways of talking about woodworking here.

BTW Steve, I love your rockers.

Did you take the Maloof class or a class from one of his students?
There is a guy that lives north of me that has been making them for
years, and does wonderful work as well.

http://www.mesquiterocker.com/

I have a friend of mine that has taken a rocker building class from
him and told me that the way he cuts, fits, and joins the wood pieces
in his rocker is almost all by scribing and feel.

And unlike most "craftsmen", "artists" or "professionals", Robert
Hensarling is supposed to be one of the nicest individuals you will
ever meet.

Anyway, how many of those have you built?

Just curious...

Robert

wrote:
On Apr 15, 9:32 am, Steve Turner wrote:

Listen buddy, if you're going post something that has to do with
woodworking, at least have the courtesy to mark it "On-Topic" in the
subject line. Sheesh.

;-)

No kiddin'.

Don't you hate a trouble maker?

Just because the election is over, doesn't mean you have to go back to
the old ways of talking about woodworking here.

BTW Steve, I love your rockers.

Thanks! :-)

Did you take the Maloof class ...

I wish! Of course, I really *should* do that while the genius himself
is still with us.

... or a class from one of his students?

Yes.

There is a guy that lives north of me that has been making them for
years, and does wonderful work as well.

http://www.mesquiterocker.com/

You got it. Robert was a student of Maloof's.

I have a friend of mine that has taken a rocker building class from
him and told me that the way he cuts, fits, and joins the wood pieces
in his rocker is almost all by scribing and feel.

Very much so. He does have a specific method so it's not entirely by
the seat of his pants, but I'm much more particular (read: anal!) and I
no longer follow the same methods he taught me; I've also made several
design changes along the way. Robert makes it clear that he doesn't
consider himself a polished and well-schooled woodworker, and he
speculates that his students will most certainly find better ways to
accomplish the job than what he teaches.

And unlike most "craftsmen", "artists" or "professionals", Robert
Hensarling is supposed to be one of the nicest individuals you will
ever meet.

Absolutely. A very kind, humble, and interesting man. In fact, if any
random fellow woodworker just happened to be passing through the Uvalde
area I'm sure he would welcome a visit. You might email him first
though... :-)

Anyway, how many of those have you built?

Just curious...

Only four so far, but I have enough lumber in reserve (Honey Locust,
Black Walnut, and Sugar Maple) for at least three more. Now if I can
just get some of these other projects out of my way... :-)

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Someone once posted here a link to free online videos of a Sam Maloof
seminar he gave at some college. While I was not so ever interested in
the swoopy design stuff he does, I watched every one of the videos
enthralled at the cool techniques and the very genuinely nice man and
he had some great stories.

His way with a bandsaw is nothing less than amazing. It changed my
whole understanding of the tool. Of course he kept saying "don't do
this at home" and explained how he just figured this technique out on
his own before anyone told hi it was wrong. Really beautiful to watch
him sculpt pieces. I also leaned some really great techniques watching
those. Can't even really explain them with words easily or I would
try.

Ah ha, found the link to the site. I assume the videos are still
online there somewhere. http://www.woodworkingchannel.com/


On Apr 15, 12:03*pm, "
wrote:
On Apr 15, 9:32*am, Steve Turner wrote:

Listen buddy, if you're going post something that has to do with
woodworking, at least have the courtesy to mark it "On-Topic" in the
subject line. *Sheesh.

;-)

No kiddin'.

Don't you hate a trouble maker?

Just because the election is over, doesn't mean you have to go back to
the old ways of talking about woodworking here.

BTW Steve, I love your rockers.

Did you take the Maloof class or a class from one of his students?
There is a guy that lives north of me that has been making them for
years, and does wonderful work as well.

*http://www.mesquiterocker.com/

I have a friend of mine that has taken a rocker building class from
him and told me that the way he cuts, fits, and joins the wood pieces
in his rocker is almost all by scribing and feel.

And unlike most "craftsmen", "artists" or "professionals", Robert
Hensarling is supposed to be one of the nicest individuals you will
ever meet.

Anyway, how many of those have you built?

Just curious...

Robert

Yep, they are there. Create a free membership, go to the Video
section, looking in video library and it is the only thing there, a 13
part series. Wonderful stuff, worth the watching.

On Apr 15, 4:39*pm, "SonomaProducts.com" wrote:
Someone once posted here a link to free online videos of a Sam Maloof
seminar he gave at some college. While I was not so ever interested in
the swoopy design stuff he does, I watched every one of the videos
enthralled at the cool techniques and the very genuinely nice man and
he had some great stories.

His way with a bandsaw is nothing less than amazing. It changed my
whole understanding of the tool. Of course he kept saying "don't do
this at home" and explained how he just figured this technique out on
his own before anyone told hi it was wrong. Really beautiful to watch
him sculpt pieces. I also leaned some really great techniques watching
those. Can't even really explain them with words easily or I would
try.

Ah ha, found the link to the site. I assume the videos are still
online there somewhere.http://www.woodworkingchannel.com/

On Apr 15, 12:03*pm, "
wrote:



On Apr 15, 9:32*am, Steve Turner wrote:

Listen buddy, if you're going post something that has to do with
woodworking, at least have the courtesy to mark it "On-Topic" in the
subject line. *Sheesh.

;-)

No kiddin'.

Don't you hate a trouble maker?

Just because the election is over, doesn't mean you have to go back to
the old ways of talking about woodworking here.

BTW Steve, I love your rockers.

Did you take the Maloof class or a class from one of his students?
There is a guy that lives north of me that has been making them for
years, and does wonderful work as well.

*http://www.mesquiterocker.com/

I have a friend of mine that has taken a rocker building class from
him and told me that the way he cuts, fits, and joins the wood pieces
in his rocker is almost all by scribing and feel.

And unlike most "craftsmen", "artists" or "professionals", Robert
Hensarling is supposed to be one of the nicest individuals you will
ever meet.

Anyway, how many of those have you built?

Just curious...

Robert- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

On Apr 15, 2:08*pm, Steve Turner wrote:


Only four so far, but I have enough lumber in reserve (Honey Locust,
Black Walnut, and Sugar Maple) for at least three more. *Now if I can
just get some of these other projects out of my way... *:-)

I hope when you finish another that you post the results. I thought
the Honey Locust chair was great.

I have seen the Hensarling chairs made from different species of
mesquite (all gorgeous), black walnut (beautiful - stunning), maple
(elegant) and curly maple.

The curly maple - really curly! - conflicted with the lines of the
chair, and it looked like it was made in a circus. To top that off,
the guy that made the chair did some fine woodwork, but stained the
maple with no prep other than sanding. He stained it with some kind
of "mahogany" stain and it looked like it belonged on a Depression era
porch. He then brushed on varnish, and it was obvious he was a much
better woodworker than finisher. It was painful to look at the
chair.

I was up there a couple of years ago, and dropped by the shop to see
if I could chat with Robert and maybe buy him a barbecue sandwich at
his favorite place downtown. He wasn't there, and his Dad was off
buying machines for yet another giant piece of equipment that only he
knows how to repair.

There was an older fella in there (not his Dad) that was selling
jewelry boxes in the front area that used to be the office when his
shop was a diesel/heavy truck repair shop. The gentleman told me that
unless Robert was filling orders or giving classes, he spends his time
with his new passion, making knives. (I am starting down that
slippery "edged" slope myself....) Robert has been making knives now
for about 6-7 years and he has made some beauties. Art knives, not so
much users.

I was just thinking about the odds of encountering someone that has
taken one of his classes. Wow. I guess the internet makes the world
a pretty small place sometimes.

Robert

Pat Barber writes:

http://americanwoodworker.com/

Note: You can't browse anonymously. They insist on getting your email.

wrote:
On Apr 15, 2:08 pm, Steve Turner wrote:


Only four so far, but I have enough lumber in reserve (Honey Locust,
Black Walnut, and Sugar Maple) for at least three more. Now if I can
just get some of these other projects out of my way... :-)

I hope when you finish another that you post the results. I thought
the Honey Locust chair was great.

Thanks. Beginning with that chair I started documenting the process
(mostly in photos, not all of which were very good) so I do have some
more photos I could post. Someday I may even have a full blown set of
step-by-step plans, but since Robert has the copyright on the original
design I don't think I'd be at liberty to release any of that without
his permission. I'd want to give him co-author credit anyway.

I have seen the Hensarling chairs made from different species of
mesquite (all gorgeous), black walnut (beautiful - stunning), maple
(elegant) and curly maple.

I'd love to build a few dozen chairs (or even one!) from Mesquite, but
it's hard to come by lumber big enough and clear enough to do the job.
Robert lives in Mesquite country and he has his own Wood-Mizer and
dehydration kiln, so it's a bit easier for him.

The curly maple - really curly! - conflicted with the lines of the
chair, and it looked like it was made in a circus. To top that off,
the guy that made the chair did some fine woodwork, but stained the
maple with no prep other than sanding. He stained it with some kind
of "mahogany" stain and it looked like it belonged on a Depression era
porch. He then brushed on varnish, and it was obvious he was a much
better woodworker than finisher. It was painful to look at the
chair.

I think I may have seen that particular chair; yeah, the finishing job
needed a good coat of pink latex to make it look better. And just to be
clear for anyone reading: Robert did not build that chair; one of his
students did. Robert did build at least one chair from curly Maple, but
he said it was such a pain to work with (relative to Mesquite) that had
no plans to do any more. His chair was not stained (I think he just
used his standard "spray it with a couple of coats of lacquer" approach)
and it looked great.

I was up there a couple of years ago, and dropped by the shop to see
if I could chat with Robert and maybe buy him a barbecue sandwich at
his favorite place downtown. He wasn't there, and his Dad was off
buying machines for yet another giant piece of equipment that only he
knows how to repair.

Bummer. We ate lunch at that place and it was quite good. I thought
Robert's woodworking shop was impressive enough, but he and his dad have
this whole other passion with antique equipment and stationary
hit-and-miss engines that blew me away.

There was an older fella in there (not his Dad) that was selling
jewelry boxes in the front area that used to be the office when his
shop was a diesel/heavy truck repair shop. The gentleman told me that
unless Robert was filling orders or giving classes, he spends his time
with his new passion, making knives. (I am starting down that
slippery "edged" slope myself....) Robert has been making knives now
for about 6-7 years and he has made some beauties. Art knives, not so
much users.

Robert had some real problems with his back around that time; in fact,
he had to go in for surgery (a couple of times I think) and he got to
the point where he almost had to give up making chairs (which is where
the knife-making thing got started). I guess he's doing better now
because he's still giving classes and selling chairs, but I'd like to
catch up with him to see how he's doing. I haven't seen him at the
Mesquite Festival (in Fredricksburg) in quite a few years, so maybe it's
time for a trip to Uvalde. :-)

I was just thinking about the odds of encountering someone that has
taken one of his classes. Wow. I guess the internet makes the world
a pretty small place sometimes.

Indeed. It's happened for me many times.

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On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:23:04 -0400, Maxwell Lol
wrote:

Pat Barber writes:

http://americanwoodworker.com/

Note: You can't browse anonymously. They insist on getting your email.

Yup. And I proceded no further. I get enough spam already, thank
you.

Reply-to address is real
John

I just went to The Woodworking Channel and started to watch the first Maloof
video and wondered if there is any way to download these videos.

Russ
"SonomaProducts.com" wrote in message
...
Yep, they are there. Create a free membership, go to the Video
section, looking in video library and it is the only thing there, a 13
part series. Wonderful stuff, worth the watching.

On Apr 15, 4:39 pm, "SonomaProducts.com" wrote:
Someone once posted here a link to free online videos of a Sam Maloof
seminar he gave at some college. While I was not so ever interested in
the swoopy design stuff he does, I watched every one of the videos
enthralled at the cool techniques and the very genuinely nice man and
he had some great stories.

His way with a bandsaw is nothing less than amazing. It changed my
whole understanding of the tool. Of course he kept saying "don't do
this at home" and explained how he just figured this technique out on
his own before anyone told hi it was wrong. Really beautiful to watch
him sculpt pieces. I also leaned some really great techniques watching
those. Can't even really explain them with words easily or I would
try.

Ah ha, found the link to the site. I assume the videos are still
online there somewhere.http://www.woodworkingchannel.com/

On Apr 15, 12:03 pm, "
wrote:



On Apr 15, 9:32 am, Steve Turner wrote:

Listen buddy, if you're going post something that has to do with
woodworking, at least have the courtesy to mark it "On-Topic" in the
subject line. Sheesh.

;-)

No kiddin'.

Don't you hate a trouble maker?

Just because the election is over, doesn't mean you have to go back to
the old ways of talking about woodworking here.

BTW Steve, I love your rockers.

Did you take the Maloof class or a class from one of his students?
There is a guy that lives north of me that has been making them for
years, and does wonderful work as well.

http://www.mesquiterocker.com/

I have a friend of mine that has taken a rocker building class from
him and told me that the way he cuts, fits, and joins the wood pieces
in his rocker is almost all by scribing and feel.

And unlike most "craftsmen", "artists" or "professionals", Robert
Hensarling is supposed to be one of the nicest individuals you will
ever meet.

Anyway, how many of those have you built?

Just curious...

Robert- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

"Russ Stanton" wrote in message
...
I just went to The Woodworking Channel and started to watch the first
Maloof video and wondered if there is any way to download these videos.

Get a copy of RealPlayer.

"CW" wrote in message
m...

"Russ Stanton" wrote in message
...
I just went to The Woodworking Channel and started to watch the first
Maloof video and wondered if there is any way to download these videos.

Get a copy of RealPlayer.
Correction, get a copy of a Realplayer clone.

DO NOT DOWNLOAD the real realplayer. You will never find a bigger cesspool
of malware, spyware and who all knows what else. Not only do they not tell
you that you are downloading all this crap when you get their product, but
if you should erase their product, ALL THE CRAP STAYS ON YOUR COMPUTER!

There are a number of freeware realplayer clones available. I personally
refuse to use any form of realplayer on my computer. I figure if anybody is
going to get in bed with these scumbags, I am not interested. With
realplayer's reputation being what it is, what legitimate business would
want to have anything to do with them?

Nuff said.

"Lee Michaels" wrote in message
...

"CW" wrote in message
m...

"Russ Stanton" wrote in message
...
I just went to The Woodworking Channel and started to watch the first
Maloof video and wondered if there is any way to download these videos.

Get a copy of RealPlayer.
Correction, get a copy of a Realplayer clone.

DO NOT DOWNLOAD the real realplayer. You will never find a bigger
cesspool of malware, spyware and who all knows what else. Not only do
they not tell you that you are downloading all this crap when you get
their product, but if you should erase their product, ALL THE CRAP STAYS
ON YOUR COMPUTER!

There are a number of freeware realplayer clones available. I personally
refuse to use any form of realplayer on my computer. I figure if anybody
is going to get in bed with these scumbags, I am not interested. With
realplayer's reputation being what it is, what legitimate business would
want to have anything to do with them?

I have been using Realpayer for years. Just downloaded again about a month
ago. I have never had any problem with it. Neither has any one I know. They
must be targeting just you.

Tell us what you really think

On Apr 19, 12:49*pm, "Lee Michaels"
wrote:
"CW" wrote in message

m...

"Russ Stanton" wrote in message
...
I just went to The Woodworking Channel and started to watch the first
Maloof video and wondered if there is any way to download these videos.

Get a copy of RealPlayer.

Correction, get a copy of a Realplayer clone.

DO NOT DOWNLOAD the real realplayer. *You will never find a bigger cesspool
of malware, spyware and who all knows what else. *Not only do they not tell
you that you are downloading all this crap when you get their product, but
if you should erase their product, ALL THE CRAP STAYS ON YOUR COMPUTER!

There are a number of freeware realplayer clones available. *I personally
refuse to use any form of realplayer on my computer. I figure if anybody is
going to get in bed with these scumbags, I am not interested. *With
realplayer's reputation being what it is, what legitimate business would
want to have anything to do with them?

Nuff said.

They did not ask for an email address from me.


John wrote:


Yup. And I proceded no further. I get enough spam already, thank
you.