Learning from the Masters... #2: Frank Klausz Postponed...

We were at one of the wooworkers shows and Frank had a workbench set up just inside the front door. He had his workbench that he made with Purpleheart and maple there.

He was giving demo of handcut dovetails. My son was with me and he had him tighten up the bench vise as he was cutting with the saw. After his demo he autographed the dovetail pieces and gave it to him.

He promptly came home and decorated it all up with crayons.

So much for memobrilia.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Well at least postponed is better than canceled. Least it should occur, maybe later than you wanted.

Yea Karson, one man’s treasure is another’s crayon board.

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

I “bit” of ice?? I spent 3 hours digging out of over a foot of snow and that is central Mass. They got more north of us. So much for working in the shop today. The cold weather is back!

I quickly shoveled 8-10 inches of powder last night, had at least another 12” but this time heavy and crusted over with freezing rain this morning. Was over my knees after the plow came by. ;<
A shop day lost here too.

gonna try to make up for a little lost time tonight!

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

I saw Frank Klausz’s video on cutting dovetails and he is amazing and can definitely make the argument that he can cut them faster than they can be routed(He includes the time it takes to setup and fine tune the router to make accurate dovetails). I’m glad that he will return and I hope you’ll be able to see him, then.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Well in California it was 80 and sunny today, so no shoveling of snow..

Hang in there Ethan, you will get your class soon.

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

Rescheduled already!

March 31st and April 1st – just two weeks away. And that is even a little better, actually, because Dana will be out of town that weekend.

I’m still stoked.

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

No shoveling here today either, I got to run around the yard like a crazy person playing with my daughter in/on the crusted over snow! Can’t do that in CA. ;)

Glad to hear your class wasn’t postponed too much Ethan.

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

Hopefully we will be hearing some results from the class tonight. : ^ )

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

I found your site last night after putting Frrank Klausz name in the google search. I know how dissapointed you are at the postponement of the class. FEAR NOT YE WORKERS OF THE NAUGHTY PINE! Frank was here this weekend at the St. Louis Woodworkers Guild, and it was a wonderful class. Our event was also postponded as he was due to fly out for us the day the snow hit the Northeast. I will suggest that you bring seat cushions if you have the metal folding chairs to sit on. He was graceous to pose for photos and sign book and magazine copies. I hope your event goes as well as ours did. Jon

Hay Eye Photo Ethan was at the same meeting in St Louis as You.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Yes, I’m wondering how EyePhoto didn’t see me! I like to think I stand out in a crowd!

For instance… How do you miss this?

I’ll try to start writing up something pretty shortly, fellow LJs. This will probably do double-duty, however, as our guild president asked me to do a write-up on the weekend for our next newsletter in place of his normal President’s Report

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

look at you, Ethan!!
And look at how proud the Master is to be standing next to you – a LUMBERJOCK!!!! I bet he was really excited.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Congratulations, Ethan. Looking forward to the blog.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

All right Ethan, another LJ t-shirt picture with a mentor. Maybe we need to make you our spokesperson or something?

I can’t wait to hear the rest of the story…

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

Speaking of which…. Where is it…lol

No pressure.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

What a great pic ethan! Cherish that forever. Frank looks kinda awe struck to be standing next to a real live LJ. ;-P Can’t wait to read the story.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Cool! Now I can tell David Lamb tomorrow (unless the snow postpones him) that we already have photos of actual LJ’s with David Marks and Frank Klausz!

This could be the calendar in the making… we’ll have all the big names begging to join in!

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

ok, but no Speedo’s … please.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Oh, my eyes…. lol

Just the thought of it…..

Although, I’m not sure if Deb would share my opinion.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

another calendar idea!

We’ll all have an LJ Calendar in every room!!

Speaking of calendars, our corner store (remember I’m in RURAL Ontario) put out a calendar one year and it came in a brown paper bag. The “hunks” were all shirtless and the centre photo was an 80+ year old guy in suspenders and a tie. It was a great calendar..

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Believe it or not, I’m actually working on the blog for the Frank Klausz workshop. I certainly can’t cover every detail of the seminar in minutia, but I do want to try and hit some of the highlights, cover a few woodworking myths that Frank disspells, and list some of the tips Frank gave us.

I’ll also have a few recommendations, from books to where to buy dated shellac flakes (you really thought your grandpa’s shellac flakes were still good?).

Sorry it is taking so long. Hopefully I can have something posted tonight.

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