David vs Norm - tools

[George Max]

Did both. Tivo is sorta temporary so I moved them onto DVD.

[gkemper]

That's exactly what I did. That way it allowed me to put them in order of showing.

A DVR is great!

Gary

[B A R R Y]

Exactly...

[Kevin Craig]

( . . . )

I don't know whether you realize it or not, but you've stumbled onto the key difference between Norm and DJM: Marks creates, while Norm duplicates.

No slight intended to Norm by that statement, either. He's skilled at what he does, but he's not an artist.

When you don't find measured "drawerings" of DJM's work, it's because there were probably no drawings or plans at all. He sketches cut lines on the work until it looks right.

Marks works with wood, not paper. One of Norm's shortcomings is that he duplicates blueprints, regardless of what the wood wants to do. This is

*wood*working, afterall, not machining. It's all about the wood.

Or if it's not about the wood, then just shoot a couple of brads in it until the glue dries, then stain it and cover it with polyurethane.

Kevin

[russellfletcher]

[Heath Roberts]

I've seen several posts about it, but does anyone know who made that jointer? Or even (quantitatively) how big it is?

[George]

Seems to me it's an Oliver. Old iron. Had a sixteen at the college, and a

12 powermatic, or at least it was green.

[Pat Barber]

No... but there are several sources for BIG Iron.. Here is one of the orignals...

even the old standby:

also make a 16" on the industrial side but I can't find a picture of it.

PS:

A 24" jointer is very scary machine to even see, little less turn one on.

Heath Roberts wrote: