My Shed Plans
Fine woodworking, to me, is about building My Shed Plans Review gorgeous pieces out of rare hardwoods. The triumph of any piece is in the eye of the beholder. Imaginative but functional design is everything. Each finished product is a work of art, in its own way. Great care and a high degree of precision are mandated at every step of the way because the price of a board foot of Ebony, Cocobolo, Rosewood or Koa is way beyond that of a fir 2 x 4.
There's an old carpentry saying, measure twice, cut once that is even more meaningful in fine woodworking than it is in carpentry. Carpentry needs accurate blueprints or plans. The same can be said for of fine woodworking, only more so. Fine woodworking is usually performed indoors in a woodworking shop whereas carpentry can occur outdoors or indoors.
In fine woodworking, there is about the same amount of time involved in sanding a piece as there is in constructing it. Sanding fine woodworking is an art in itself. While I have found both men and women to be about equally skilled in constructing furniture, almost all of my sanders were women for the reason that they seemed to have a finer touch and more of the patience needed to produce a perfect surface, prepared for finishing.
Finishing is also an art unto itself. The purpose of all finishing materials is to armor the wood and to bring out the grain. Any flaws due to an imperfect sanding job will be as easy to see as the nose on your face after the finish is put on. In that event, the only solution is to sand off all the finish, re-do the sanding job and apply the finish again. This is not only a loss of time but costly if you are hoping to make money. That's why competent sanders were so crucial to my business.
