Howdy, Merle, We call them "shavings", not chips.
Chips, or dust, is made by saws and routers, you know, and other cutters that do not make shavings. One wonders if he got into using shavings just in order to do something useful with shavings, and thus to give them a second life, or if the shavings really are the best medium for what he had in mind in his art. Whichever, he certainly uses them well. Remarkable art! (I like his homemade wood tools, too, especially the Caliper). --Joe PS I sent this by email because the group website will not allow posting, today. All day, when I tried to post from the site, I get "YAHOO! error '999' ". Sounds like a telephonic cry for help in London. ;-) My first emailed post: I hope it works. > Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > >This man takes wood chips, soaks them in water for many days.
