Like so many people I read Tage Fried and others to learn how to make something in wood, and like so many others I came across James Krenov's writing about experiencing life and particularly wood. I cannot afford at this time of my life to attend school to learn the fine details techniques and be immersed in the"language." Mr. Krenov became my mentor in thinking and organizing those feelings about my experience with life and wood. This is a wonderful re connection for me. And I want to thank you for posting it.
Thanks for the video. When I began this as a hobby in the 1970's, high quality hand tools had vanished from the stores, we were left with cheap Stanley tools.Krenov and Leonard Lee kindled the ashes, one awakened a love of wood, it's possible forms and the love of hand tools. The other sourced and eventually produced tools that allowed another generation to experience the joy of hand wood working.Every time I open one of my shop cabinets, I think of Krenov, as he motivated me to make small hand carved pulls for the drawers. The feel of them is something that makes me smile.We lost both Krenov and Lee, however their enthusiasm lives on in many around the world that were influenced by them.
Problem is that Lee's Veritas tools are too expensive for the young people starting out. In any case Krenov's furniture can be produced with cheap Stanley or Irwin Record tools. That is not to say that I do not love my total of 3 lie-nielsen and veritas planes
This man has been my mentor for about thirty years of woodworking. If my work looks less beginner and amateurish, it's because of reading his many books on the subject. Between having a career in engineering, I managed to gather some knowledge of woodworking. I own many tools that replace what I lack in talent with hand tools. -Curt Kuhns
I can relate to what he says at 9:10 about how he didn't flip a coin and or do something knowing it would be better. Sometimes I think if I do something over and over and over and fail and then I finally get it right, was it just by chance or was it because I tried it one more time? In photography you can shoot a subject 100 times and get only one picture that you like. Does that mean you failed 99 times? Or did it just take that many times to get what you wanted?
