Hay que tener una elegancia natural muy impregnada para ponerte ese sombrero y no parecer ridículo. Este hombre es el hombre más elegante del mundo enseñando jardines y todo lo relacionado con el campo.
Absolutely poetic..Monty has a way to be at one with the sensitivity of the gardens he visits..almost challening the essence of what it represents…🌲🌲🌳🌲🌲
Outstanding. I'm getting ready to build myself a roll top desk. My grandfather had a real old one that I admired. He told me when he was gone, it was mine. When he died, I was up in the hills hunting, and my dad and uncles went to move Grandma to town. The old desk was coming apart at the glue joints, so they threw it down an old cistern, where the town folk dumped their trash. I was livid when I found out what they did. I've looked for a desk I could afford but haven't found one. I'm 82 years old, so if I want one before I die, I'll have to build it. Hopefully, one of my grandsons will inherit it.
I've been building this Whirligig. I've run into issues with the string to drive the saw blade. I've tried several different types of string but they just keep slipping whenever the pullies are under any pressure. Has anyone else come up with a better solution than string?
I built two at the same time. Here are some hints and suggestions. The biggest challenge I had was with the drive axel. I couldn't find brass rod that I could thread. I ended up using threaded rod, but it's not as stout. I'm sure it will fail. Next was the bushings you make. I've decided they are why I have been having trouble with the string coming off. It's the bushings not being tall enough and the string stretches during use. everything needs to be as straight as can be. I ended up using two different sized dowl rods and cutting them down to size then glued them together. I have a plug cutter but never could get any good plugs from the plywood I had. Afterwards, my son suggested 3D printing the bushings and that is definitely something I would do next time. 1. I eliminated the screws holding on the front and rear covers. I just glued them on with a little silicone sealant. 2. I used a lag bolt screwed into the locator hole in the bottom of the whirligig for mounting onto a pipe. Then I cut off the bolt head. 3. I used aluminum barrel bolts with matching screws rather than the plastic ones. Either one would work fine. Suggestions: The axel and bushings are the Achillies heel of whirligig Norm. Spend plenty of time making sure everything lines up straight or you will have issues in final assemble. I had to grind out a small area of wood on the bottom of the wood Table Saw top piece next to the saw blade. The knot was getting caught up on it. Not enough clearance between the bushing and the underside of the tabletop. Another fix would be to slightly lower the mounting position of the saw blade axel location downward. Just take your time, channel Norm....
I am makings a 10 ft sawbay man out of 3/16 x4 ft x10 ft plate . I want his legs to move back and forth to look like he is running. Any ideas on how to power his legs? A over life size whirligig?? or some kind of rocker so he will rock back and forth. Please any help I would be thankful John W🤠 ps or where to research info.
I'm just trying to figure out how to make a door for my odd shaped linen closet & know nothing about carpentry & have very little tools but I have an idea of what I want...😅😢
I wish they'd shown how the desk top was attached to the case and how the top assembly was attached to the desktop. I'd also like to have seen how they installed the locking mechanism on the roll top and the desktop. I guess they have to edit out some things for time's sake.
I guess you could store a lot of toast in that now? Of course, you could put it on the computer desk from another episode. You could put it where the CRT used to go.
Watching Norm also makes me realize that while certain tools have become available for woodworking. The tool industry as a whole will get any sucker to buy some kind of expensive tool like a Track saw and or Domino Machine. When Wood workers for hundreds of years made similar joints with chisels and hand saws. As someone else put it, it's not about how good the bow and arrow are. But What makes the arrow fly straight is the skillful Archer. Apply that to Carpentry. Can you get good joinery with the best equipment money can buy. I guarantee a novice could not. Because they have not put in the time, not have yet the experience of honing there craft. But even the True Craftsmen and Women on RU-vid. Know it's not only about the best tools. But how skillful they become to use any tool even the underrated tools to get the job done.
Norm was young once! He seems to enjoy trying that settle in the intro.. Flannel yes! 9:50 when a worker moves from using tools to making them, that is craftsmanship.
