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I will enjoy seeing your photo with “David!”

I took my camera to take a photo with Sam Maloof at the Western Design Conference.

But, when I got close to him I got all speechless and shy, and had trouble breathing (embarrasing but true) and only could get the nerve to take a photo of him standing there talking to someone else.

Later that day, I came around a corner, and there he was, just resting by sitting on a set of stairs. But, I didn’t have my camera with me! So, I just shook his hand and thanked him for spending time motivating us at the lecture. Wow! Still haven’t washed that hand (just kidding).

My advice: keep your camera on your belt, who cares if you look Dorky!

I use a lot of blue tape after watching David Marks’ TV show. I look forward to hearing about how your class goes.

Mark

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

Ethan
Have fun at the class, & don’t forget your camera. You don’t want go around in your later years saying, ”Gee why didn’t I take my camera.”

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

HAHAHAHA !!! This is too funny. Part of me thinks you’re a dork too, but a Lumberdork, and you’d have to hurry up with your picture so the rest of us could get a picture too.

And this was the funniest part… so we could all post our pictures to the “Lumber-blog-thingy”. You gotta just love the wives and the way they make up words and phases to suit the situation.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

So, Mark. I’m not the only one that now has a hang-up about the blue tape? I just cant see spending that much money on something that I’ll probably just throw away.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

And Ethan, it’s o.k. to feel “giddy” but you just don’t use the word “Giddy” you call it something …MANLY. Like, “I’m really jacked up, today.” or jazzed, excited, pumped up… Just not “Giddy”

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

Have a good time at class, and post the pictures when you get them. Nothing wrong with having pictures with a mentor.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Actually, I was talking about the blue tape he puts on the labels of his glue and finishes and such so as to cover up the brand name. I just think that’s funny. NO FREE ADVERTISING!!!

-- Ethan, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

Have fun tommorow!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Why don’t you make a video and then you can play it for us?

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Nice try, Karson. Don’t think that’s going to happen, though.

a) My brother has my video camera.
b) Videos are the Wood Whisperer’s gig.

I’ll be happy with a digital pic.

-- Ethan, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

Hey Obi… maybe there should be a list of Lumberjock laws….

Law No. 1 – No lumberjock shall ever use the term “Giddy”.

Just kidding around Ethan. I think everyone of us would get a “giddy” feeling if we got a chance to partake in a demonstration with someone of David Marks’ caliber.

Dang…. I just broke Lumberjock Law No. 1.

-- JP, Shelbyville, KY

David might kick you out if you try to video him, or he might just put some blue tape over your lens. LOL

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Speaking about the video.. Karson, we want to see your upcoming demo on Vacuum Veneering posted on LJ soon ;)

-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://profile.to/msojka

Oh, for the love of…

Now I can’t find the danged batteries and charger for the digital camera.

(And yes, I looked in the sock drawer!)

-- Ethan, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

Head to the all night Walmart and buy a new one.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Ha. Found them.

:)

Won’t even bother saying where they were…

-- Ethan, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

Lumber-blog-thingy – that’s priceless.
so is Lumberdork.

And yes, take the camera…. worst case, you could post a picture of you standing next to just about anybody, but put blue tape over their face, and say it’s David Marks. That would be funny.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

Blue tape??? OK, so I’ll bite. Tell me about blue tape.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

Blue tape is just low adhesive painter’s tape, Don. David Marks uses it for several things on his shows. One of them is to cover the labels of his glues (Titebond, I can tell you!) and finishes (General’s Seal-A-Cell and Armor-Seal, for the most part). Another is to tape at seams to catch glue squeeze out so he doesn’t have to worry about it affecting his finish.

It can be pricey if you go through enough of it, so some people don’t use it. Others swear by it. I’d tend to use it in highly visible places if I’m really worried about it affecting my finish, but I’m also a fan of pre-finishing (the insides of boxes, for example) to keep glue from getting where you don’t want it in the first place when possible.

-- Ethan, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

OK, I know about 3M’s Blue Painter’s Tape, I use it all the time – for painting. Ethan, I’ll try to use it on my next project, but I’m with you. I now always pre-finish inside boxes.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

boxes I would prefinish (and the tape would be a good way to mask off any areas that needed to be glued and shouldn’t be finished) but for larger projects, I’ve used the tape to keep glue off of where i’d be finishing. Guess I need more blue tape no matter what!

Inpiration moment…. build a drying rack with several shelves, sort of like what we used in printmaking! Well, there goes another weekend, but a better alternative than balancing stuff on sawhorses, and any other surface (whether clean and available or not)

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

I use painter’s tape—I tape up the wood piece for scrollsawing. Glue the pattern to the tape and when done, peel and toss. And supposedly the stuff on the top of the tape is good for the saw blade. or something like that..

Ethan: Wear the shirt; take the pix and write the trip off as an advertising expense for L.J.

Hmmm maybe new members could submit where they heard about LJ when they signed up: WoodWhisperer; Matt’s; surging; member t-shirt sightings…

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I don’t know where I got the idea to pre-finish because i was afraid that the finish would get on the portion that was supposed to be glued and then the glue wouldnt stick (I don’t use the blue tape), but I’ve started it and used it first on my legs I’ll probablt be doing it more often now that i realized that I can.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

Can you use masking tape instead? It is much cheaper than the blue tape. Leave it on for a few hours, and then peel off when the glue is gummy.

I had one project I tried the pre-finish on, my panel bench. It worked well in most cases. I had a few mismatched glue ups that needed sanded. That turned into a resanding of the frame parts. I do not think I saved time on that one, but it was a learning experience. I now try to pre-finish areas that are tough to reach once the project is assembled. I am still working on my gluing techniques.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com