This week we discuss the impact of computers on woodworking, all of the amazing electronic resources that we have available today, and I reveal the “Mystery Science Theatre” of woodworking podcasts.
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Hey Dave. Just wanted to drop you a line and say thanks for mentioning my shows. I am really enjoying your work here. Please keep the shows coming and good luck with all your projects. I’ll be listening and reading!
Marc
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Marc J. Spagnuolo
Designer Craftsman
TheWoodWhisperer.com
Dave,
I second what Marc said.
I take this opportunity to also mention something ground-breaking Marc has done: He has created The WoodWhisperer Network, which is worth looking into. If you have a chance, you might want to visit:
http://thewoodwhisperer.com/tww-network/
I don’t believe anyone has done anything like this anywhere else.
I also enjoy reading your blog at Lumberjocks, Dave. Keep up the work you are doing!
Al
Hey Dave….. I guess our private little chats are a thing of the past as grow into this media behemoth
…Keep the edge you are working, it’s great.
Anyway……..its funny about the technology, I think sketch-up hinders the ability of a hobbiest to design becasue they have to learn the software and can’t create the details of a good design until they master sketch-up. Now those using sketch-up will just say its for dimensioning only, or some rational, but my conflict with guys learning to design using sketch-up, is that eventaully they will need to go to a full-scale drawering, and this time at sketch-up takes away from the building. Of course the recourse will be that playing with sketch-up is now part of the hobby.
Now as far as technology in machining……….man I love it. Pushing the limits of machines and manufactruing processes……now for the basement/garage shop, the vacuum press is the perfect example, we’ve only touch the surface of what we can do with that. We need more guys playing with that beyond the 1/2 round and flat panel, but then we get away from Arts&Craft and Greene and Greene, and then the magazines get lost.
I like your look at 30 yrs ago………”you talk’in to me” you taught yourself mainly threw reading….if you look back at early issues of Fine Woodworking, look at at some of the authors, unbelievable what you were exposed to in the late 70′s early 80′s. Different today. The other thing is, tools were so expensive back then. Global trading and off-shore manufacturing didn’t exist. Back in the day, a Craftsman was a very good tool. It was a huge jump in price to the Rockwell American Classic. The table saw and bandsaw available to this next generation of woodworker is unbelieveable. When I went off on my own….I went with Bench top tools and a 1957 craftsman table saw, home made table extensions, to set the fence one had to measure both the front and back and “C” clamp a fence on. Man I love my Unisaw……enough old school.
Dave you’re coming at your podcast from a good angle, you’re wide enough in scope for many of us to jump in.
Excellent……….Dave
All,
Thanks so much for spending some time listening to my show.
Marc: Thanks for stopping by! I hope you’ll be able to visit the site regularly. I’d love to get your feedback and comments on the upcoming posts and topics that I have planned.
Al: Thanks for mentioning The Wood Whisperer Network. I forgot to mention that when I was recording the show, but it is an excellent place to find high quality blogs.
Neil: LOL! That is probably the first and only time anyone will refer to my little website as a “media behemoth.” Your comments on Sketchup are interesting. I like it because it gives me a mechanism for getting the design that I see in my head modeled in a 3-D environment quickly. It allows me to share an image with others of what the final piece will look like. I think it can be difficult for some people to visualize the piece when they are looking at a 2-D technical drawing.
Dave
Hey there Dave,
Really enjoying the shows and a huge thanks for the mention. Can’t wait for the next one…the Mystery Science Theatre of the woodworking podcast world…that’s a good one!!
Dave,
Just wanted to say “Great Start”. I love the Mystery Science Theatre approach!