Wood Art #11: Making a Jarvi Bench, with Mike Jarvi

That was awesome.

-- Jeff , Illinois Please...can I stay in the basement a little longer, please!

How cool is that …. and I did not mind the nearly 16 minutes either… love it… thank you so much for sharing this…would love to meet the man and shake his hand…

-- Drink twice... and don't bother to cut... @ lazylarrywoodworks.com.au For lovers of all things timber...

wow

-- BRODY. NSW AUSTRALIA -arguments with turnings are rarely productive-

Thanks for sharing that Gary—that was awesome!

It might even help me convince my book keeper (wife) that we need a Wood-Mizer :-)

-- -Michael ( http://www.castlewerks.com ) Groton, MA

that was a cool video thanks for sharing.

-- Paul "Riz" Erie, PA "Share your wisdom, it is the way to achieve immortality"

Very cool process, thanks for the post!

one word though – dust collection! the amount of dust in the air in the video (although adding a sweet effect) made me cough several times ;)

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

awesome, that guy was really good. Also what a great shop!!!!

-- Bob Kenosha Wi.

Oh wow, this video is that cool. i had to bookmark it and watch it again a few times.
This man knows exactly what he does and its a pleasure to watch him, especially because the cut of the video is amazing.
Thank you for sharing!

-- *** the german lumberjock ***

What a great video, I have a lt 15 also and it gave me some great ideas. Thanks!

-- Happiness is being covered in sawdust

Bravo!

-- Einstein: "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." I'm Poopiekat!!

Great to watch. I was reading some research into muscle memory and how it plays into woodworking (I was curious as to woodworkers that can do some projects completely by sight – with very little measuring…and get the cuts/joints…etc perfectly square. My grandfather was one with very accurate muscle memory – and he could adapt this to new situations very quickly. Not to mention that he used hand tools almost exclusively.

This guy has it down to a Tee….If it was me in there…I’d be bumbling around for the parts….losing my tape measure…remeasuring over and over – and alot of cursing…some mistakes…some more cursing….then maybe getting on to the next steps…LOL…..

The research indicates that we can train our bodies to do repetitive tasks quite well (with a high level of accuracy)...and through occassional retraining…this memory can be retained for an extraodinary length of time…of course this means you must practice and practice to get the base memory (and of course the time required changes with age, diet and other factors) – anyway it was an interesting read.

-- Woodworking.....My small slice of heaven!

Amazing, I wish that I just had a Fraction of his talent.

-- RJ

Nice video Gary; I always wondered how he did those. I’m still curious about how he keeps is bicycle from getting stolen? :-))

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence

Man that guy is the real deal, thanks for sharing.

good one

-- Paul , Calfornia