Continuing Education

Help is Closer than you Think...This past week Ive been watching some new DVDs I recently ordered from Lie Nielsen Toolworks. Id like to share some thoughts specifically on Don McConnells Traditional Molding Techniques: The BasicsIf youve ever wanted to replicate an heirloom molding perhaps from an antique furniture piece or architectural application, or better yet adding a custom profile to one of your own original designs by choice of dedicated hand planes; this production is an absolute must see.
Beautifully filmed at Lie Nielsen Toolworks in Warren, Maine, this instructional DVD offers an incredibly informative lesson in molding making techniques.
As far as the production goes, if youre already familiar with the Lie-Nielsen DVDs youll notice that the picture quality, editing production and use of clear and easy to understand animations brings the wood working how-to video to another level indeed...the soundtrack also serves its purpose well creating a welcoming atmosphere to absorb the information.
Don McConnells instruction, pace and execution is seamless, professional and inspiring. It enables us to look well into the working hands of an experienced craftsman and answers the questions most asked when producing this type of work.
Ive been gearing up to build an exterior, Heritage Door for a clients home here in the city. It has an elaborate mix of applied moldings and will be an exciting project to finish off my Spring production schedule. The house is situated in Historic Cabbage Town, a protected neighborhood where you can stroll through beautiful tree lined streets and take in some amazing examples of house design, architecture and historic reference.
Wood working education is everywhere around us whether you choose to take a moment to stop and notice; from the instructional DVD to written pages in books or these living examples in museums and like my clients home here in Toronto, a designated neighborhood perfectly preserved for anyone to stop, look and consider the hows and the whys of wood working technique, design and application.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot...Wood Working Blogs arent a bad place to Graze the Brain either!
Cheers.

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