Recently uncovered from the vault here at The Novice Garage Woodworker is the original Episode 2 video. Thankfully Geraldo Rivera was not on hand to help us with the unveiling! Listen to this short audio introduction, then enjoy the video.
It's been almost a year since my last post, and a lot happened during that time. Hopefully this episode will clear up a few things, but please let me know if you have any questions.
All that said, I am going to continue thIs podcast, and I'm working on a few things right now, so please stay tuned. Thanks for listening.
My Fundamentals class at Red Rocks has been going great for the last several weeks. In this episode I do a quick recap of the last 3 classes and highlight a fun session we had with hand planes. I also discuss the challenges I'm facing as I try to design my semester project, an original table that I design and build. I mention a few of my design influences outside of woodworking: Steve McQueen and his Ferrari and the Triumph Bonneville motorcycle.
Some newly discovered woodworking influences have gotten my creative juices flowing: The Red and Blue Chair, the Noguchi coffeetable, the work of George Nakashima, Tage Frid his three-legged stool, and perhaps my biggest immediate design influence, the rocking chairs of Sam Maloof.
I've also posted a Flickr photo gallery with photos of the shop at Red Rocks, as well as some links to the web pages from several Red Rocks Fine Woodworking instructors. And, I hope you'll take the survey to the left as to which hand plane I should get as my next tool purchase.
Thanks for listening!
I have 2 major announcements at The Novice Garage Woodworker.
First, I'm going back to college. I've enrolled in the Fine Woodworking program at Red Rocks Community College here in Denver for the Fall semester. I'll be going back to the basics of woodworking in the Fundamentals of Woodworking class.
Second, because of my increased work schedule and now my school schedule, I will be switching the format of the show to more of an audio format. I still plan to do videos occasionally, but I think I can produce the show better and faster through an audio format.
Enjoy Episode 2, and thanks for listening!
Did I mention there are cool prizes?
Check out all the details here. Have a great time!
Wow, the month of May really flew by. In between work, a business trip up to Canada, general spring upkeep stuff around the house (Spring in Colorado starts around Mother’s Day), and even a 25 mile mountain bike race, I haven’t had any real time lately to spend in the shop, or even time to produce any of the next few episodes of the Novice Garage Woodworker. Honestly, I really think I underestimated what it takes to produce something like this. But, I’m committed to the podcast and have the next 2 episodes in production now, so stay tuned.
In addition to NGW, check out my other endeavor, in conjunction with Lumberjocks.com, The LumberJocks Interview Podcast. , you can listen to the first episode here, or download it from I-Tunes. Better yet, hop on over to lumberjocks.com and sign up. It’s free and the sense of community there is awesome. I’m proud to be a Lumberjock!
In all honesty, the time away from the shop was refreshing. First, I was able to get my internal batteries recharged, and in the process was able to do a lot of thinking about woodworking. I thought about where I want to take the podcast, how I want to arrange my shop and the rest of the garage, and some future projects I need to build. Sometimes stepping away allows you to come back better, faster, stronger…Can someone please queue the theme from the Six Million Dollar Man?
Thanks to all of you who have commented on the podcast, I appreciate your support.
