incidentally) which most people don't even seem to get right, they seem to believe all cherry should look like it has been been in someone parlour for 100 years. However, color is not the only thing that makes it cherry; you have to have the grain too. But very nice work; I would be very happy to have it in my house (my fireplace is very boring); cherry or not it is quite lovely.
PK
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 07:33:19 -0400, Tom Watson calmly ranted:
I believe you misspelled "no taste" there, Tawm. ;)
Most of those people wouldn't know cherry unless it was sat on a cocktail stick with an umbrella on top.
Last week I was asked for something in the "shaker oak" style. B&Q (our Borg) have a TV advertising campaign for their ugly kitchen boxes, described as being in this "style". Now the muppets are asking for it, as if it has a couple of centuries of tradition behind it.
This weekend I'm watching the first two series of "Black Books" on DVD. It should be required therapy for anyone who has to deal with any sort of retail customer.
"You want cherry ? What colour's that ? Purpley-red sort of colour, aren't they . Look, there you are - it's cherry coloured. Now push off"
BTDT.
I was trying to fake Cotswold stonework. This involved some fine carving of gothic tracery, and timber that wasn't admittedly much to look at, but was capable of taking detailed carving work.
Then I applied a carefully prepared fake-stone textured spackle, and a couple of hand-painted watercolour washes to get the exact hue of the stone. Took it to Bath Abbey, placed it on the original stone and it practically disappeared. Perfection !
Went back to the workshop. Sat it next to the 5 minute prototype I'd banged out from MDF and a router bit. From six feet I couldn't tell them apart.
Some wise words indeed brother NEM.
Especially this one. It's so painful too. New table saw = new stupid, useless piece of shiny metal with some rocks stuck in it. No moving parts, no plug, no blades or bearing surfaces. How useless.
Tom Watson wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
(The mantel ain't bad, either.)
Patriarch
Andy:
Take a look at the message I just posted that begins, "Which Is Witch..."
Regards, Tom.
"People funny. Life a funny thing." Sonny Liston
Thomas J.Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.) tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)
Paul:
Take a look at the message I just posted that starts, "Which Is Witch..."
Regards, Tom.
"People funny. Life a funny thing." Sonny Liston
Thomas J.Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.) tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)
Larry:
Take a look at the message I just posted that begins, "Which Is Witch..."
Regards, Tom.
"People funny. Life a funny thing." Sonny Liston
Thomas J.Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.) tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)
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