07-02-2013, 10:21 AM
Hi,
Many thanks David for adding this additional information regarding the Barker 88. My fingers are well and truly crossed that I can pull this project off not only to boost my own knowledge and confidence but to encourage others to have a go at this most interesting area of woodworking.
Thanks also Gary for the information; I'm sure you are correct when you say the real fun starts here.
I'm waiting for the workshop to waken up this morning after turning on the heat; once it warms up I'll resume work on this cabinet and I have a few ideas to try out; sometimes I think I'm living in "virtual reality" with the ideas which pop into my head but such ideas although strange at first tend to work out OK.
I spend lots of time browsing "You tube"; the following two videos are just brilliant and I've watched them over and over again. The Chinese video is remarkable and the sculpture of the winged lady is out of this world; this being initially done in wax then cast using the lost wax casting method.
The second video covers all aspects of hand made furniture in the traditional style. Please turn on the sound.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je_rkQ1UUQc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM3OT66iTOs
I adopted Gary as my role model over ten years ago after seeing his wonderful cabinet restorations in the BVWS Bulletin and at that time I could only aspire to such workmanship. Thank you Gary for setting the spark which subsequently encouraged me to have a go and over the years I keep improving little by little.
Having cleared out my electronics workshop I'm now kitting out to follow my dream of producing woodwork to the very best of my ability; as Gary inspired me with radio restoration I'm now inspired by the craftsmanship I see in these videos and although I'm attempting yet another "woody" radio restoration I hope to diversify once this is completed. The more I seem to learn the less I seem to know; what a truly wonderful world woodworking is.
Kind regards, Col.
Many thanks David for adding this additional information regarding the Barker 88. My fingers are well and truly crossed that I can pull this project off not only to boost my own knowledge and confidence but to encourage others to have a go at this most interesting area of woodworking.
Thanks also Gary for the information; I'm sure you are correct when you say the real fun starts here.
I'm waiting for the workshop to waken up this morning after turning on the heat; once it warms up I'll resume work on this cabinet and I have a few ideas to try out; sometimes I think I'm living in "virtual reality" with the ideas which pop into my head but such ideas although strange at first tend to work out OK.
I spend lots of time browsing "You tube"; the following two videos are just brilliant and I've watched them over and over again. The Chinese video is remarkable and the sculpture of the winged lady is out of this world; this being initially done in wax then cast using the lost wax casting method.
The second video covers all aspects of hand made furniture in the traditional style. Please turn on the sound.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je_rkQ1UUQc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM3OT66iTOs
I adopted Gary as my role model over ten years ago after seeing his wonderful cabinet restorations in the BVWS Bulletin and at that time I could only aspire to such workmanship. Thank you Gary for setting the spark which subsequently encouraged me to have a go and over the years I keep improving little by little.
Having cleared out my electronics workshop I'm now kitting out to follow my dream of producing woodwork to the very best of my ability; as Gary inspired me with radio restoration I'm now inspired by the craftsmanship I see in these videos and although I'm attempting yet another "woody" radio restoration I hope to diversify once this is completed. The more I seem to learn the less I seem to know; what a truly wonderful world woodworking is.
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
