Saturday, February 5, 2011

Put Down Your Coffee and Look at This!

I've always respected Greg Pennington as a chairmaker and teacher, but now I have to add genius to the list. Go to his blog and check out his latest idea. It really shows Greg's commitment to helping make chairmaking accessible. I also appreciate that Greg has embraced the mindset handed down by Dave Sawyer to freely share his techniques! Well Done!
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5 comments:

  1. jaupnortFebruary 6, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    Can't wait to get back in the shop to try this concept on drilling the spindle holes in chair seats.
    Peter, I haven't totally thought this through yet but it should render your target obsolete for those of us who seem to need help keeping the drill aligned for this task.
    John A

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    I thought the target was used for drilling holes for spindles in a bow or the arm of a sack back and the target was centered on the holes in the seat that were already
    drilled. but who am I? (except the winner of the last spoon).
    Harry

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  3. UnknownFebruary 7, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    I am corrected. Should have said holes in bows rather than seat, but I believe the concept is still applicable. Thanks for the correction;Harry, and congratulations on winning one of the prized spoons.
    John A

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  4. DanMonseesFebruary 7, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Wow! Can't wait to give this a try. What a fantastic yet simple idea. Very impressive....

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2011 at 11:35 PM

    I love how you can so often stumble upon something new with just a fresh set of eyes looking at the same thing you have been seeing and doing for years. I guess that is why they say we can learn something new every day. Great idea. I might just try it myself.

    Caleb

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