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313 posts in 738 days
Location: Ocean View, Hawaii
Website: www.hlrhodes.com
21st Century Traditional Woodworker
We live off the power generated by a mismatched family of solar panels and one noisy windmill. Solar and wind powers the lights in our home and those tools that need electricity. Although some of the most breathtaking wood available is found just a few feet from my doorstep, I prefer to work with those species that have been introduced to the islands here in Hawaii.
-- If knowledge is not shared, it is forgotten.
| commented on | So I'm gonna be a grandpa | 211 days ago |
| added project | So I'm gonna be a grandpa | 212 days ago |
| commented on | NOTHING but issues and poor service on two different machines | 216 days ago |
| replied on | Another dissatisfied Laguna Tools customer | 216 days ago |
| commented on | Rustic(ish) Bench | 238 days ago |
| commented on | Killing or Preventing Wood Boring Beetles | 244 days ago |
| commented on | Ready to polish (carving shell) | 318 days ago |
| commented on | Fishing rod handles | 319 days ago |
| commented on | Carved painted bench | 324 days ago |
| commented on | Shop Skills #3: Sharpening Card Scrapers - The Lost Scene... | 325 days ago |
| commented on | Car spring plane irons??? | 325 days ago |
| commented on | Rocking Chair Summer Camp with Bill Kappel #7: Long overdue chair update | 325 days ago |
| commented on | Ebonized Oak Vase w/Copper Wire | 336 days ago |
| replied on | Are there any Traditional Woodworkers among us? | 336 days ago |
| replied on | Are there any Traditional Woodworkers among us? | 337 days ago |
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Carving the curved letter section begins with the stop cut. I use a out cannel gouge that is close to the radius that has been layed out. If you don’t have an gouge close, you can work you centers down with a parting tool, or you can use the...
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Much of the signage and carving I do is completed with a basic set of chisels and gouges and skills that most could duplicate with a little time. It isn’t necessary to be an accomplished artist, but you do have know what you like. As far as letter...
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Every project, every question is a journey. Aristotle used a simple chair as a metaphor explaining this. The four causes: the material, formal, efficient and the final. In the case of a chair, for example, the chair’s material cause would be...
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This method may seem somewhat unusual but with time it will result in perfect cut. I begin by warming 2 cups of water to approximately 110 degrees. To this you will add 2/3 cup of sugar and stir until dissolved. To the sugar water solution add 1 ½...
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Max
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posted 738 days ago
Glad to see that you have made Lumberjocks a part of your Woodworking experience… Welcome…
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
Karson
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posted 738 days ago
Welcome to LumberJocks. Glad to have you aboard.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Greg Mitchell
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posted 738 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks!
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scott shangraw
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posted 738 days ago
Welcome to lumber Jocks.I looked at your web page I like your woodwork
-- Scott NM,http://www.shangrilawoodworks.com
dustynewt
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posted 737 days ago
Glad you’re here. This is a wonderful community with a lot of positive energies. It gives me inspiration to improve my woodwork. Thanks for commenting on my door pulls. I like your website too. Nice design work.
-- Please visit me at http://dustynewt.com
PanamaJack
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posted 737 days ago
We welcome you to the one and only LumberJocks. We hope that you enjoy your stay/visit each and every time you show up on our door step. If you should need any woodworking question answered, don’t hesitate to ask. Somebody’s gonna have a good answer for you.
-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,
mot
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posted 737 days ago
Hey! Welcome to LJ!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
Muzhik
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posted 737 days ago
I just consumed your entire site. I’m jealous. Your work is as inspiring as your philosophy. I was stationed in Hawai’i for 3 years and made a few trips to the Big Island. I would love nothing more than to move there and set up shop when I retire from the military.
So, if your son doesn’t take to woodworking, I’m making a standing offer right now that you can adopt me in 8 years (one catch, I come with a wife, two girls, and probably a couple of dogs).
Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 737 days ago
Welcome to LJ! I hope you like it here. You have some seriously creative talent and I am looking forward to seeing more projects.
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com
oscorner
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posted 737 days ago
Glad to have you on board. Great looking projects!
-- Jesus is Lord!
cajunpen
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posted 737 days ago
Welcome to Lumber Jocks, hope you enjoy the experience.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Harold
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posted 730 days ago
I was gonna post the shoulder plane construction pictures but I can’t figure it out, now I see that I wasn’t even on the right page, hmmm this may more difficult than i had first thought. Now I will focus on how to delete this comment.
-- If knowledge is not shared, it is forgotten.
motorhawg
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posted 727 days ago
Thanks so much for your comments Harold. I usually have some pretty sour woodworker folks at the shows I do, but everyone here has been very kind and honest. My wife is a godsend. We are young (32), (25), with no kids yet, so it’s easier for us to pursue our passions together. She is a make-up artist here in L.A., but her mental support is what really turned the corner for me as an artist. I am re-tooling my website as we speak to make it easier for people to feel what I am about. I do it all on my own, so I figure out as I go what does and does not work. I am supremely blessed with my photo’s!! When I decided to do this as a living, I saw how important it was to have the best photo’s to compete with the high-end shops here. I went to craigslist to get a headshot photographer because they always give low prices to the actors here, and I found a guy who built my first website and still takes all my pictures. He is now my best friend, and I give him my older pieces in exchange for his expertise in lighting.We shoot everything in my living room. I have been very fortunate to have many things work out for me that has allowed me to get where I am. I will put you on my friends list and keep you posted on my new stuff I have coming. Take care.
-- motorhawg
miles125
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posted 719 days ago
Love your website. Welcome to Lumberjocks.
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""
bbqking
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posted 562 days ago
Thanks for the response to the AP1300 question. you are right on the mark. I never thought of loosening the screws out of the locked position. Duh. I guess you are never to old to be trumped. Let’s keep this quiet, OK? (just kidding) Thanks again and I’m looking forward to your future posts. bbqKing
-- bbqKing, Lawrenceville
mtnwild
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posted 414 days ago
Super projects, really great, thanks for being you.
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
Bureaucrat
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posted 14 days ago
Congratulations on your upcoming 2 year anniversary being a Lumber Jock. Thanks for your posts and participation.
-- Gary, South Central Wisconsin. So much to learn, so little time!