Wow. Great work! Paul
> On Mar 27, 2021, at 7:36 PM, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Stan, check these out and tell me what you think: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/11819824@N03/51076525698/in/dateposted-public/ > https://www.flickr.com/photos/11819824@N03/51076525673/in/dateposted-public/ > https://www.flickr.com/photos/11819824@N03/51008038010/in/dateposted-public/ > > I made this from recovered birch hardwood flooring. > > bill > > > >> On 3/27/2021 2:32 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >> There was a recent brief discussion here between Darren and PJ about the >> benefits (or not) of AI advances which will, among other things, provide far >> greater accuracy in camera’s autofocusing systems. >> The topic got me to thinking about two woodworking classes I took a few >> decades ago. The first was a two-semester, 32 week class on the use of shop >> tools for woodworking. Taught in a local (Northern Virginia) high school >> Shop class facility by the local high school Shop instructor, we spent 3-4 >> hours one evening each week learning how to safely and efficiently use >> circular saws, table saws, jointers, planers, drill press, sanders, routers, >> etc. Each class started with the guy's about 30 minutes of >> lecture/demonstration for the 8-10 of us in the class, and then the rest of >> our time was working on our own project(s) with observation, oversight, and >> occasional intervention by the instructor as needed. Before that class, I >> acted as though the little lines on the tape measure were primarily for >> decoration, filling in space between the bigger marks at the 1/2” and 1” >> markers. By the end of the class I had learned that 1/4” precision in >> measurement and sawing/planing was usually just about good enough but finer >> was better. >> The following year, through a different Adult Ed system, I took a class in >> the use of hand tools. This one was taught in a guy's workshop basement on >> the Maryland side of D.C. The guy taught, demonstrated, and let the 5-6 of >> us practice with his tools. I learned that it was possible to work to 1/64” >> precision, but 1/128” was better if one was going to handcraft a wooden >> jewelry box or the like. A huge part of the difference was learning how to >> use good quality hand tools, being careful, slow, deliberate, thoughtful… I >> never did build a jewelry box but sometimes I look at the dining table I >> built with power tools to 1/8” or 1/16” precision, and I think what an >> interesting challenge it would have been to do that table more slowly, >> deliberately, thoughtfully… >> I find a real pleasure in using good tools. Somebody with an iPhone or Canon >> might be able to fire off 10-15 shots while I am slowly carefully >> thoughtfully manually focusing my oh so primitive Pentax lenses, but the >> process itself is intrinsically satisfying to me. Maybe I could get the same >> outcome some other faster more mechanized way, but I would miss the pleasure >> of working with fine tools. >> Stan > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
